TripAdvisor is likely the most well-known and well-loved online review site for the travel industry. Tourists from around the globe head to TripAdvisor in order to learn more about hotels, restaurants, attractions, tour and activities for a given destination. They find TripAdvisor to be a trustworthy forum where they can read honest, objective feedback from fellow travelers who had first-hand experience with the company in question. As a tour and activity operator, getting to the top of the TripAdvisor rankings can give your business a significant boost, both in bookings as well as in name recognition.
So how do you accomplish this goal?
Similar to Google, the TripAdvisor rankings are based on an algorithm that uses several factors to rank the travel companies and tourism businesses that have profiles on the site. While the algorithm is incredibly complex and frequently changing, there are three main factors that are considered when ranking businesses:
TripAdvisor is a valuable resource for travelers, and they are heavily influenced by the information that can be found on the site. Your ranking and the feedback that you receive on TripAdvisor is critical to your success in the tour and activity industry. Data shows that travelers are relying more on online reviews than ever before, and they consider the information there to be more powerful than anything found in a marketing campaign. It’s critical that you make your TripAdvisor page a priority for your business.
TripAdvisor is an online review platform that you simply cannot ignore as a tour and activity operator. Maintaining a presence on this site, and encouraging positive feedback while also engaging with those who review your brand, is necessary to your success in the global, social travel industry of today. In order to learn more about how TripAdvisor fits into your overall distribution strategy, download the Rezdy online distribution ebook now.