Originally Posted by
lancebanyon
Yep. If they would simply add that one feature - allowing people to confirm by receipt that they actually stayed or ate at the venue in question - it would make a huge difference. I also think that any reviews from posters with less than say 5 reviews, shouldn't count towards the ratings. All you have to do is look at say the top 20 rated restaurants in London to see that the ratings are a farce. Why can't they see that?
Well, there are some hotel review pages that DO frequently ask for receipts.
HolidayCheck is one of the bigger one's. It certainly helps to double-check with them about hotels, and with restaurant review pages (especially the "dominant local one") about food places.. TA is a good "generic" advisor, but never the only place I'm going to trust.. just the biggest/most known one..