Tag: Tripadvisor

For the quarter ended 31st December 2020, Sinclairs Hotels Ltd. has posted a Total Income of Rs 750.46 lakh as against Rs 1391.35 lakh for the corresponding period in the previous year.  The Profit after Tax for the quarter stood at Rs 125.51 lakh as against Rs 386.93 lakh for the corresponding quarter last year. For the nine months period ended 31st December 2020, Sinclairs Hotels’ Total Income stood at Rs 1258.82 lakh (previous year: Rs 3960.75 lakh) while Profit after Tax for the period was Rs 140.42 lakh (previous year: Rs 1028.40 lakh). The 60-room property Sinclairs Gangtok commenced ... Read more

ShowersToYou.co.uk has recently calculated the average cleanliness ratings of accommodation within popular European capitals, to reveal the cleanest destinations in Europe using Airbnb, Booking.com, and Tripadvisor. The top 3 cleanest European capitals. Lisbon comes in the first place as the cleanest European capital with an average of 4.79 stars. Between the three websites analyzed, Airbnbs in Lisbon had the highest ratings (4.89), with TripAdvisor following closely behind (4.87 stars). When looking at guest reviews, common sentiments included: “Rooms felt clean and well cared for” and “very very clean and enforced mask-wearing/hand cleaning” The picturesque city of Prague has bagged the ... Read more

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons Private Limited and SIA, have signed a Commercial Cooperation Framework Agreement. This agreement will further strengthen SIA’s and Vistara’s existing partnership and enable them to offer seamless services to their customers by harmonising efforts incapacity planning, sales, marketing, joint fare products, customer services and operations. The agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval in Singapore, is an extension of a codeshare partnership that came into effect in 2017. Strengthening the partnership between SIA and Vistara will allow both airlines to achieve further synergies on services between Singapore and India, ... Read more

MakeMyTrip has signed an agreement with TripAdvisor to offer choices for local experiences at international destinations to outbound Indian travellers. Indian travellers looking to discover the world will now have over 250,000 bookable tours and activities from the online travel firm to choose from when they visit MakeMyTrip’s ‘Experiences and Activities’ section, the company said in a statement. “With the rollout of international experiences with TripAdvisor on our platform, we are confident that we can now empower Indian travellers with more choices when they travel overseas which they can book online,” said Deepak Tuli, Chief Business Officer, MakeMyTrip India, New Business. ... Read more

TripAdvisor has unveiled a new site and mobile experience. Currently in beta, the site is evolving to become the most personalized and connected travel community, inspiring and empowering individuals with social assistive tools to plan and book better with relevant advice and information from people and experts they trust. The new TripAdvisor expands its community beyond travelers to also include brands, social media influencers, publishers and friends. Travelers can follow and connect with individuals or content creators who share information that is relevant to their interests. Complementing our more than 661 million reviews and opinions, TripAdvisor members will be able ... Read more

Ireland has been named one of the best countries in the world for experiences and top European country for experiences according to new TripAdvisor data. Research conducted by TripAdvisor showed that users gave Ireland an overall 4.57 ranking out of 5 stars, which landed the country in fourth place for best travel experiences in the world. Costa Rica claimed the top spot, with New Zealand, Vietnam, Ireland, and Scotland following. “Ireland’s ranking among countries like Costa Rica and New Zealand firmly cements the country, with its magnificent outdoors and vibrant culture, as a top destination for travel experiences,” said TripAdvisor spokesperson ... Read more

Getting on the top listing on TripAdvisor had always been a difficult task for hoteliers and they had to heavily bank on the user reviews to find a top place in the travel review site. Hoteliers no longer need to rely on the user reviews and competitive rates, you can now buy a top spot with TripAdvisor launching Sponsored Placements. TripAdvisor has officially launched the paid hotel placements following a three-month beta period.Access to Sponsored Placements is available to all accommodation providers with an active Business Advantage subscription and who share rates and availability through TripAdvisor. The new advertising subscription will complement ... Read more

More than three quarters of travellers use review sites such as Yelp and Trip Advisor to conduct research prior to booking services, according to a survey conducted by The GO Group LLC, an international ground transportation provider. More than 150 people responded to the survey, which asked about site usage for accommodations, activities, events and ground transportation. When asked about use of sites for hotels and other accommodations, 13 per cent of respondents said they always check sites; 31 per cent said they do so frequently, 34 per cent said sometimes and 22 per cent said never. Fifteen per cent ... Read more