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65-683: The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is located on the west flank of the Tucson Mountains. Much of the range is protected by Saguaro National Park and Tucson Mountain County Park. Old Tucson Studios are located just west of the Tucson Mountains. Tucson Mountain Park was established in April 1929. The Pima County Parks Commission, with C. B. Brown as its chairman, was established to oversee the park. At approximately 20,000 acres (8,100 ha),

130-420: A river otter , bighorn sheep , coatis (also known as coatimundis), beavers , native fish and aquatic invertebrates (i.e., dragonflies and snails). There is also a desert toad life-cycle installation. The Desert Loop Trail is an unpaved desert trail one-half mile long, passing through areas where javelinas , coyotes and lizards are on display. The fiber fencing there are designed to be almost invisible to

195-429: A 25% reduction in workforce. The company also closed offices in downtown Boston and San Francisco. In July 2020, Tripadvisor sold 8 brands to Hopjump: Smarter Travel, Airfarewatchdog, BookingBuddy, OneTime, Oyster.com, Family Vacation Critic, What To Pack, and Holiday Watchdog . On December 8, 2020, China blocked 105 apps, including Tripadvisor, from mobile app stores. The Cyberspace Administration of China stated that

260-495: A 29-year-old man who was raped by a massage therapist at a resort in the same area, where reviewers had attempted to warn people through reviews on the company's site about criminal incidents that the resorts and local authorities had failed to pursue any criminal or legal action for, only to have those reviews either taken down or declined for posting by Tripadvisor. In October 2015, an ex-hotel manager at Meriton said guests were offered inducements to change ratings they left on

325-411: A London-based travel community In 2015, the company acquired Iens, a Dutch restaurant review website; SeatMe, a Dutch table reservation website, ZeTrip, Inc., including its product Rove, a personal journal app that helps users log activities including places they have visited and photos they have taken; Portuguese startup BestTables, and Australian startup Dimmi for $ 25 million. In April 2016,

390-590: A desert grassland habitat featuring soap tree yuccas, desert scrub, grasses and succulents. Visitors can observe prairie dogs and learn the region's history through a replica of a mammoth kill site. Life on the Rocks is a multi-species exhibit focusing on the habitat and species most often encountered amid the region's rocky slopes. Some enclosures are mesh-topped with natural soils and vegetation; others are glass-fronted crevices or cutaway burrows in simulated soil banks. The "homes" of individual species are embedded in

455-554: A kid's page with videos, animal sounds, and games. Another interactive feature is the plant phenology section. Visitors can look at a specific species of plant or compare two plant species. In addition, the "Time of Year" feature allows users to select a date on the calendar to view what species are in flower or are expected to be in flower. Past dates will also provide temperature and precipitation data, whereas future dates will give average temperatures and chance of precipitation. The Art Institute opened in 2001 to promote conservation of

520-426: A major bi-national research program on migratory pollinators. Current work includes studies of pollination and seed dispersal (how plants survive and get around), and the effects of climate change on regional ecological communities. The Living Collections staff of the museum, are involved in collaborative species survival projects, working with outside agencies and scientists. These include salvage and recovery efforts on

585-544: A newspaper rose to the top of the site's rankings in Italy. In August 2013, Kenneth Seaton lost a $ 10 million lawsuit against the company in which he claimed that the ranking for his Grand Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee , as "America's dirtiest hotel" was based on unsubstantiated rumors. In September 2011, after receiving a complaint submitted by online investigations company KwikChex ,

650-601: A nonexistent restaurant named The Shed at Dulwich to the top of Tripadvisor rankings for restaurants in London. In November 2017, Tripadvisor deleted reviews by two women who were allegedly raped at the Iberostar Paraiso Maya in Playa del Carmen in separate incidents 2010 and 2015, one of which involved a hotel security guard. The women said they received assurances from hotel staff that they would contact

715-660: A platform that syndicates restaurant menus, from its parent company, Endurance International Group , for $ 51 million. It also acquired BookATable from Michelin Guide . In February 2020, the company changed its name from TripAdvisor to Tripadvisor, using a lowercase "a". In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , Tripadvisor announced 600 layoffs in Canada and the United States and 300 more in other countries as part of

