TripAdvisor Reveals Europe's Most Romantic Hotels

LONDON, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

TripAdvisor shares the love this Valentine's Day with the Travellers' Choice Romance awards

TripAdvisor^®, (NASDAQ: TRIP), the world's largest travel site*, today announces the winners of its 2012 Travellers' Choice Romance awards, honouring the most romantic hotels in Europe and the world. Unlike any other hotel honours, TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice winners are based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from travellers around the world.

The Greek island of Santorini performed extraordinarily well in the romance stakes, laying claim to Europe's two most romantic hotels: the winner, Andronis Luxury Suites and runner-up, Aspaki & Oia Castle.  Santorini also claimed the seventh place hotel, Anastasis Apartments, which was named the world's second best hotel in the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Hotel awards in January.

"With Valentine's Day fast approaching, the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Romance awards highlight the world's and Europe's best hotels for a romantic getaway according to those who really matter - travellers themselves," commented Emma Shaw TripAdvisor spokesperson.  "Santorini was revealed as a lovebird's haven with both the winner and runner-up calling this gorgeous Greek island home, while France and Italy also revealed their romantic prowess with three properties each in the top ten."

   
    Europe's most romantic hotels:
   
    Andronis Luxury Suites        Santorini, Greece
    Aspaki & Oia Castle           Santorini, Greece
    Seven Hotel Paris             Paris, France
    Tiara Yaktsa Cannes           Theoule sur Mer, France
    Boutique Hotel Villa Sostaga  Lake Garda, Italy
    Castello Bevilacqua           Bevilacqua, Italy
    Anastasis Apartments          Santorini, Greece
    Villa Contessa                Bad Saarow, Germany
    Sogno di Giulietta            Verona, Italy
    Chateau de Marcay             Chinon, France

For the complete 2012 Travellers' Choice Romance winners and more reviews, opinions and candid holiday photographs, go to http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/TravelersChoice-Romance (please note this link will be live with 2012 results on Tuesday 7^th February).

To see the best hotels for luxury, bargain, relaxation and spa and more honoured in TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Hotel awards in January, go to http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/TravelersChoice-Hotels

Notes to Editors

Awards selection:

The Travellers' Choice Romance lists were determined by the 60 million reviews and opinions on TripAdvisor, using an algorithm that measured highly rated hotels which were most commonly marked as 'romantic' by travellers in hotel review forms.

About TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 60 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor's millions of monthly visitors.

TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 18 other travel media brands, and together the sites attract more than 65 million unique monthly visitors**.  TripAdvisor's travel media brands include: http://www.airfarewatchdog.com, http://www.bookingbuddy.com, http://www.cruisecritic.com, http://www.familyvacationcritic.com, http://www.flipkey.com, http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk, http://www.independenttraveler.com, http://www.onetime.com, http://www.seatguru.com, http://www.sniqueaway.com, http://www.smartertravel.com, http://www.travelpod.com, http://www.virtualtourist.com, and http://www.kuxun.cn.

*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, Worldwide, August 2011

**Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Inc. and its subsidiaries, Worldwide, August 2011

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