When some hotel chains open, you barely hear about it. Another Holiday Inn Express opened in Orlando. Big deal. A Residence Inn near LAX? Meh. Frankfurt’s got a Premier Inn …
TripAdvisor
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Have you ever visited a location—one that EVERYONE is talking about—and discovered it wasn’t ‘all that’? Yeah, me too (for me it was The Jewel, in Singapore. I mean, it …
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Hotels spend a ton of time and money trying to figure out what their guests want the most. They send surveys asking how your stay was and have you rate …
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Several years back, we did a piece about reviews of the U.S. National Parks that were so bad that they were funny. You can click here to see them. As …
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Funny Stuff
Caution! Writing A Complaint About A Hotel? You May Get A Reply Like This
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAlthough TripAdvisor has its advantages and disadvantages, one “test,” if you will, is whether or not a representative from the establishment writes a reply to a review. If they do, …
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Over the past decade or two, bedbugs have become a significant issue at every level of hotels, from fleabag hotels to Airbnbs to Disney hotels to hostels to the Waldorf=Astoria. …
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Sometimes you go on vacation and things just go wrong. Maybe the credit card you planned to use the most during your trip keeps getting denied. Or perhaps you lost …
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Tips and Tricks
How To Interpret TripAdvisor Reviews So They Can Help Your Research
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegRunning since February 2000, TripAdvisor is well known for comparing prices from 200+ booking sites to help you find the lowest price on the right hotel for you. However, they …
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Travel
The Biggest Tourist Traps in the World, According to TripAdvisor
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen you travel for pleasure, you may see a lot of good and bad stuff. You know what I mean – for every Hoover Dam, national park or huge cathedral, …
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Before I started writing for Your Mileage May Vary, I used to share my hotel comments on the review site TripAdvisor. While TripAdvisor has evolved into a travel booking portal …