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TripAdvisor

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TripAdvisor is a free travel guide and research website that offers reviews and information TripAdvisor operates sister sites in other countries (the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Ireland, Japan and India).

Apart from the obligatory reviews of hotels and other attractions, TripAdvisor has some nifty features. Users can quickly and easily post their vacation videos and travel marketers can showcase their properties by featuring their videos on TripAdvisor for free. They also offer a personalization tools allowing users to save hotel, restaurant, or attraction reviews to personal “My Trips” folders. Travelers can customize and expand their plans by adding maps, photos, their own notes and travel plan details. Also with TripAdvisor’s “Check Rates”, users can check hotel pricing and availability across multiple vendor commerce sites.

TripAdvisor is part of the Expedia Network which in turn is part of IAC .

Milestones

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  TripAdvisor added David S. Chang as Director of New Products.
  Posted 7/22/09 at 1:35am
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  TripAdvisor added Tyler Young as VP Finance and Administration.
  Posted 1/1/08 at 2:37am
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  TripAdvisor added Ken Surdan as Senior VP, Technology.
  Posted 1/1/08 at 2:36am
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  TripAdvisor added Eric Rosenzweig as Senior VP, Strategic Development and Sales.
  Posted 1/1/08 at 2:36am
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  TripAdvisor added Christine Petersen as Senior VP, Marketing.
  Posted 1/1/08 at 2:35am
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  TripAdvisor added Robin Ingle as Senior VP, Advertising Sales.
  Posted 1/1/08 at 2:34am
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  TripAdvisor added Marc Charron as Managing Director, Europe.
  Posted 1/1/08 at 2:34am
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  TripAdvisor added Stephen Kaufer as President and CEO.
  Posted 1/1/08 at 2:34am
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  TripAdvisor invested in FlipKey. (8/20/08)
  Posted 8/20/08 at 5:26am via techcrunch.com
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  TripAdvisor acquired Where I've Been . (7/11/11)
  Posted 7/11/11 at 3:43am via freshnews.com
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  TripAdvisor acquired EveryTrail. (2/3/11)
  Posted 2/3/11 at 8:21pm via techcrunch.com
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  TripAdvisor acquired Holiday Lettings. (6/24/10)
  Posted 6/24/10 at 7:00pm via techcrunch.com
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  TripAdvisor acquired Kuxun for $12M. (10/1/09)
  Posted 11/2/09 at 1:47am via paidcontent.org
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  TripAdvisor acquired The Independent Traveler. (5/23/07)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 3:08am via independenttraveler.com
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  TripAdvisor acquired Smarter Travel Media. (2/28/07)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 2:56am via tripadvisor.com
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  TripAdvisor acquired FlipKey. (8/20/08)
  Posted 8/7/09 at 1:49am via triphow.com

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TripAdvisor

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Sources

1. IAC Acquires TripAdvisor, Inc. (goliath.ecnext.com) [edit]
2. TRIPADVISOR ACQUIRES WHERE I'VE BEEN (freshnews.com) [edit]
3. TripAdvisor Buys Trip Planning Service EveryTrail To Expand Mobile Offering (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. TripAdvisor Gets Serious About Vacation Rentals, Buys UK’s Holiday Lettings (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. TripAdvisor Buys Up Chinese Travel Site Kuxun; Will Invest $50 Million In China Expansion (paidcontent.org) [edit]
6. TripAdvisor Acquires Majority Stake in FlipKey (triphow.com) [edit]
7. Expedia (EXPE) Buys Airfarewatchdog.com (streetinsider.com) [edit]
8. Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology (masshightech.com) [edit]
9. TripAdvisor Acquires IndependentTraveler.com (independenttraveler.com) [edit]
10. TripAdvisor Acquires Four Travel Media Businesses, Strengthening User-Generated Content Lead in Travel (tripadvisor.com) [edit]
11. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
12. TripAdvisor buys mobile tour platform firm EveryTrail (masshightech.com) [edit]
13. After 10 Million Total Mobile Downloads, TripAdvisor Launches 20 City Guide Apps On Android (techcrunch.com) [edit]

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