Tripadvisor: Plan & Book Trips

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Week of April 21st, 2025

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Tripadvisor: Plan & Book Trips

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Week of April 21st, 2025
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TOP INSIGHTS

A weekly roundup of Tripadvisor: Plan & Book Trips's key feedback

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Booking Issues

Users experience significant issues with booking accuracy and customer support, leading to disrupted plans and frustration. Approximately 5% of users report such issues, highlighting a need for improved booking processes and customer service. Example: 'I booked a dinner cruise, but the address was incorrect, leaving me stranded and unable to get help from customer service.'

I booked a dinner cruise, but the address was incorrect, leaving me stranded and unable to get help from customer service.

2

Search Functionality

The app's search functionality is not intuitive, often redirecting users to incorrect locations or failing to provide local results. This affects around 3% of users, indicating a need for better search algorithms. Example: 'Searching for a local dish redirected me to a place miles away, despite having my location.'

Searching for a local dish redirected me to a place miles away, despite having my location.

3

App Performance

Users report laggy and slow map interactions, particularly on certain devices, which hampers the user experience. Approximately 2% of users face these performance issues, suggesting a need for optimization. Example: 'Zooming and panning in the map is incredibly laggy and slow on my iPhone SE.'

Zooming and panning in the map is incredibly laggy and slow on my iPhone SE.

4

Login Problems

Frequent login issues frustrate users, with password updates not syncing properly across platforms. This affects about 2% of users, indicating a need for improved login processes. Example: 'I've updated my password multiple times, but the app still won't let me log in.'

I've updated my password multiple times, but the app still won't let me log in.

COMPETITORS ANALYSIS

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#1 USERS CHOICE

Booking.com
Booking.com is highly praised for its user-friendly interface and reliable service, with many users finding it easy to navigate and book accommodations. However, some users report issues with customer service and booking confirmations, leading to frustration.

#2 RUNNER UP

Expedia
Expedia receives mixed feedback, with users appreciating the convenience and competitive pricing for flights and hotels. However, there are frequent complaints about poor customer service, difficulties in obtaining refunds, and technical issues with the app.

#3 Straggler

Tripadvisor: Plan & Book Trips
Tripadvisor: Plan & Book Trips is appreciated for its comprehensive travel planning features and extensive reviews, but users express frustration with technical glitches and customer service issues. Some users find the app's interface cumbersome, impacting their overall experience.
Competitors Analysis
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Booking.com
#1 Users Choice
Booking.com is highly praised for its user-friendly interface and reliable service, with many users finding it easy to navigate and book accommodations. However, some users report issues with customer service and booking confirmations, leading to frustration.
Expedia
#2 Runner-up
Expedia receives mixed feedback, with users appreciating the convenience and competitive pricing for flights and hotels. However, there are frequent complaints about poor customer service, difficulties in obtaining refunds, and technical issues with the app.
Tripadvisor: Plan & Book Trips
#3 Straggler
Tripadvisor: Plan & Book Trips is appreciated for its comprehensive travel planning features and extensive reviews, but users express frustration with technical glitches and customer service issues. Some users find the app's interface cumbersome, impacting their overall experience.

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Nuggets

Major Highlights of the Week

Delayed Excursions
Significant delays in excursion pick-ups, such as a camel ride being over an hour late, disrupt user schedules and negatively impact their experience. This issue highlights a need for better coordination and communication with service providers.
My camel ride was over an hour late, ruining my schedule.
Incorrect Addresses
Users face issues with incorrect addresses provided for booked activities, leading to confusion and inconvenience, such as being dropped off at the wrong location. This indicates a need for improved accuracy in location data within the app.
The dinner cruise address was wrong, leaving me stranded.
Poor Customer Support
Attempts to contact customer service are met with repeated disconnections, leaving users without assistance during critical moments. This reflects a significant gap in customer support reliability and responsiveness.
Customer service hung up on me five times.
Search Functionality Issues
The app's search functionality is not intuitive, often redirecting users to unrelated results or distant locations, despite having access to their location data. This suggests a need for enhancements in search algorithms to improve user experience.
Searching for 'pepian' redirected me to unrelated places.
Laggy Map Navigation
Map navigation on certain devices, like the iPhone SE, is laggy and requires repetitive actions to refresh search results, causing user frustration. This indicates a need for optimization of the app's map interface.
Zooming and panning on the map is incredibly slow.
Password Update Failures
Users experience repeated failures when updating passwords, with the app not recognizing new credentials despite confirmation. This issue points to a critical flaw in the app's authentication process.
Updated my password five times, but the app won't recognize it.
Nuggets

Major Highlights of the Week

Everything you need to know about user experience
Delayed Excursions
Significant delays in excursion pick-ups, such as a camel ride being over an hour late, disrupt user schedules and negatively impact their experience. This issue highlights a need for better coordination and communication with service providers.
Incorrect Addresses
Users face issues with incorrect addresses provided for booked activities, leading to confusion and inconvenience, such as being dropped off at the wrong location. This indicates a need for improved accuracy in location data within the app.
Poor Customer Support
Attempts to contact customer service are met with repeated disconnections, leaving users without assistance during critical moments. This reflects a significant gap in customer support reliability and responsiveness.
Search Functionality Issues
The app's search functionality is not intuitive, often redirecting users to unrelated results or distant locations, despite having access to their location data. This suggests a need for enhancements in search algorithms to improve user experience.
Laggy Map Navigation
Map navigation on certain devices, like the iPhone SE, is laggy and requires repetitive actions to refresh search results, causing user frustration. This indicates a need for optimization of the app's map interface.
Password Update Failures
Users experience repeated failures when updating passwords, with the app not recognizing new credentials despite confirmation. This issue points to a critical flaw in the app's authentication process.

Quotes of the week

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I decided to book activities through TripAdvisor for the first time during my solo birthday trip, and unfortunately, it was a huge mistake. I encountered multiple issues that ruined my experience, and the lack of customer support only made things worse. I expect a full refund for both experiences, as they were not delivered as advertised.
Gloria Weaver
Week of April 21st, 2025
I’ve been having a frequent, frustrating issue with the UX of the app. I try to search for a dish locally, but it redirects me to unrelated places or options miles away. TripAdvisor has my location, and I should be able to search locally automatically.
Anotherstupidperson
Week of April 21st, 2025
Considering the purpose of the site is trip planning, it’s awful. The itinerary feature is cumbersome, and there needs to be better coordination between TripAdvisor and the tour company. This could be solved easily with technology.
Cannonball621
Week of April 21st, 2025

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The quotes of the week

Hear from some of the most impactful users to drive changes
I decided to book activities through TripAdvisor for the first time during my solo birthday trip, and unfortunately, it was a huge mistake. I encountered multiple issues that ruined my experience, and the lack of customer support only made things worse. I expect a full refund for both experiences, as they were not delivered as advertised.
Candice Wu
App Store
I’ve been having a frequent, frustrating issue with the UX of the app. I try to search for a dish locally, but it redirects me to unrelated places or options miles away. TripAdvisor has my location, and I should be able to search locally automatically.
Kelly Williams
Google Play
Considering the purpose of the site is trip planning, it’s awful. The itinerary feature is cumbersome, and there needs to be better coordination between TripAdvisor and the tour company. This could be solved easily with technology.
Koray Okumus
Google Play

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