Organic Versus Solicited Hotel TripAdvisor Reviews: Measuring Their Respective Characteristics

Hotels that participate in TripAdvisor’s Review Express review solicitation programs add volume to their review count. But are the incremental reviews generated good for the hotel? This research note reports findings from a study comparing organic and solicited reviews on TripAdvisor for 50 hotel pr...

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Published in:Cornell hospitality quarterly 2019-11, Vol.60 (4), p.370-377
Main Authors: Litvin, Stephen W., Sobel, Reagan N.
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