Oct 9, 2017, 10:07 am
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FT Expert Hotel Reviews Issues
Please report your Expert Hotel Review issues here.
FAQ: Why did FlyerTalk add them"Expert Hotel Review" feature?
The (FlyerTalk) website has rolled out a new hotel guide in which its members rate and review hotels from around the world. FlyerTalk “soft-launched” its Expert Hotel Reviews feature earlier this fall, but is now talking about the effort publicly for the first time.
What’s behind the effort to add hotel reviews? Tarr (Jeremy Tarr, FlyerTalk's editorial director) says such information has long been posted to FlyerTalk over the years, but it typically has come in users’ “trip reports” that have sprung out of the site's frequent-flier focused origins.
“FlyerTalk has a ton of information from a lot of expert travelers who have flown all over the world and stayed at shocking numbers of hotels,” Tarr says. “A lot of that information is often buried in the forums. We wanted to organize it into something that it is much more accessible to a broader audience.”
USA Today, 21 Nov 2016 - link
What’s behind the effort to add hotel reviews? Tarr (Jeremy Tarr, FlyerTalk's editorial director) says such information has long been posted to FlyerTalk over the years, but it typically has come in users’ “trip reports” that have sprung out of the site's frequent-flier focused origins.
“FlyerTalk has a ton of information from a lot of expert travelers who have flown all over the world and stayed at shocking numbers of hotels,” Tarr says. “A lot of that information is often buried in the forums. We wanted to organize it into something that it is much more accessible to a broader audience.”
USA Today, 21 Nov 2016 - link
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Sep 1, 2016, 6:22 pm
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It's not fixed. If you look at the thread I mentioned, prior to the fix REVIEW showed & even though there was a wiki, WIKI did not show.
Post 'fix', now NEITHER REVIEW nor WIKI show, so no one would know there was either a review or a wiki until they opened the thread!
If there is a wiki only thread, wiki still shows. If there's a review only thread, review still shows. But now post-fix, if there's both then neither show. Looks like they flipped the wrong button re: display - turning them off when there are both vs. turning them on when there are both.
This is the thread I was referring to when I posted originally & which I just checked.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...unty-hall.html
If you're scrolling through the threads on Marriott, the thread (currently) resides on page 9 (with pages set to maximum threads display per page), so you can see that neither review nor wiki displays for the thread.
Cheers.
Post 'fix', now NEITHER REVIEW nor WIKI show, so no one would know there was either a review or a wiki until they opened the thread!
If there is a wiki only thread, wiki still shows. If there's a review only thread, review still shows. But now post-fix, if there's both then neither show. Looks like they flipped the wrong button re: display - turning them off when there are both vs. turning them on when there are both.
This is the thread I was referring to when I posted originally & which I just checked.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...unty-hall.html
If you're scrolling through the threads on Marriott, the thread (currently) resides on page 9 (with pages set to maximum threads display per page), so you can see that neither review nor wiki displays for the thread.
Cheers.
Sep 13, 2016, 3:10 pm
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Sep 13, 2016, 3:26 pm
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Sep 13, 2016, 3:29 pm
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well this is always interesting, now stop load 'button' is working, in the trip report where i was not able to use stop 'button' 45 minutes ago.
45 minutes ago (& before) it was not working, now 45 minutes later it is working. odd. but seems to happen with various tech/forum issues.
so yes, "loading thread/post" as in reading, not trying to post a review. i will remember to note that whenever i post in this thread.
45 minutes ago (& before) it was not working, now 45 minutes later it is working. odd. but seems to happen with various tech/forum issues.
so yes, "loading thread/post" as in reading, not trying to post a review. i will remember to note that whenever i post in this thread.
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Sep 13, 2016, 3:30 pm
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Sep 15, 2016, 9:48 pm
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How Do I Look Up Hotel Reviews?
I can't seem to get the hang of this. I go to the 'Hotel Reviews' page, apply the filters (HIE, in this case), type in the location, and press the search button. All I get in return is a map of hotel locations in California. I can't force the search engine to return my specific request.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?
Sep 16, 2016, 9:39 am
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I can't seem to get the hang of this. I go to the 'Hotel Reviews' page, apply the filters (HIE, in this case), type in the location, and press the search button. All I get in return is a map of hotel locations in California. I can't force the search engine to return my specific request.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?
Search terms with three or fewer characters (or very common terms) require forcing the search by wrapping the term in quotation marks.
Search ignores case.
Therefore, try using the search term "hie"
See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...ve-thread.html.
Sep 17, 2016, 8:53 am
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Or go to the specific hotel forum on FT & just do a regular search for the property. There are many properties that FTers provide reviews/trip reports within a property thread, but don't use the FT formal hotel review function when doing so. While IB is touting hotel reviews to try & compete w/ TA, right now there are a lot more reviews in a property thread on FT than there are the formal hotel reviews on FT for a particular property.
I don't like FT's formal hotel review function for a variety of reasons, so I don't use it. But I do provide very detailed reviews of properties on the property thread. There are others that are the same.
BTW - which specific property are you trying to get information on?
Cheers.
Sep 28, 2016, 11:22 am
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Hello,
Currently, there are only 3 reviews for Holiday Inn Express in the Expert Hotel Review format. Therefore, if you type a location with no reviews, no results will show.
Try selecting "Holiday Inn Express Hotels" from the "Hotel Brand" drop down list and click "apply filters"
In the upper right hand corner of the map the results show "Showing 3 Reviews for 3 Hotel Properties" Dragging the map around will show where these reviews are geographically.
There are 2 HIE reviews in Ohio. If you were to select HIE filter and enter Ohio in the search box, it will bring you to the 2 reviews in that area.
Hope this helps!
-Tyson
Currently, there are only 3 reviews for Holiday Inn Express in the Expert Hotel Review format. Therefore, if you type a location with no reviews, no results will show.
Try selecting "Holiday Inn Express Hotels" from the "Hotel Brand" drop down list and click "apply filters"
In the upper right hand corner of the map the results show "Showing 3 Reviews for 3 Hotel Properties" Dragging the map around will show where these reviews are geographically.
There are 2 HIE reviews in Ohio. If you were to select HIE filter and enter Ohio in the search box, it will bring you to the 2 reviews in that area.
Hope this helps!
-Tyson
I can't seem to get the hang of this. I go to the 'Hotel Reviews' page, apply the filters (HIE, in this case), type in the location, and press the search button. All I get in return is a map of hotel locations in California. I can't force the search engine to return my specific request.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?