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780-791: A practice known as drip pricing . The rule had come into effect in January of that year. On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of all business enterprises involved in specified activities relating to the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories , including East Jerusalem , and in the Golan Heights . Tripadvisor has been listed on the database in light of its involvement in activities related to "the provision of services and utilities supporting

845-463: A result Gras began hosting the museum's TV show, Desert Trails (renamed The Desert Speaks when it moved to KUAT around 1990). The show first aired in 1953, and would run for 32 years, with Gras hosting 1,551 shows. From 1955 to 1972, Gras was the public relations director for the museum. He visited local clubs and talked about the museum. Though he had little or no experience with animals, he started bringing some along with him for his appearances. Soon

910-415: A top five public gardens to visit in the United States for 2018, and ranked number nine in the world on their "Traveler’s Choice" of top museums for 2013 and 2014. Condé Nast Traveler ' s "The Daily Traveler" included in their list of five museums in the United States for children interested in dinosaurs. The Warden Aquarium opened in January 2013. The 1,100-square-foot (100 m ) aquarium highlights

975-475: A variety of lower vertebrates, including the Tarahumara frog , Chiricahua leopard frog , Mexican garter snake , Sonoyta mud turtle , and a wide range of desert fishes. Desert Ark Community Programs feature live Sonoran Desert animals and may include interactive lectures, slide shows or activities. Museum staff members travel throughout Southern Arizona as well as areas within an 8-hour round-trip drive from

1040-529: Is approximately 10.27 in (26.1 cm). Common wildlife include the coyote , Gambel's quail , and desert tortoise . Brown Mountain in Tucson Mountain Park is named in honor of park founder, C.B. Brown; Kinney Road, the main thoroughfare in the park is, named for Pima County Supervisor, Jack C. Kinney who worked with Brown in the creation of the park and McCain Loop was named for J.C. McCain,

1105-684: Is based in the United States. However, it later conceded that it could be sued in the UK's jurisdictions. The court ruled that Tripadvisor's terms of use constituted a contract, which was actionable/enforceable by the business being reviewed. The case was found to involve issues relating to the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Act of 1977, and these issues were referred to a higher court in Stornoway . The plaintiff eventually dropped

1170-549: Is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts . In 2023, Tripadvisor earned 25 percent of its revenues from Expedia Group and Booking Holdings and their subsidiaries, primarily for pay-per-click advertising. Tripadvisor LLC was founded by Stephen Kaufer, Langley Steinert, Nick Shanny, and Thomas Palka in February 2000. Kaufer came up with the idea after being frustrated planning a family vacation. In September 2000, before

1235-503: Is the only one of its kind in the world for North American hummingbirds. Due to its bi-seasonal rainfall, the Sonoran Desert region is known as the "lushest desert on earth" and is home to over 2,000 species of plants. The museum's gardens display this ecosystem and represent a variety of biotic communities found within the Sonoran Desert region. There are 1,200 different species of plants with 56,000 individual specimens planted on

1300-544: Is then assessed by Tripadvisor staff. In March 2011, Tripadvisor informed its members that it suffered a data breach and an unauthorized party had stolen some of its email list and might use it for spamming . No passwords or other information was stolen. In July 2012, Tripadvisor was fined $ 80,000 by the United States Department of Transportation for violating fair trading regulations requiring taxes and fees to be shown for prices quoted for airfares,

1365-454: Is unique. Species include: Harris's hawk, peregrine falcons , barn owls , red-tailed hawks , ferruginous hawk , great horned owl , gray hawk , prairie falcon , and chihuahuan raven . Docent Stations, with trained volunteer naturalists, are located throughout the museum grounds. At these stations, docents offer presentations with live reptiles, birds, or mammals, or with animal skulls, skeletons, or fossil remains. Some stations interpret

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1430-692: The Arizona Daily Star newspaper, Gras was born in New Jersey, in 1919. After serving in World War II and getting married, he relocated to El Paso, Texas where he received his college degree in broadcasting. In 1950, he moved to Tucson, Arizona , where he worked in radio and then television. In 1952, when the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum opened its doors, Hal Gras and his wife Natie attended its opening and, as

