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FT Expert Hotel Reviews Issues
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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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Aug 12, 2016, 3:22 pm
#46
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I have also several of my hotel review which are not counted as detailed reviews while I believe they should be. I link the concerned ones. IBobi, could you look at that please ? 
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...o-bangkok-1091
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...ul-taksim-1093
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...collection-660
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...to-centre-1176
A non-related question : when you look at hotel reviews, you can see for some authors the word "EXPERT" added after their names and not for other authors ? What is this quality/title ?
Thank you
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...o-bangkok-1091
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...ul-taksim-1093
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...collection-660
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...to-centre-1176
A non-related question : when you look at hotel reviews, you can see for some authors the word "EXPERT" added after their names and not for other authors ? What is this quality/title ?
Thank you
Aug 12, 2016, 3:27 pm
#47
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If you click EDIT on any of the reviews, at the bottom you'll be able to see what milestone is preventing the review from being considered "Detailed"
If the images are linked from a 3rd party site, they are not counted. They must be uploaded directly to the site.
The term "EXPERT" is given to members who have published at least 1 detailed review.
If the images are linked from a 3rd party site, they are not counted. They must be uploaded directly to the site.
The term "EXPERT" is given to members who have published at least 1 detailed review.
I have also several of my hotel review which are not counted as detailed reviews while I believe they should be. I link the concerned ones. IBobi, could you look at that please ?
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...o-bangkok-1091
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...ul-taksim-1093
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...collection-660
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...to-centre-1176
A non-related question : when you look at hotel reviews, you can see for some authors the word "EXPERT" added after their names and not for other authors ? What is this quality/title ?
Thank you
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...o-bangkok-1091
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...ul-taksim-1093
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...collection-660
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...to-centre-1176
A non-related question : when you look at hotel reviews, you can see for some authors the word "EXPERT" added after their names and not for other authors ? What is this quality/title ?
Thank you
Last edited by IBtyen; Aug 12, 2016 at 3:38 pm
Aug 12, 2016, 9:55 pm
#48
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If you click EDIT on any of the reviews, at the bottom you'll be able to see what milestone is preventing the review from being considered "Detailed"
If the images are linked from a 3rd party site, they are not counted. They must be uploaded directly to the site.
The term "EXPERT" is given to members who have published at least 1 detailed review.
If the images are linked from a 3rd party site, they are not counted. They must be uploaded directly to the site.
The term "EXPERT" is given to members who have published at least 1 detailed review.
Aug 13, 2016, 2:57 am
#49
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I looked at this one I did :
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...ollection-1039
and was 100% sure that the pictures were uploaded through the FT system and clicking on edit as suggested by IBtyen, it was showing 0/2 for pictures as the "non-compliant" item for the detailed review (my review contained at least 20 pictures). So I deleted 2 of the pictures and uploaded them again. Everything looks "compliant". But when I saved the changes, the review still doesn't appear as a detailed one
Aug 13, 2016, 3:00 am
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PS : apparently, I'm not the only one in that case.
Aug 15, 2016, 11:14 am
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I've checked your reviews as they are all marked as a detailed review.
This hotel for example. You are the only one to review it, you can see it's marked as detailed:
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...s-imperial-984
It shows up this way for all your reviews.
This hotel for example. You are the only one to review it, you can see it's marked as detailed:
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...s-imperial-984
It shows up this way for all your reviews.
Aug 15, 2016, 11:20 am
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This was an old feature that will soon be removed.
Last edited by IBtyen; Aug 15, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Aug 15, 2016, 6:06 pm
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Wasn't sure to post this in the wiki or the review section. Might do both.
Reviews override wikis when looking at threads. Example, if I go to the Marriott forum & scroll down the list of threads London County Hall is shown. It shows "Review" next to it, but not "Wiki" whereas with other threads that don't have reviews it will show "Wiki". So someone wouldn't know there was a wiki (which quite frankly can be more valuable than reviews at times) unless they open up the thread. Is there a reason "Review" overrides "Wiki", or is there a reason they both can't display when looking at the thread before someone opens it?
Cheers.
Reviews override wikis when looking at threads. Example, if I go to the Marriott forum & scroll down the list of threads London County Hall is shown. It shows "Review" next to it, but not "Wiki" whereas with other threads that don't have reviews it will show "Wiki". So someone wouldn't know there was a wiki (which quite frankly can be more valuable than reviews at times) unless they open up the thread. Is there a reason "Review" overrides "Wiki", or is there a reason they both can't display when looking at the thread before someone opens it?
Cheers.
Aug 15, 2016, 9:26 pm
#56
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I've checked your reviews as they are all marked as a detailed review.
This hotel for example. You are the only one to review it, you can see it's marked as detailed:
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...s-imperial-984
It shows up this way for all your reviews.
This hotel for example. You are the only one to review it, you can see it's marked as detailed:
http://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revie...s-imperial-984
It shows up this way for all your reviews.
Aug 17, 2016, 10:02 am
#57
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I went through all your current reviews. Here are the review links and milestones needed for "detailed" status:
__________________________________________________ ____________
Character Milestone
Novotel Toronto Centre
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post26028406
The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta - MGallery Collection
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25666197
The Park Lane Hong Kong
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25275018
__________________________________________________ ____________
Section and Character Milestone
Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25664105
Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25669558
__________________________________________________ ____________
Section Milestone
Mercure Istanbul Taksim
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post24897774
Sofitel So Bangkok
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post23851451
__________________________________________________ ____________
Image Milestone
Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post22445483
Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post15850886
__________________________________________________ ____________
Character Milestone
Novotel Toronto Centre
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post26028406
The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta - MGallery Collection
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25666197
The Park Lane Hong Kong
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25275018
__________________________________________________ ____________
Section and Character Milestone
Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25664105
Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post25669558
__________________________________________________ ____________
Section Milestone
Mercure Istanbul Taksim
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post24897774
Sofitel So Bangkok
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post23851451
__________________________________________________ ____________
Image Milestone
Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post22445483
Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor...l#post15850886
Aug 17, 2016, 10:13 am
#58
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Wasn't sure to post this in the wiki or the review section. Might do both.
Reviews override wikis when looking at threads. Example, if I go to the Marriott forum & scroll down the list of threads London County Hall is shown. It shows "Review" next to it, but not "Wiki" whereas with other threads that don't have reviews it will show "Wiki". So someone wouldn't know there was a wiki (which quite frankly can be more valuable than reviews at times) unless they open up the thread. Is there a reason "Review" overrides "Wiki", or is there a reason they both can't display when looking at the thread before someone opens it?
Cheers.
Reviews override wikis when looking at threads. Example, if I go to the Marriott forum & scroll down the list of threads London County Hall is shown. It shows "Review" next to it, but not "Wiki" whereas with other threads that don't have reviews it will show "Wiki". So someone wouldn't know there was a wiki (which quite frankly can be more valuable than reviews at times) unless they open up the thread. Is there a reason "Review" overrides "Wiki", or is there a reason they both can't display when looking at the thread before someone opens it?
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.
Aug 30, 2016, 10:53 am
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Can confirm that wiki & review both displaying in a thread is still not fixed. In fact adding one to the other makes them both disappear.
This thread originally had Review in the thread title. I added a wiki based on some information in the review. Not only did Wiki not appear in the thread title, the previously displayed Review disappeared.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...ess-hotel.html
Looks like IT flipped the wrong button re: display - turning them off when there are both vs. turning them on when there are both.
Cheers.
This thread originally had Review in the thread title. I added a wiki based on some information in the review. Not only did Wiki not appear in the thread title, the previously displayed Review disappeared.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...ess-hotel.html
Looks like IT flipped the wrong button re: display - turning them off when there are both vs. turning them on when there are both.
Cheers.
Aug 31, 2016, 4:30 pm
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Can confirm that wiki & review both displaying in a thread is still not fixed. In fact adding one to the other makes them both disappear.
This thread originally had Review in the thread title. I added a wiki based on some information in the review. Not only did Wiki not appear in the thread title, the previously displayed Review disappeared.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...ess-hotel.html
Looks like IT flipped the wrong button re: display - turning them off when there are both vs. turning them on when there are both.
Cheers.
This thread originally had Review in the thread title. I added a wiki based on some information in the review. Not only did Wiki not appear in the thread title, the previously displayed Review disappeared.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...ess-hotel.html
Looks like IT flipped the wrong button re: display - turning them off when there are both vs. turning them on when there are both.
Cheers.