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TripAdvisor Local Picks Facebook restaurant app to compete with Yelp and Zagat
June 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
TripAdvisor partners with airlines to incentivize hotel reviews
May 1, 2012 By 13 Comments
TripAdvisor has partnered with airlines, including Lufthansa in Germany and Jet Airways in India, to hand out airline miles in exchange for hotel reviews.
Yelp IPO: On the move in stock market and mobile
March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Restaurant and shopping review company Yelp executed its initial public offering, and its stock was trading up to 73% higher than its $15 pricing at its debut on Nasdaq.
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TripAdvisor gets a boost from Yelp decision on consumer reviews
October 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
Hoteliers and restaurateurs anxious to sue TripAdvisor in the U.S. over travelers’ disparaging reviews may have to rethink their strategy following a legal decision involving Yelp.
Google has Zagat and now Kayak gets Frommers and BudgetTravel reviews
October 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
Perhaps as a hedge against Google’s acquisition of Zagat, Kayak went ahead and added professional hotel reviews from Frommer’s and Budget Travel.
TripAdvisor says Google threatened search lock-out
September 22, 2011 By 22 Comments
Officials from TripAdvisor and Yelp say Google threatened to shut them out of search altogether if they didn’t provide their content to Google Places.
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Google acquires destination content partner in Zagat
September 8, 2011 By 11 Comments
Google acquired restaurant-review specialist Zagat, saying in a blog post it “will be a cornerstone of our local offering…”