1495-795: The American Public Gardens Association . Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum interprets the complete natural history of a single region—the Sonoran Desert and adjacent ecosystems—with plants and animals from the region featured together in its exhibits. William H. Carr inspired and founded the Desert Museum with the support of his friend, Arthur Newton Pack , a conservationist, son of Charles Lathrop Pack , and editor of Nature Magazine . Carr had earlier founded

1560-633: The Bear Mountain Trailside Museum in New York, which was affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. There he had developed a similar approach to displays, working with native plants and animals to create a regionally focused collection. Pack, through his foundation, had provided $ 200,000 to open the museum and pay its operating cost, so the museum initially charged no admission. Although an admission charge

1625-570: The corporate spin-off of Tripadvisor into a public company . The company acquired Wanderfly, an NYC-based travel inspiration website, in October 2012. In 2013, the company acquired Jetsetter, a flash sale site; GateGuru, a flight and airport information mobile app; and Oyster.com, a hotel review and photography website. In 2014, the company acquired Vacation Home Rentals; Tripod; LaFourchette, which became theFork, for $ 140 million; Viator for $ 200 million; Mytable; Restopolis; and Tripbod,

1690-743: The 628-page "bible" of the Sonoran Desert, A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert , with the University of California Press. In collaboration with the University of Arizona Press, the division has co-published several technical books in the Studies in Natural History Series, featuring research on topics from pollinators, to water in the desert, to the Sea of Cortez. In the first few years publications were mainly small paperback books. But since 2000, more substantial volumes are common, including

1755-461: The Sonoran Desert region. There are two water features and seating. Attracted by water and flowers, wild native birds and butterflies frequently visit. The Hummingbird Aviary allows observation of hummingbirds hovering so closely that visitors can feel the air disturbed by their wings. In breeding season, nests are near enough to allow viewing of the babies. The aviary houses four species that nest annually. The museum's Hummingbird Propagation Program

1820-774: The Sonoran Desert through art education including classes, art exhibits, and stewardship of the Museum art. The Art Institute offers a certificate program in nature illustration. Over 80 art classes offered throughout the year. The Institute offers art workshops focusing on specific areas, such as "Sonoran Desert Birds" and "Drawn to the Desert: Focus on the Sea of Cortez." The Art Institute also offers classes for in photography, ranging from "Photography Basics for Adjustable Cameras" to "Intermediate Nature Photography." The Ironwood Gallery hosts temporary exhibits by accomplished artists from southern Arizona, regional artists from throughout

1885-431: The Sonoran Desert. There is a walk-in aviary with northern cardinals, Gambel's quail , ducks , doves , and many other species of native birds. Several benches are located throughout the aviary for observation. A small stream runs through the middle of the enclosure. The Earth Sciences Center-Cave is an artificial cave constructed with arches, side chambers and a tunnel for visitors to explore its 75-foot length. Along

1950-814: The Southwest and Mexico. It also hosts nationally recognized artists, both individually and through traveling exhibits, by the Society of Conservation Artists and (others). Since 1995, the ASDM Press (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press) has published more than 40 books or guides, including 22 popular books on the natural history of the Sonoran Desert Region. It has published six picture books for children in both English and Spanish and several pocket guides to hummingbirds and other birds, plants, lizards, snakes, beetles, etc. In 2000, ASDM Press co-published

2015-618: The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched a formal investigation into Tripadvisor's claims to provide trustworthy and honest reviews from travelers. The ASA found that Tripadvisor "should not claim or imply that all its reviews were from real travellers, or were honest, real or trusted", and as a result of the investigation, Tripadvisor was ordered to remove the slogan "reviews you can trust" from its UK web site. It changed its hotel review section slogan to "reviews from our community". Tripadvisor said

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2080-510: The apps were "illegal", and that public concerns were raised around "obscene, pornographic and violent information or fraud, gambling and prostitution". In December 2020, the Tripadvisor.com website drew 90.2 million visits, and the Tripadvisor app was among the top 10 travel apps in 26 countries as of January 2021. In May 2022, Matt Goldberg was announced as the new CEO of Tripadvisor, replacing Stephen Kaufer . Tripadvisor has been

