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Tripadvisor’s “Review Hub” Helps Restaurants Manage Online Reviews

2020-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

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Tripadvisor has announced a new service aimed at helping restaurant owners to more easily and effectively respond to their reviews.

Tags: Facebook, Google, guest reviews, online reviews, Review Hub, TheFork, travel technology, TripAdvisor, Yelp

TripAdvisor Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Transparency Report

2019-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

TripAdvisor® has published its first-ever Review Transparency Report showing over 1m fake reviews being blocked from the site in 2018.

Tags: customer reviews, destination reviews, Facebook, fake reviews, Google Travel, tourism reviews, travel reviews, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor reviews, TripAdvisor Transparency Report

Can Swipp Whip Facebook and Swipp Market Intel Into Shape?

2013-01-25 by Phil Butler

Robert Scoble and Sergey Bring Swipped

CEO and co-founder Don Thorson has been “Swipping” his team’s startup into shape, according WIRED’s Ryan Tate, actually “quietly honing its social search system” until BANG. Even Tom Foremski admires the team behind the data/social/whatchamakawlit Facebook ankle biter.

Tags: Big Data, contextual web, Darrell Etherington, data, Facebook, marketing intelligence, Mountain View, Robert Scoble, Sergey Brin, TripAdvisor

With Updated Nearby Feature, Facebook Outplays Groupon as Travel Tool

2012-12-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mobile apps are a big part of the modern travel experience and being able to offer the best selection of nearby activities seems to the winning strategy. Facebook and Groupon have both launched a Nearby feature as part as their free apps for iOS and Android, but the social network giant seems to be winning […]

Tags: Facebook, Groupon, mobile apps, nearby feature, travel recommendations

Azerbaijan Tourism Ministry Needs Uplifting

2012-09-16 by Phil Butler

Azerbaijan's tourism portal

Azerbaijan is one of the most progressive tourist destinations in the world since the outpouring of interest after Eurovision. As an indicator of just how quickly things are ramping up there, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Abulfaz Garayev, just announced this morning the his agency’s need for tourism professionals.

Tags: Abulfaz Garayev, Azerbaijan culture, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Azerbaijan Twitter, Baku government, Baku tourism, Eurovision, Facebook, social media, travel tools

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