TripAdvisor-owned company celebrates momentous growth.
NEW YORK – Oyster.com, the hotel tell-all known for its independent and unbiased expert hotel reviews, announced that it has published content for more than 10,000 hotels across 76 countries and six continents. The site, which launched in June 2009 with just 250 hotels, has added upwards of 7,000 properties since it was acquired by TripAdvisor, Inc., less than a year and a half ago.
“The rapid growth Oyster has had since it joined the TripAdvisor family is exciting,” says Adam Medros, Senior Vice President of Global Product for TripAdvisor. “With the integration of Oyster photos on TripAdvisor under ‘Expert Photos,’ our millions of monthly travelers have access to the insights they need when planning and booking their trips.”
Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa, one of the more recent hotels added to Oyster (PRNewsFoto/Oyster).
Oyster Investigators Visit, Photograph and Rate Each Hotel
Oyster employs a massive global network of investigators who visit, photograph, review and rate each hotel. At least 50 of its trained experts are out in the field on any given day. “A core principle since our founding has been to show and tell people what their hotel is going to be like before they get there. Our goal is to find them just the right property for their needs. With more than 10,000 hotels, 3.6 million unique photos and our expert reviews, travelers have the information they need at their fingertips,” says Oyster Cofounder and General Manager Eytan Seidman.
New Panoramic HDR Images Provide Enhanced Perspective on Hotels
In addition to publishing its 10,000th hotel, Oyster has launched several significant enhancements in recent months. Most notable is its new panoramic imagery through the use of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography and fish-eye lenses. Currently available for 2,800 properties, such as the Villa Marbella Suites in the U.S. Virgin Islands, these new panoramas allow consumers to more accurately perceive numerous spaces throughout a hotel, including guest rooms, the lobby, pools, beaches and more. They will complement the robust still imagery on the site.
Photo caption: Oyster imagery on TripAdvisor (PRNewsFoto/Oyster).
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