2145-456: The authorities, but the staff failed to take any follow-up action. The women then posted advisories and warnings on Tripadvisor, but the reviews were deleted. The review of first victim, Kristie Love, was eventually reinstated, but the company claimed the review of the second victim, Jamie Valeri, was "hearsay" and it was not reinstated. The reports also highlighted at least 12 other such incidents at hotels and resorts across Mexico, including one of

2210-556: The branding change had been planned for some time and that changes began in June 2011, before the ASA investigation. ASA commented that "it was concerned that consumers might be fooled by fraudulent posts since the entries could be made without any form of verification", but recognized that Tripadvisor used "advanced and highly effective fraud systems" in an attempt to identify and remove fake content. Approximately 30 hotels have been penalized on

2275-652: The case because he could not afford to pursue it. In March 2015, Dietmar Doering, a German hotelier based in Sri Lanka accused Tripadvisor of hosting malicious reviews of his resort The Cosy Beach in Marawila . He claimed he was compelled to take legal action for the estimated damages of US$ 500,000. In 2019, a guesthouse being used as the headquarters for Reform UK was " trolled " by hundreds of users leaving one-star reviews on Tripadvisor. The guesthouse in Norfolk

2340-675: The company acquired Holiday Watchdog , a user-generated travel site in the United Kingdom; Airfarewatchdog; Virtualtourist , a travel website with reportedly about one million registered members; OneTime.com, a travel comparison site; and a majority stake in FlipKey , a vacation-rental website. In April 2009, Tripadvisor launched in China. The company acquired Kuxun.cn, China's second-largest consumer travel site and hotel and flight search engine, in October 2009. In August 2015, Kuxun

2405-533: The company acquired HouseTrip, a holiday rental marketplace based in London. In August 2016, Tripadvisor acquired Citymaps.com, which developed a social mapping site and cross-platform map engine based on OpenStreetMap data. In April 2018, the company acquired Icelandic startup Bokun, a provider of software for travel booking, and in November 2018, the company added DoorDash to its restaurant listings. In December 2019, Tripadvisor acquired SinglePlatform,

2470-462: The company. In March 2014, Tripadvisor's Chinese site came under scrutiny when a user was found to have reviewed 51 Parisian restaurants in one month, while also reviewing 50 hotels in other countries. Separately, in November 2017, Oobah Butler , a journalist for Vice Media , claimed to have made money posting positive reviews for restaurants he never visited, in exchange for payment. In September 2019, consumer organisation Which? said Tripadvisor

2535-465: The early to mid-1950s. On exhibit is a wide variety of native reptiles, including many species of rattlesnakes. Many amphibians and other invertebrates, ranging from spiders and scorpions to beetles, walking sticks, and grasshoppers, are also showcased. At Cat Canyon visitors can view small cats, like bobcats and an ocelot, in naturalistic grotto settings. This exhibit area also includes a gray fox and porcupine. The Desert Grassland exhibit area recreates

2600-473: The entry passage, organisms and residents are displayed. Further in, a glistening mass of cave formations are lit from beneath the surface of a pool. In the grand rooms, fossils, geologic gems and minerals, and the history of the earth is interpreted. Desert Garden was built as a partnership between Sunset magazine and the Desert Museum. Three different levels of demonstration gardens display various species of plants that can be used in landscaping for homes in

2665-529: The eye, aiming to make the enclosure feel like naturally open space. Agaves and various legume trees, native to the region, are identified on this trail. The "Mountain Woodland" exhibit is a Mexican Pine-Oak Woodland habitat recreating similar habitats in nearby mountain ranges. Native species include a cougar , white-tailed deer , Merriam's turkeys and a brown bear . Mexican wolves and thick-billed parrots also showcased in this area are no longer present in

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2730-547: The first park ranger. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum AAM , The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre (40 ha) zoo , aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952. Located just west of Tucson, Arizona , it features two miles (3.2 km) of walking paths traversing 21 acres (8.5 ha) of desert landscape. It is one of the most visited attractions in Southern Arizona . The nonprofit organization focuses on

2795-699: The geology of the Sonoran Desert region including rock formations and semi-precious stones. Tours are available through advanced reservations via the museum's website. Topics include: Zookeeper for a Day, Winged Wonders (Hummingbird Tour), Warden Aquarium Private Tour, Walk on the Wild Side, and the Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates Tour. For many years, the Museum has been involved in scientific investigations, including botanical field investigations, especially in Mexico, with population studies of Ironwood, and

