Comments on: TripAdvisor adds Vacation Rental Reviews and Flipkey

By: TJ Farrell

TJ Farrell — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:16:54 +0000

Flipkey sucks!! Try to call them with a phone number that works. Going on 3 weeks no help. Got one apology and then they gave me another bad number!
I challange you to find a good customer service number…..not a toll free even.
Good luck!

By: Vacation Services of America

Vacation Services of America — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:55:43 +0000

Vacation rentals are definitely the way to go. Not only can they be cheaper than a hotel, but they can also have more amenities and a more comfortable “feel” to them.
Here in Branson, Missouri we have a huge vacation and tourism market. And there’s a growing trend for the vacation / nightly rentals by owner concept.
I love it!

By: Colin's Reviews

Colin's Reviews — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:13:41 +0000

Cool, it is so much cheaper to find a vacation rental than it is to stay in a hotel. We stayed in a time share that we rented from someone who did not have time to use it for half the price of a hotel.

By: Orlando Bounce House Rentals

Orlando Bounce House Rentals — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:37:24 +0000

That is awesome, I like both companies and I am glad to see them innovating. Flipkey / Tripadvisor are both very smart companies

By: HTC

HTC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:23:12 +0000

I run a couple of resorts located in Myrtle Beach, SC i’m interested to see what kind of affect this has on my business. Concerned though on how much liberty patrons can take with comments on Trip Advisor

By: Honolulu Hawaii rentals

Honolulu Hawaii rentals — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:25:05 +0000

i agree, reviews and reputation are a big deal when i am making a decision. its hard to know online who is legitimate and who isnt.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:21:34 +0000

Def an interesting article and true. People like my parents believe a lot of things that they read from other people. My mom lives by reviews from sites like Trip Advisor.

By: brand4profit

brand4profit — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:04:25 +0000

Creating brands worth evangelizing about is often misunderstood. The connection between the core values – the soul of the company and the soul of the customer – is why customers evangelize. They have found a temple of core value at which to worship. It’s mythic. It’s epic. The brand becomes icon because it connects to the subconscious yearnings of the customer, imprinting on the brain. The pictured emotional experience becomes a conduit through which the customer can again be touched by those core values.

Those pictures and emotions then become language in the brain of the customer. And it’s the language of evangelism.

By: Kathleen Reilly

Kathleen Reilly — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:47:34 +0000

We learned of Flipkey several months ago from Trent Blizzard at a nearby Vacation Rental University seminar. As of this week, we are collecting guest reviews via Flipkey and we already see the immense value of it. For it to be integrated with Trip Advisor only makes it that much more of an incredible tool for us in our reputation management efforts.

By: Dylan Peterson

Dylan Peterson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:47:19 +0000

This is a huge step towards vacation rentals being accepted as a main stream travel option. We at Escapia are especially excited as our clients will have their properties now listed on TripAdvisor with real-time availability, pricing, and reviews collected automatically.