Articles tagged “reviews”

Hotels

Paris’ Best Hotels: Michelin Ratings Vs. Online Reviews

Michelin has debuted its first ratings for hotels. But when a tech firm crunched the numbers from traveler reviews across 140 sites, it found that crowd favorites clashed with Michelin's picks.

Sean O'Neill | 4 days ago

Paris’ Best Hotels: Michelin Ratings Vs. Online Reviews

Hotels

Forbes Travel Guide 2024: Middle East Leads 5-Star Hotel Gains

Dubai has surged in the luxury hotel race, adding five five-star hotels to its existing seven. The strong showing came as the Middle East beat out other regions in growth of five-star awards.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Forbes Travel Guide 2024: Middle East Leads 5-Star Hotel Gains

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s Latest Tools: ‘Guest Favorites,’ AI Photo Tours, and More 

If all of these Airbnb features work as advertised, then they will benefit hosts and guests — and Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Airbnb’s Latest Tools: ‘Guest Favorites,’ AI Photo Tours, and More 

Travel Technology

Musician John Legend Releasing App to Counter ‘Negative’ Google and Yelp Reviews

It's Good is entering crowded territory, but reviews have been operating the same way for years, so maybe it's time for a change.

Justin Dawes | 6 months ago

Musician John Legend Releasing App to Counter ‘Negative’ Google and Yelp Reviews

News Blog

Europe’s Sandemans Free Walking Tours Partners with TripAdmit for Cashless Tipping

Sandemans Tours has partnered with TripAdmit to integrate its digital tipping and reviews platform, TipDirect, with its network of guides in more than 30 cities across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. The service offers a cashless and contactless tipping solution, allowing guests to pay directly via their smartphones to tour guides. Chris Sandeman, managing director of…

Selene Brophy | 7 months ago

Startups

Archer Aviation Raises $215 Million for Urban Flying Taxis: Startup Funding Roundup

Archer Aviation expects its flying taxis to be in the air in 2025, and Atmosfy wants to change the way people leave dining reviews.

Justin Dawes | 8 months ago

Archer Aviation Raises $215 Million for Urban Flying Taxis: Startup Funding Roundup

Online Travel

Google and Tripadvisor Could Be Edging Toward a New Partnership After All These Years

Frenemy relationships have a storied history in the push and pull of the travel industry. Tripadvisor's relationship with Google seems to have improved, and there are probably several areas where they might collaborate further.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Google and Tripadvisor Could Be Edging Toward a New Partnership After All These Years

News Blog

North American Hotels See Guest Satisfaction Drop

Travelers are only modestly more dissatisfied with hotel stays on average worldwide than before the pandemic, according to a review of 6 million user-generated reviews and 20 million online comments. But North America stood out as a region where many guests felt hotels were underperforming compared to 2019. Shiji ReviewPro compiled its 200-page hotel guest…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

News Blog

Google Flights and Hotels Make Europe-Mandated Transparency Changes … in Europe

Google made changes to Google Flights and Hotels related to transparency in hotel reviews and pricing under pressure from the European Commission — but stopped short of making those modifications elsewhere in the world. "Reviews aren't verified," Google states in the European Union. Source: Google At the behest of the European Commission, Google added text…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb to Ease Host Sign-Up Process, Add More Search Categories

Airbnb is taking steps to increase its traction with hosts, namely to find new ones and to keep them. Its level of success will depend on how well it executes these changes in practice.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Airbnb to Ease Host Sign-Up Process, Add More Search Categories