2860-424: The grounds. The following gardens are available for viewing throughout the year: This presentation features often misunderstood venomous reptiles. Each program presents two species, which could be any combination of the following: This birds-of-prey demonstration is held in the open desert and spectators watch from the flight path. The birds fly so close visitors often feel the brush of feathers. Weather permitting,

2925-541: The interpretation of the natural history, plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert . The museum is home to more than 230 animal species and 1,200 varieties of plants. It is open every day through the year, and hosts nearly 400,000 visitors annually, including visitors from abroad. The museum is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums , a member of the American Alliance of Museums and

2990-556: The maintenance and existence of settlements". The international community considers Israeli settlements built on land occupied by Israel to be in violation of international law . On November 21, 2022, the Paris Commercial Court ordered Tripadvisor to pay €57,000 in damages and other costs to Viaticum, the company that operates the Bourse-des-vols.com website, for denigration. In 2019, Tripadvisor

3055-441: The museum hosts two demonstrations daily from mid-October through mid-April. The birds fly completely untethered, without any jesses (leg straps) and most often without leg rings. Only birds native to the Sonoran Desert Region are flown. A featured species is Harris's hawks , the only raptor species in the world to hunt as a family using strategy, like wolves. The morning and afternoon demonstrations showcase different species, so each

3120-417: The museum partnered to develop a national television series known as Desert Speaks . It was produced in cooperation with the local PBS affiliate (KUAT), and with The Nature Conservancy of Arizona. This television series was broadcast in 200 markets and ran for 19 seasons." TripAdvisor rated the Museum as Tucson's #2 attraction for 2018. It was ranked number 18 on their "Top 25 Museums – United States" and

3185-472: The museum's funding. The Desert Museum benefits from the service of approximately 500 volunteers, who assist the approximately 120 paid staff. Collectively, Desert Museum volunteers contribute about 130,000 hours per year. Since its inception in 1972, the Docent Program has become a hallmark of the museum and is recognized by the industry as one of the finest docent corps in existence today. Each of

3250-412: The museum, although live animals are unable to travel outside the state of Arizona. For in-state programs, live animals may be used, and may include reptiles , birds , mammals and insects , although the particular animals vary by program. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has a digital library containing thousands of photographs of plants and animals. The digital library is an interactive site that has

3315-472: The nearly 200 docents undergoes a 15-week training program in natural history education. Another 300 volunteers support the museum in a variety of departmental assignments. The ASDM Internship Program offers a few unpaid, educational appointments for college students. One of the most influential staff members in the history of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was Harold W. "Hal" Gras Jr., more commonly known as Hal Gras. According to David Leighton, historian for

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3380-658: The park is one of the largest natural resource areas owned and managed by a local government in the U.S. The park has approximately 62 miles (100 km) of non-motorized shared-use trails. The area is popular with hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians. Saguaro National Park was created as a national monument in 1933 and later designated a national park in 1994. The Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park ranges from an elevation of 2,180 to 4,687 ft (664 to 1,429 m) and contains 2 biotic communities, desert scrub , and desert grassland. Average annual precipitation

3445-422: The popularity of his talks increased and he started bringing creatures from the museum to schools, hospitals, county fairs, etc. The program and the car that Gras brought the animals in both came to be called "The Desert Ark". When Gras retired in 1985, he had presented a total of 5,382 Desert Ark programs. A few years after his retirement, a small street south of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, along Kinney Road,

3510-631: The recent field guides to mountain wildflowers and mountain trees, as well as the full-color, 232-page Natural History of the Santa Catalina Mountains , with an Introduction to the Madrean Sky Islands (2013). The museum is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) institution. Its primary source of revenue is from the sale of admission tickets and memberships. Revenue from grants, major donors, bequests and planned gifts, special events, sponsorships, and an annual fund also contribute to

3575-497: The rocks—many with burrows that can be exposed by visitors. The Life Underground exhibit highlights creatures that make their homes underground. Visitors enter a tunnel and walk below ground into a dimly lit corridor where various creatures, such as kit fox , kangaroo rat , and ringtail , are featured. Here visitors learn where animals go when the desert heats up. Currently on exhibit in the Riparian Corridor area are

