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TripAdvisor is still promoting hotels after learning of sexual assault allegations, report finds

sudshr47 March 5, 2019

TripAdvisor is promoting hotels and other businesses that are at the centre of rape and sexual assault allegations, even after users notify them of alleged attacks by staff members, a Guardian report finds.

The travel site — which is the largest in the world and has 490 million visitors monthly — is facing criticism over poor handling of complaints from women who say they have been raped or assaulted by staff members at businesses promoted on TripAdvisor.

An anonymous woman told The Guardian that when she reported being raped by a tour guide operating out of a hotel to TripAdvisor – after first reporting the incident to police and the hotel in question – TripAdvisor told her to leave a review on the hotel’s page detailing the assault. Read more…

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New unicorn Klook raises $200M to expand its travel activities platform worldwide

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Restaurant booking startup Eatigo chows down ~$10M more from TripAdvisor

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Watchdogs ask Googlers to stop it favoring its own search results

sudshr47 May 22, 2018

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Bose is carving out $50 million for startups using its new audio-focused AR tech

sudshr47 March 9, 2018

The high-end audio technology company Bose is getting into the augmented reality game with a new product and a $50 million fund devoted to startups that will develop services for its new platform.
While most of the industry is focused on a visually augmented experience, Bose is most concerned with the intersection of sound and vision.
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TripAdvisor will warn users about hotels with sexual assault incidents, but only for a while

sudshr47 November 9, 2017

TripAdvisor is naming and shaming hotels where cases of sexual assault have been reported — but the black mark is only temporary.

The travel platform has begun placing digital warning badges on the pages of hotels where people have reported sexual assault.

The badges will identify “health, safety and discrimination issues in all of the website’s travel categories,” according to a New York Times report.

However, the badges are only temporary, lasting for a period of three-months.

Here’s what a listing with the badge looks like: Read more…

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TripAdvisor will mark pages for businesses where violent incidents, including rape, have been reported

sudshr47 November 9, 2017

TripAdvisor will place warning badges on the pages of businesses where safety issues, including violent incidents like assault and rape, have been reported. The travel review and booking site was criticized earlier this month for removing a 2010 …