http://fastenyourseatbelts.at/2007/04/fake_travel_rev.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:31:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://fastenyourseatbelts.at/2007/04/fake_travel_rev.html/comment-page-1#comment-76 karin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:20:42 +0000 http://localhost/wp_fasten/?p=249#comment-76 I have not observed that most are negative. I think, there are many positives too. As with my personal assessment of Amazon: If I only find positive reviews, it turns me of the book. I think, negative reviews are essential to assess the value of a service. They belong to the spectrum and complete it. As we would say in German. I have not observed that most are negative. I think, there are many positives too.
As with my personal assessment of Amazon: If I only find positive reviews, it turns me of the book. I think, negative reviews are essential to assess the value of a service. They belong to the spectrum and complete it. As we would say in German.

]]> http://fastenyourseatbelts.at/2007/04/fake_travel_rev.html/comment-page-1#comment-75 Eric Miller Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:12:24 +0000 http://localhost/wp_fasten/?p=249#comment-75 I would have to agree with Ian Rumgay’s assessment of fake travel reviews being an issue. I’ve been using TravelPost a lot for my travel planning. Like TripAdvisor they do user generated hotel reviews. While browsing through their hotel reviews, I can’t say I’ve found many (if any at all) fake reviews. Most of them have seemed relatively genuine. I’m pretty sure TravelPost does something similar to TripAdvisor by monitoring what is accepted and what isn’t. Either way I think in most cases, it’s pretty safe to read and perhaps make choices based on user reviews. The truth is, if the majority of reviews are negative and then there’s that one uber positive review, chances are that people will listen to the majority. Hopefully user reviews will remain a good source for a long time to come I would have to agree with Ian Rumgay’s assessment of fake travel reviews being an issue. I’ve been using TravelPost a lot for my travel planning. Like TripAdvisor they do user generated hotel reviews. While browsing through their hotel reviews, I can’t say I’ve found many (if any at all) fake reviews. Most of them have seemed relatively genuine. I’m pretty sure TravelPost does something similar to TripAdvisor by monitoring what is accepted and what isn’t. Either way I think in most cases, it’s pretty safe to read and perhaps make choices based on user reviews. The truth is, if the majority of reviews are negative and then there’s that one uber positive review, chances are that people will listen to the majority. Hopefully user reviews will remain a good source for a long time to come

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