According to today�s Independent TripAdvisor has been
monitoring the posts placed on its website and where positive reviews are
posted from the hotel�s IP address �red-flagging� them. The power of
TripAdvisor is suggested by the experience of The Riverside Hotel and
Restaurant in Evesham, Worcestershire who report that they have needed to drop
their prices from an average of �125 per night to around �40 to fill their
rooms. The owner my sue TripAdvisor.

Businesses would be well advised to discourage reviewers
posting until they have left the premises

As Justin pointed out at the party, ResponsibleTravel.com
sold only four holidays in its first year. Many told us that no one would want to
by a holiday they had found on ResponsibleTrave.com and it was a bad time for .coms.We were crazy they said.

Ten years on since responsibletravel.com was founded on 6th
April 2001, it has grown  from just 15
holidays at the launch to almost 4,000 holidays in April 2011, and selling over
$100 million of responsible holidays. ResponsibleTravel.com has played a major
role in the success of the Responsible Tourism Movement in the UK and around
the world.

Justin and ResponsibleTravel.com were self-effacing at the
party we arranged together on the 10^th Birthday, April 6^th, to celebrate 10 year of Responsible Tourism. It was generous of Justin to stand
aside from the limelight.

ResponsibleTravel.com is a C21st equivalent of the medieval Fish
Street or Gold Lane � it is the market place to find a Responsible Tourism trip.

It was good to be there, to share the celebration, to catch
up with friends and wish them every success for many years to come.