'Best Hotels On The Web - 2002' Identified by TripAdvisor

Covering over 80 major cities worldwide and the top continents, TripAdvisor's "Best Hotels On The Web" award was given to the most popular hotel in each city or region. Unlike other hotel awards that are based solely on editorial opinions or user surveys, TripAdvisor's award takes into account the overall opinions of the vast information written about a hotel available on the web. The greater the amount of positive articles and reviews published on the web about a hotel, the higher the hotel's ranking. In this regard, TripAdvisor's "Best Hotels On The Web" award is the first Hotel award based solely on the democratic input of the entire web.

And the Winner Is....

The full results of this study can be seen at:

Below is a sampling of the Hotel recipients for the major regions as well as the top 10 major cities worldwide:

Best Hotels On The Web - 2002 - Hotels by major region:

• United States - Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas
• Canada - Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City
• Europe - Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, France
• Caribbean - Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas
• Mexico - Gran Caribe Real Resort and Spa, Cancun, Mexico
• South Pacific - The Observatory Hotel, Sydney, Australia

Best Hotels On The Web - 2002 - Hotels by major city:

• New York City - Algonquin Hotel
• Paris - Four Seasons Hotel George V
• London - Morgan Hotel
• Los Angeles - Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
• San Francisco - The Clift Hotel
• Washington, D.C. - Topaz Hotel
• Seattle - Mayflower Park
• Miami - Doral Golf Resort and Spa
• San Diego - Hotel Del Coronado
• Orlando - Universal's Portofino Bay Hotel

Service and Location Top the List - A common theme for the top hotel in each city and region was superior service and a convenient location. Articles, reviews and opinions culled from the web for the top hotels universally highlighted the top hotels for their excellent customer service (helping with dinner reservations, complementary room upgrades, friendly staff etc.). Additionally, proximity to the important tourist destinations in a given city was another common theme.

Methodology - During 2002, TripAdvisor's search technology continuously scoured the web for articles, reviews and opinions published on various travel topics including hotel properties. Based on the quantity (i.e. number of articles, reviews and opinions published on the web) and quality (i.e. whether the content was favorable or negative towards a hotel) of content found on the web, TripAdvisor assigned a "web popularity" score for over 75,000 hotels worldwide. For each of the top 80+ cities and the top regions, TripAdvisor then ranked the hotels in that city or region based on their web popularity score.

About TripAdvisor - TripAdvisor, Inc. provides a comprehensive travel search engine and directory that helps consumers research their travel plans via the web. The company also offers travel suppliers a performance-based marketing medium that generates average click-through rates of over 10% per page. TripAdvisor, Inc. is a privately held, venture-backed company that has won dozens of awards including "Best of the Web 2001" from The San Francisco Chronicle and "Incredibly Useful Site of the Day" by Yahoo! Internet Life. is one of the top travel sites on the web, averaging over 1.8 million unique visitors per month. TripAdvisor's partners include leading travel companies such as Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Trip.com and Hotels.com, and its content is featured on other popular sites including www.lycos.com and . TripAdvisor is based in Needham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit .