Founded in 2000, it is a travel website that provides information and opinions on tourism-related content. Through the platform, travelers find several resources for travel planning. It was one of the first to adopt user-generated content ー customer reviews or reviews of establishments and attractions. Tripadvisor works like this: companies advertise their location on the website and users evaluate the experience offered by them. In this way, customers benefit from making a better choice of purchase and establishments are promoted by recommendations. In the words of the company 'Tripadvisor offers the wisdom of other travelers to help people decide where to stay, which flight to take, what to do and where to eat' The platform is available in 49 markets. Together, they form the largest travel community in the world, with 456 million unique monthly visitors.
A piece of history: The company was founded in February 2000 in a small office above a pizzeria called Kosta's in Needham, Massachusetts. It wasn't always about reviews: The site was originally designed as a B2B tool, not a customer review site, but once the travel community started using it for that purpose, the site quickly evolved to meet that need. A world full of bubbles: The rating scores given by each reviewer are measured in "bubbles" and not stars. First of millions: The first traveler review was from Captain's House Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts - which earned a rating of four bubbles.
One of the main contributors: BradJill, a TripAdvisor member from Hong Kong, posted the most comments in the history of the site - over 3,200 and counting.
Green means going: Millions of consumers have seen the TripAdvisor logo 'owl', but how many know why one eye is red and the other green? In fact, the two colors symbolize the way travelers choose where to go (green) and where not to go (red) on their next trip.
Share a great experience: Most reviews on TripAdvisor are positive - the average bubble rating is over 4 out of 5.
The most revised city: The most revised city in the world is London - with over 1.8 million reviews of the city's hotels, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for a bite to eat? Although for many the site is synonymous with hotels, there are actually more restaurants listed on TripAdvisor than hotels.
All corners of the world covered: There are TripAdvisor reviews for companies in every country in the world - the most reviewed nation is the USA, the least reviewed is Tuvalu.
The growth of a global travel community: While the site's popularity originated in North America, the majority of TripAdvisor's website traffic now comes from outside the U.S.
A decade on TripAdvisor: MariaAA is the longest registered member of the TripAdvisor community - having joined the site in 2002.
Plan, Compare and Book: TripAdvisor is not just about reviews - travelers can also compare price and availability for hotels and will soon be able to book their stay without leaving the site.
Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas is the hotel with the most reviews from five bubbles - over 9,500 and counting.
Wordsmiths: The total word count for all reviews on TripAdvisor is over 10 billion - almost 12,000 times the number of words in Shakespeare's complete works.
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While on a trip, use the app to view nearby hidden gems, hotels, restaurants and top vacation tours and attractions on a map -- then save ideas for later, or book your favorites on the spot and visit a city later. The Tripadvisor travel planner app uses your location to send you great travel recommendations and we share this information with trusted third party partners to provide you with a better experience. Note that your location is collected even if the app is in the background.