Celebrating the success of its growing popularity across the world and in India, TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site* today announced the fantastic achievement of reaching 50MM reviews and opinions. The site which was launched in February 2000 by Co-Founder and CEO Stephen Kaufer is the ultimate destination for travel enthusiasts who completely rely on the site’s reviews to plan their trips.
Text Box: AMAZING FACTS: SURPRISING BUT TRUE 50 Million reviews and opinions, as compared to some popular landmarks : • 213 times the Marine Drive in Mumbai! • 16 times Delhi’s Ring Road! • Almost 9000 times the height of Qutab Minar in Delhi! • Almost 1400 times the main span of the Howrah bridge in Kolkata! • 46 times the Marina beach in Chennai! The surface area covered by all the photos on TripAdvisor would be enough to cover the large Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh 270 times over! In January 2005, TripAdvisor reached one million published
reviews and opinions then grew to 10 million in June 2007, 25 million in July 2009 and now features 50 million reviews and opinions— more user-generated content than any other travel site. This is a true testimony to the site’s recognition and clearly reflects the paradigm shift in the behavior of today’s travellers who now believe in proper planning before any trip.
“When we first launched TripAdvisor we knew there would be an appetite among travellers for honest reviews written by real people. Eleven years later, we are tremendously proud to have reached 50 million reviews and opinions which help over 40 million travellers a month around the world plan and experience the perfect trip,” said Steve Kaufer, founder and CEO of TripAdvisor.
“TripAdvisor has tremendous user loyalty and this is largely due to the freshness of content added to the site every day by our passionate community,” said Kaufer. “We would like to thank the millions of reviewers who have contributed to making TripAdvisor the world’s largest and most relevant travel planning tool.”
On this proud moment Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager TripAdvisor (India) commented, “Our success in India as well is attributed to our Indian traveller community who are the real heroes of TripAdvisor. Since our launch, over two years back the site has received phenomenal response from Indian travellers whose contributions have propelled our growth at an incredible pace.”
TripAdvisor.In already attracts more than 3 million unique Indian visitors a month. Its popularity as one of the top travel sites in India is owing to its rich content on Indian destinations and hotels, coupled with the growing trend of Indians’ planning their trips based on the experiences of other travellers.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features (including TripAdvisor Mobile and Instant Personalization) with seamless links to booking tools.
TripAdvisor® Media Group, operated by TripAdvisor LLC, attracts more than 50 million unique monthly visitors* across 19 popular travel brands**. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 40 million unique monthly visitors***, 20 million members, and over 50 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide****, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also operates TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor’s millions of monthly visitors. The division includes Business Listings, which allows hoteliers to connect directly to millions of researching travelers, and Vacation Rentals, which helps property managers and individual home owners list their properties and showcase hotel alternatives.
Text Box: AMAZING FACTS: SURPRISING BUT TRUE 50 Million reviews and opinions, as compared to some popular landmarks : • 213 times the Marine Drive in Mumbai! • 16 times Delhi’s Ring Road! • Almost 9000 times the height of Qutab Minar in Delhi! • Almost 1400 times the main span of the Howrah bridge in Kolkata! • 46 times the Marina beach in Chennai! The surface area covered by all the photos on TripAdvisor would be enough to cover the large Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh 270 times over! In January 2005, TripAdvisor reached one million published
reviews and opinions then grew to 10 million in June 2007, 25 million in July 2009 and now features 50 million reviews and opinions— more user-generated content than any other travel site. This is a true testimony to the site’s recognition and clearly reflects the paradigm shift in the behavior of today’s travellers who now believe in proper planning before any trip.
“When we first launched TripAdvisor we knew there would be an appetite among travellers for honest reviews written by real people. Eleven years later, we are tremendously proud to have reached 50 million reviews and opinions which help over 40 million travellers a month around the world plan and experience the perfect trip,” said Steve Kaufer, founder and CEO of TripAdvisor.
“TripAdvisor has tremendous user loyalty and this is largely due to the freshness of content added to the site every day by our passionate community,” said Kaufer. “We would like to thank the millions of reviewers who have contributed to making TripAdvisor the world’s largest and most relevant travel planning tool.”
On this proud moment Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager TripAdvisor (India) commented, “Our success in India as well is attributed to our Indian traveller community who are the real heroes of TripAdvisor. Since our launch, over two years back the site has received phenomenal response from Indian travellers whose contributions have propelled our growth at an incredible pace.”
TripAdvisor.In already attracts more than 3 million unique Indian visitors a month. Its popularity as one of the top travel sites in India is owing to its rich content on Indian destinations and hotels, coupled with the growing trend of Indians’ planning their trips based on the experiences of other travellers.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features (including TripAdvisor Mobile and Instant Personalization) with seamless links to booking tools.
TripAdvisor® Media Group, operated by TripAdvisor LLC, attracts more than 50 million unique monthly visitors* across 19 popular travel brands**. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 40 million unique monthly visitors***, 20 million members, and over 50 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide****, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also operates TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor’s millions of monthly visitors. The division includes Business Listings, which allows hoteliers to connect directly to millions of researching travelers, and Vacation Rentals, which helps property managers and individual home owners list their properties and showcase hotel alternatives.
