11-27-2014, 10:10 AM
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Originally posted by Punatic007
This is great, I just love seeing Trip Advisor being exposed for being unregulated, grossly negligent, unethical, damaging to innocent businesses and individuals and so on and on.
In my case Trip Advisor laid out the red carpet for Russian scammers who threatened to write malicious reviews if their extortion needs were not met. It took over a month to even get a response from TA "because they are so busy and can't possibly regulate all posts or inhibit free speech" said their representative on the phone.
With a net worth in the several billions you think they could hire a few more people and set up some guidelines to keep out extortionists and other disingenuous trouble-makers like the damaging KathyH.
I don't know how big of a problem it is, but most folk I know in the tourist industry have either witnessed the gross negligence of Trip Advisor or knew someone they trusted who did.
Now many of the regular posters and those who read Punaweb are now witness as well. Hope that site gets exposed internationally for the fraud it is, and the sooner the better.
I usually do not quote posts in their entirety - just snip the part I want to reply to. But This post is so right on I left it all.
I googled "TA complaints" and found a plethora of similar type complaints. TA may have once been a good idea with valuable information but it has been taken over by scammers and people with very specific agendas. You may say that we who are complaining have an agenda as well.
There are also many lawsuits against TA. The US unfortunately is the main one that does not regulate it much. Many European countries are allowing lawsuits and those lawsuits are being won. Not so much in the US. (I think I noted that before in another thread). What is happening is people are getting fed up and suing the posters individually. When I post there now, I think about it as if someday it had to go to a court of law. I do not know if SheaG or KamaainaK is doing the same. Time will tell eventually.
Because I can not post there now, I can not provide the links that would substantiate my position, and show the fallacy of some of the posts that these two have made. I guess KathyH got what she wanted here and Rob wouldnt provide - complete control and no one to write in opposition to the position.
I am thankful today for those that like Puna, and want to share it with others.
Puna is supported partially by visitors. That is just the way it is. All I ask is for the Destination experts to write factually. I think that is all any one wants.
To that end I started posting more in City Search. I recognize some of our PW'ers there.
The other part of this is the "kids" dont seem to use TA as much - it is too slow for them so I see TA as being on the way out anyway. In the following blog they write that TA is Cluttered and outdated.
Here is a list of what the hipsters are using - http://mashable.com/2013/07/11/travel-startups/