Comments on: Five Star Scams story http://philwiley.com/workathome/five-star-scams-story/ making money on the Internet Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dale Reardon Internet Marketing Techniques http://philwiley.com/workathome/five-star-scams-story/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Dale Reardon Internet Marketing Techniques Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:35:13 +0000 http://philwiley.com/workathome/five-star-scams-story/#comment-872 Hi Phil, Contrast that with the Lonely Planet Guide Books who use undercover travellers who actually go and stay as guests and experience the property anonymously. Sometimes they tell you they are from the Lonely Planet at the end of their stay and sometimes not. It is the only way to get true ratings. The accommodation association in England used to (could still) have an agreement with all properties that they would stay as a paying guest (again under cover) and rate anonymously and afterwards when the review done get reimbursed for the cost of the stay regardless of the rating. Again unbiased. Dale. Hi Phil,

Contrast that with the Lonely Planet Guide Books who use undercover travellers who actually go and stay as guests and experience the property anonymously. Sometimes they tell you they are from the Lonely Planet at the end of their stay and sometimes not. It is the only way to get true ratings.

The accommodation association in England used to (could still) have an agreement with all properties that they would stay as a paying guest (again under cover) and rate anonymously and afterwards when the review done get reimbursed for the cost of the stay regardless of the rating. Again unbiased.

Dale.

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