Tripadvisor

News / Technology

Tripadvisor integrates OpenAI for travel planning

By Mitra Sorrells | July 19, 2023

Tripadvisor's new tool leverages the platform's more than one billion user-generated reviews and opinions to generate personalized itineraries using OpenAI's technology. Read More

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Microsoft: New AI plugins coming from Tripadvisor, Trip.com, Skyscanner and more

By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2023

Five travel brands are among the companies developing AI plugins accessible in both ChatGPT and all of Microsoft's products including Bing search. Read More

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How ChatGPT levels the playing field for travel companies

By Derek Catron | May 4, 2023

ChatGPT’s relative simplicity has benefited travel companies ranging in size from Expedia to Sailsquare, an Italy-based sailing cruise marketplace that used the tool to monitor communications on its... Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor Q1 revenue up 42% compared to 2022

By Mitra Sorrells | May 3, 2023

Tripadvisor's Viator segment brought in $115 million in revenue in the first quarter, up 105% compared to the same period in 2022. Read More

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Tripadvisor says it's catching more fake reviews

By Linda Fox | April 12, 2023

In its latest Review Transparency Report, the company said its detection process picked up 72% of submissions before they were published on the platform, up five percentage points on its 2020 figure. Read More

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Viator's Ben Drew on further growth, educating consumers

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2023

Viator president Ben Drew attributes its recent growth to “changing almost everything about the business” in the past three years. Read More

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WATCH: Visualization of revenue for digital travel brands through 2022

By PhocusWire | March 23, 2023

From a revenue standpoint, 2022 was an up year for most online travel brands, with many reporting record financial results. Read More

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Tripadvisor CMO talks travel marketing, membership, video

By Linda Fox | March 16, 2023

Tripadvisor's chief marketing officer John Boris, who joined the company in late 2022, shares more on the company's strategy as well as his thoughts on the state of travel marketing. Read More

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European regulators agree on rentals data sharing approach

By Linda Fox | March 2, 2023

Ministers for competitiveness agreed on the approach as part of a wider strategy for a “balanced tourism ecosystem.” Read More

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News / Startups

Kayak co-founder prepares to launch hotel reviews and booking in new app

By Mitra Sorrells | February 17, 2023

Paul English says his goal is to have restaurant, hotel and event reviews and bookings available in the Deets app for 15 cities across the United States by the end of 2023. Read More

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Tripadvisor CEO outlines new three-prong strategy

By Mitra Sorrells | February 16, 2023

New CEO Matt Goldberg provided details of the strategy, describing the overarching concept as creating a “modern media marketplace for travel.” Read More

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Viator accounted for more than one-third of Tripadvisor’s revenue in 2022

By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2023

Viator brought in $493 million in revenue in 2022, up 168% year-over-year, and more than half the $966 million in revenue brought in by Tripadvisor Core. Read More

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Tripadvisor, Airbnb, Expedia, Booking.com web traffic bodes well for 2023

By Derek Catron | January 24, 2023

New report from Similarweb suggests visits to the biggest online travel agencies in December increased enough on both a monthly and yearly basis to keep "revenge travel" going into the new year. Read More

News / Technology

What will ChatGPT mean for the travel industry?

By Mitra Sorrells | January 12, 2023

Industry leaders from Booking.com, Expedia Group, Hopper and more weigh in on the topic of what ChatGPT might mean for their internal operations and for travelers. Read More