Originally Posted by
BENLEE
I google "tripadvisor biased flyertalk" and found this thread.
Like the OP, I also just recently experienced a negative review being rejected for posting, twice. In fact, it was published and then subsequently removed with a email citing I did not comply to their review guidelines. Clearly I was being censored.
I have doubts about just how independent TripAdvisor is when it comes to accepting very negative reviews of certain hotels/restaurants; with that said I've never had a review rejected or censored, but then I've only given a single 2 star review and maybe a dozen 3 stars.
I've seen some quite high profile examples of reviews being rejected, and they have generally come down to rather strict enforcement of the guidelines. One review which mentioned feminism was rejected, but then accepted with the same score and a couple of words changed. They rejected it initially because they felt it fell foul of their no "ethical commentary" guideline.