Cleartrip announced their partnership with TripAdvisor®, the largest travel community in the world. Starting today, India’s favorite online travel agency will be displaying unbiased and honest hotel ratings and reviews written by travelers about their own experiences.

Cleartrip.com will display the three most recent TripAdvisor reviews and ratings for hotels in India and in the 140 countries currently covered by TripAdvisor. When making a hotel booking, consumers will see TripAdvisor ratings (one to five "owls" depending on user popularity) on the search results page and be able to view the reviews of real customers by either clicking on the TripAdvisor rating or by clicking on the "Read Traveler Reviews" link in the hotel’s Overview section. Customer reviews from TripAdvisor are available for over 60% of the hotels offered by Cleartrip. Cleartrip customers will also be able to submit reviews, which will be displayed on TripAdvisor sites across the world.

With objective and honest reviews, consumers in India will gain the confidence to book hotels online and feel that they have had a personal recommendation from someone who knows. Today, consumers can log on to Cleartrip.com and read over 1.25 lac user reviews generated for approximately 41,000 hotels across the globe.

Commenting on Cleartrip being the first online travel agent in India to provide its consumers with reviews from TripAdvisor, Stuart Crighton stated, "We believe that TripAdvisor reviews and ratings are a trusted and very current resource, which would give our customers a wider depth of information to refine decision-making, having unedited user-generated content on our site reinforces our relationship with our customers by fostering the feeling of trust and transparency that we’ve established."

TripAdvisor has over 15 million unbiased reviews and opinions of hotels, restaurants, and attractions worldwide, adding over 5 million in the last 12 months. In addition, more than 700,000 hotels, restaurants and attractions reviewed for over 33,000 destinations have been added along with over 1.3 million traveller photos. TripAdvisor is widely considered the most trustworthy online community in the world.

"We have seen proof that the addition of TripAdvisor reviews not only benefits the consumer but also drives conversions for travel companies," said TripAdvisor India’s Managing Director, Sharat Dhall. "We are excited about partnering with Cleartrip and look forward to Cleartrip customers contributing their opinions to the world’s largest travel community."

Cleartrip customers will be asked to review the hotel in which they have stayed in and provide a rating on a co-branded page with TripAdvisor. As a process, two days after check out, an auto-generated email is sent to the customer asking for his review.

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About TripAdvisor Media Network

TripAdvisor® Media Network, operated by TripAdvisor, LLC, attracts nearly 32 million monthly visitors* across 12 popular travel brands, TripAdvisor®, airfarewatchdog.com™, bookingbuddy.com ™, cruisecritic.com™, holidaywatchdog.com™, independenttraveler.com™, onetime.com™, seatguru.com™, smartertravel.com™, travel-library.com™, travelpod.com™ and virtualtourist.com™. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with 24 million monthly visitors*, six million registered members and 15 million reviews and opinions. Featuring real advice from real travelers, TripAdvisor-branded sites cover 300,000+ hotels and attractions and operate in the U.S. (http://www.tripadvisor.com), the U.K. (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk), Ireland (http://www.tripadvisor.ie), France (http://www.tripadvisor.fr), Germany (http://www.tripadvisor.de), Italy (http://www.tripadvisor.it), and Spain (http://www.tripadvisor.es). TripAdvisor® Media Network provides travel suppliers with graphical advertising opportunities and a cost-per-click marketing platform. Collectively, the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network have won hundreds of awards and accolades from press and industry worldwide. TripAdvisor and the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network are operating companies of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE).
airfarewatchdog.com™, bookingbuddy.com ™, cruisecritic.com™, holidaywatchdog.com™, independenttraveler.com™, onetime.com™, seatguru.com™, smartertravel.com™, travel-library.com™, travelpod.com™ and virtualtourist.com™. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with 24 million monthly visitors*, six million registered members and 15 million reviews and opinions. Featuring real advice from real travelers, TripAdvisor-branded sites cover 300,000+ hotels and attractions and operate in the U.S. (http://www.tripadvisor.com), the U.K. (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk), Ireland (http://www.tripadvisor.ie), France (http://www.tripadvisor.fr), Germany (http://www.tripadvisor.de), Italy (http://www.tripadvisor.it), and Spain (http://www.tripadvisor.es). TripAdvisor® Media Network provides travel suppliers with graphical advertising opportunities and a cost-per-click marketing platform. Collectively, the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network have won hundreds of awards and accolades from press and industry worldwide. TripAdvisor and the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network are operating companies of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE).

TripAdvisor, SeatGuru, Travel-Library, Holiday Watchdog and TravelPod are either registered trademarks or trademarks of TripAdvisor LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Airfarewatchdog, BookingBuddy and SmarterTravel are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Smarter Travel Media LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Cruise Critic and The Independent Traveler are either trademarks or registered trademarks of The Independent Traveler, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. VirtualTourist, VirtualTourist.com and OneTime are either trademarks or registered trademarks of VirtualTourist.com, Inc. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners.

About Cleartrip.com

Cleartrip was launched in July 2006 and is one of the leading OTAs in India with 35% market share. Cleartrip is very customer oriented and offers convenience, choice without confusion, multiple payment options, competitive prices, exclusive destination information and unparalleled customer support. Cleartrip is built on the promise of providing a reliable, simple and responsible service by offering comprehensive products with competitive pricing, with the mission to making travel simple for the consumer.

Through the Cleartrip online website, leisure and business travelers can compare prices and purchase air and hotel products. The current range of products offered by Cleartrip includes search and booking for domestic and International flights, search and booking for over 70,000 domestic hotels and international hotels, holiday packages, mobile services for travel, and global destination guides.

Headquartered at Mumbai, Cleartrip has projected a turnover of Rs 1200 Cr. (USD 300 Million) in current fiscal 2008-2009. Cleartrip.com has over 350 employees on board and offers 24x7 customer service.