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Media and PR
C'mon Google: You shouldn't be using fuzzy math when boasting about your user-review numbers. You are better than that.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago
With the purchase of Frommer's and Zagat, and a push to elicit reviews from Google users, Google's travel strategy is multifaceted, although TripAdvisor's Stephen Kaufer chooses to focus on just the guidebook aspect for now.
Online Travel
Some old-school operators like Thomas Cook who still publish their reviews primarily on paper could be missing out on business from a younger generation who use web-based reviews for travel decisions.
Skift | 12 years ago
Skift Originals
The hotel is being overly defensive about mentions of its Ministry of Defence guests, and TripAdvisor is correct in not censoring the review-writer. After all, according to the article, the hotel has written openly in the past about special rates for ministry employees so it's no secret.