3640-515: The roles of the Colorado and other rivers in the region, as well as the Gulf of California , from which the water brought by the monsoon is essential to life in the Sonoran Desert. The Desert Museum has exhibited lower vertebrates and invertebrates since its early days. Though this hall has been modified over the years, the building dates back to 1937 and many of the painted dioramas were created in

3705-649: The site. In 2018, Meriton was fined AU$ 3 million by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission for misleading consumers. In 2012, an action was brought in a Sheriff Court in Scotland, by Richard Gollin, the owner of a guesthouse in the Outer Hebrides who claimed damages for malicious statements. Tripadvisor first asserted that the Scottish courts lacked jurisdiction since it

3770-623: The subject of controversy for allowing unsubstantiated anonymous reviews to be posted about any hotel, bed and breakfast , inn, or restaurant. In May 2021, Tripadvisor was criticized for allowing an offensive review to be posted about the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in which a visitor described bringing a baby to the gas chambers . Tripadvisor initially stated the review complied with submission guidelines but later removed it following backlash on social media . Fake reviews are common and has led to criticism of

3835-488: The website by the company for suspicious reviews, including a Cornwall hotel that bribed guests to leave positive reviews of the hotel. Tripadvisor has stated that reviews are subject to a verification process which considers the IP address and email address of the author, and tries to detect any suspicious patterns or obscene or abusive language. The website also allows the community of users to report suspicious content, which

3900-697: The website was launched, the company obtained $ 2 million in financing. Seed money was obtained from Flagship Ventures, the Bollard Group, and private investors. In 2004, the company was acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp . In August 2005, IAC spun off its travel group of businesses under the Expedia, Inc. name. In 2007, the company acquired Smarter Travel Media, operator of SmarterTravel.com; BookingBuddy.com; SeatGuru .com; TravelPod.com; Travel-Library.com; and The Independent Traveler, Inc., publisher of Cruise Critic and IndependentTraveler.com. In 2008,

3965-416: Was instituted in 1953, the museum is still supported only by admission fees, memberships, and donations, and receives no direct support from public taxes. From 1953 to 1985, a local television series, Desert Trails , featured the museum. "It was an informal show, almost always having live animals and human guests, and focusing on the natural history of the desert as well as happenings at the museum." In 1991

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4030-613: Was named Hal Gras Road in his honor. He would die in 1999. TripAdvisor Tripadvisor, Inc. is an American company that operates online travel agencies , comparison shopping websites , and mobile apps with user-generated content . Its namesake brand, Tripadvisor.com, operates in 40 countries and 20 languages, and features approximately 1 billion reviews and opinions on roughly 8 million establishments. The company's other brands include Bokun.io, Cruise Critic , FlipKey , TheFork , Holiday Lettings, Housetrip, Jetsetter, Singleplatform, Niumba , SeatGuru , and Viator. The company

4095-492: Was owned by the husband of Catherine Blaiklock , the leader of the political party. In December 2014, the Italian Antitrust Authority fined Tripadvisor €500,000 for improper commercial practices on the Tripadvisor website. The Italian Authority said Tripadvisor and its Italian arm should stop publishing misleading information about the sources of the reviews. In June 2015, a fake restaurant created by

4160-465: Was sold to Meituan. In June 2010, the company acquired holidaylettings.co.uk, the largest independent vacation rental website in the United Kingdom. In September 2010, SmarterTravel, part of TripAdvisor Media Group, launched SniqueAway (now Jetsetter), the first members-only site where each travel deal is endorsed by member reviews. In July 2011, the company acquired Where I've Been , a Chicago-based Facebook app. In December 2011, Expedia completed

4225-539: Was still failing to stop fake reviews. Its survey of nearly 250,000 reviews for the ten top-ranked hotels in ten popular tourist destinations around the world found that one in seven had "blatant hallmarks" of fake positive reviews. In May 2013, a fake restaurant was set up by a disgruntled businessman and reportedly had diners looking for the eatery in an alley filled with rubbish bins. The fake listing went undetected on Tripadvisor for about two months. In November 2017, journalist Oobah Butler used fake reviews to boost

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