Have you gotten any additional information about the problem with the Hawaiian Airlines Neo Jet? I emailed the company and go the usual “we’re checking into it”. We’re traveling soon on Hawaiian air, and I’m a nervous flyer at best.
Valerie B.
I noticed the Waikolai Hotel (rainbow tower) in Honolulu isn’t on your list of top 10 hotels. Pls tell me it’s a great hotel!!
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Valerie.
You can get the link from TripAdvisor and paste it into Fakespot to see how it does.
Aloha.
Rich
I think this is a big issue. The worst I have found is in UK. Reviews are generally suspicious anyway. When I see various magazines with 10 awards I often completely disagree with their findings and one has to accept that different people have different priorities. Whilst that is not dishonest, comments about cleanliness etc that are fake definitely are a fraud. Worst for me have been UK restaurants..
Joe E.
I’m curious how the new short term rental law has affected those rentals on Oahu. Are the number of advertised rentals reducing or remaining unaffected? And has anyone been cited for a violation?
Mary g.
All your comments are from 2018!
Grant
Good article…still a valid and relevant concept.
Beat of Hawaii
Thanks Grant!
Aloha.
Grant
I used to write reviews on TA for just about every place we did business. After reading about how much of their site is scam reviews I have stopped reviewing altogether.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Grant.
Good to hear from you. Concur completely – stopped posting reviews there a decade ago and deleted profile.
Aloha.
Anthony S.
I stopped posting as well when two negative reviews of “5 star” properties were not posted. The worst was a booking at The Hotel Regina in Wengen Switzerland. The hotel was listed as a luxury property and was a real splurge. The rooms were tiny and dilapidated and nothing worked properly. In the vaunted dining room our table had no two legs of equal length and wobbled terribly. When we asked to be moved to another table, the hotel solved the problem with a matchbook placed under one leg. As I stated, my fact based review, exact but politely written, was never posted.
Michael
“…..there is likely an equal business providing negative reviews” for rival companies. “Likely”??? Logic says to agree but can’t make that claim without some basic evidence.
Bill
Why no mention of Yelp? Are they somehow immune to all of this or are you just biased against Trip Advisor?
Mary G
Hi im travelling from la to Hawaii sep 2019 my luggage is paid for. Then when my holiday in Hawaii finished I’m going to Las Vegas do I pay for my bags for this journey? Thanks.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Mary.
We haven’t any idea. Have you contacted your airline?
Aloha.
Teri S
Use Trip Advisor forums instead of reviews. You can actually have a discuywith people. The forum regulars know Hawaii very well, and they are tenacious at exposing business that self promote. TA treats the forums as poor relation. But they are a great way to learn and have discussions with people who love to help you love Hawaii. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g28932-i36-Hawaii.html
Chris W
Thanks for the very useful article! Hard to know where to find accurate info these days. Even some TA forums seem populated with undisclosed hired help. Then there’s the honest awkwardness of going back to a favorite restaurant to find quality slipped.
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Have you gotten any additional information about the problem with the Hawaiian Airlines Neo Jet? I emailed the company and go the usual “we’re checking into it”. We’re traveling soon on Hawaiian air, and I’m a nervous flyer at best.
I noticed the Waikolai Hotel (rainbow tower) in Honolulu isn’t on your list of top 10 hotels. Pls tell me it’s a great hotel!!
Hi Valerie.
You can get the link from TripAdvisor and paste it into Fakespot to see how it does.
Aloha.
I think this is a big issue. The worst I have found is in UK. Reviews are generally suspicious anyway. When I see various magazines with 10 awards I often completely disagree with their findings and one has to accept that different people have different priorities. Whilst that is not dishonest, comments about cleanliness etc that are fake definitely are a fraud. Worst for me have been UK restaurants..
I’m curious how the new short term rental law has affected those rentals on Oahu. Are the number of advertised rentals reducing or remaining unaffected? And has anyone been cited for a violation?
All your comments are from 2018!
Good article…still a valid and relevant concept.
Thanks Grant!
Aloha.
I used to write reviews on TA for just about every place we did business. After reading about how much of their site is scam reviews I have stopped reviewing altogether.
Hi Grant.
Good to hear from you. Concur completely – stopped posting reviews there a decade ago and deleted profile.
Aloha.
I stopped posting as well when two negative reviews of “5 star” properties were not posted. The worst was a booking at The Hotel Regina in Wengen Switzerland. The hotel was listed as a luxury property and was a real splurge. The rooms were tiny and dilapidated and nothing worked properly. In the vaunted dining room our table had no two legs of equal length and wobbled terribly. When we asked to be moved to another table, the hotel solved the problem with a matchbook placed under one leg. As I stated, my fact based review, exact but politely written, was never posted.
“…..there is likely an equal business providing negative reviews” for rival companies. “Likely”??? Logic says to agree but can’t make that claim without some basic evidence.
Why no mention of Yelp? Are they somehow immune to all of this or are you just biased against Trip Advisor?
Hi im travelling from la to Hawaii sep 2019 my luggage is paid for. Then when my holiday in Hawaii finished I’m going to Las Vegas do I pay for my bags for this journey? Thanks.
Hi Mary.
We haven’t any idea. Have you contacted your airline?
Aloha.
Use Trip Advisor forums instead of reviews. You can actually have a discuywith people. The forum regulars know Hawaii very well, and they are tenacious at exposing business that self promote. TA treats the forums as poor relation. But they are a great way to learn and have discussions with people who love to help you love Hawaii.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g28932-i36-Hawaii.html
Thanks for the very useful article! Hard to know where to find accurate info these days. Even some TA forums seem populated with undisclosed hired help. Then there’s the honest awkwardness of going back to a favorite restaurant to find quality slipped.