Reputation Management

There are few things more frustrating for a hotelier than receiving a scathing online review. It’s natural to feel defensive, angry, and disappointed when a guest posts negative feedback about their experience. What should you do when you receive a negative hotel review? The best course of action is to respond in a way that […]

Understanding Booking.com Reviews Booking.com is the second largest hotel review website, having published over 28 million reviews in 2018¹. This is particularly impressive since every review on Booking.com is verified. That means only guests who booked their trip through Booking.com are eligible to leave a review for the hotel. Each review on Booking.com has an […]

When implementing a new reputation management strategy, hoteliers hope for quick wins in score and city rank growth. In many cases, we do see some quick positive review growth when our clients start using our Reputation Influence program. However, the primary goal of our reputation solution for hotels is to achieve sustained positive growth over […]

As a hotel owner or manager, it’s vital to manage your online presence.This is especially true when it comes to using TripAdvisor for business. By claiming and optimizing your TripAdvisor listing, you can provide essential property details to assist travelers in making their booking decision. With access to manage your TripAdvisor listing, you can: Edit […]

Hoteliers may be surprised to learn that the most influential review distributor is not TripAdvisor or an OTA, but rather Google. In 2018, Google surpassed Booking.com as the distributor of the most hotel reviews with 30.1 million hotel reviews, a 75% increase over 2017¹. For comparison, Booking.com contributed 28.3 million reviews and TripAdvisor published 11.3 […]

Oftentimes, hoteliers will get hotel reviews with a rating but no comment. This can cause confusion as to whether or not you should reply. In this article, we’ll discuss what to do in this type of scenario. Should Hoteliers Reply to Rating-Only Reviews? Although it may seem like hoteliers should respond to rating-only reviews, it’s […]