Aust Accor exec caught posting fake tripadvisor reviews

[markis10]

THE self-proclaimed "director of propaganda" for a major hotel group has been ordered on a leave of absence after he was discovered posting negative reviews online for rival companies under a fake name.


Peter Hook, the director of communications of Accor Hotels for the Asia Pacific area, admitted to posting the reviews on Trip Advisor but defended his actions, saying they were his personal observations.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...r-negative-posts/story-fni0cx12-1226650265846

"As a first time visitor to Phnom Penh I didn't know much about the hotel scene so booked a brand I knew well. It turned out to be a good choice," Hook wrote about the Sofitel in Phnom Penh.

In contrast, in a 2010 review Hook criticised rival the Intercontinental Hotel in Adelaide as "the ideal location but stuck in a time warp and rather expensive".

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/adve...osting-over-100-fake-tripadvisor-reviews.html

 

[farstar]

Interesting there was a member named Tavare who joined AFF in 2009 and only made two posts, both Accor related. May be a coincidence who knows.

 

[markis10]

Interesting there was a member named Tavare who joined AFF in 2009 and only made two posts, both Accor related. May be a coincidence who knows.

I dont think so

 

[cove]

By hook or by crook is a saying that jumped into my head with this thread.
i tend to use Expedia for international hotel reviews and I never go under 4 in a rating and that has worked.

 

[JohnK]

....i tend to use Expedia for international hotel reviews and I never go under 4 in a rating and that has worked.

You probably wouldn't want to know some of the hotels I have stayed in even existed!

I am still alive and hoping to make the magical 50!!!!