TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico resorts, tourists say

Re:TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico re... by imglorp on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @01:52PM (#15603741)

TA has a glaring conflict of interest here. They can't represent the interests of both the travel businesses and the travelers at the same time: the commission will win every time.

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Re:TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico re... by user5994461 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @02:42PM (#15604248)

Also, hotels have an interest in putting bad reviews and closing their competitors.

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Re:TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico re... by hatmatrix on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @04:13PM (#15605044)

But wouldn't an effective bad review be a seemingly real testimony that you were raped at their establishment?

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Re:TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico re... by goialoq on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:16PM (#15604591)

Until they drive away their customers with their bad reputation.

Every sales operation has the same dilemma -- serve customers or fleece them?

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Re:TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico re... by microcolonel on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @01:55PM (#15603767)

Same problem with Yelp monetization.

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Re:TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico re... by dreamcompiler on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:41PM (#15604789)

Exactly. Yelp has become little more than a protection racket for restaurants. "Nice little bistro you got here. Be a shame if it got low Yelp reviews. Pay us $$$ and we'll make sure that doesn't happen."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2dkJctUDIs

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Re:TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico re... by 2K17 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @02:45PM (#15604284)

The rule is to err on the PC side of things - works for Europe.

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