Hi Somtam. Thanks for the weekly newsletter. I read the Without Maps piece on reviews as suggested, but I think the article overshoots the mark. Certainly I agree there is no purpose in reviewing major attractions or hotels which already have thousands of reviews. But what about that small, family-run guesthouse in Prachuap town where I've stayed twice or the independent coffee shop I frequented in Krabi, for example? How is my first-person feedback fake news? How is it bad to offer specific information to fellow travelers or to help support a worthwhile local business? Plus, how is me posting these types of reviews any different than the notes we used to leave in guesthouse travel tips notebooks or those word-of-mouth recommendations we used to share with other travelers on the road? Cheers.
True, I guess pick your sights! Not sure, with 51,000+ reviews on TA, the planet needs another opinion on Wat Pho, but Somchai’s Lodge? Sure! I miss guestbooks too...
Hi Somtam. Thanks for the weekly newsletter. I read the Without Maps piece on reviews as suggested, but I think the article overshoots the mark. Certainly I agree there is no purpose in reviewing major attractions or hotels which already have thousands of reviews. But what about that small, family-run guesthouse in Prachuap town where I've stayed twice or the independent coffee shop I frequented in Krabi, for example? How is my first-person feedback fake news? How is it bad to offer specific information to fellow travelers or to help support a worthwhile local business? Plus, how is me posting these types of reviews any different than the notes we used to leave in guesthouse travel tips notebooks or those word-of-mouth recommendations we used to share with other travelers on the road? Cheers.
True, I guess pick your sights! Not sure, with 51,000+ reviews on TA, the planet needs another opinion on Wat Pho, but Somchai’s Lodge? Sure! I miss guestbooks too...
Always like revisiting the Lonely Planet story.