TripAdvisor honours its top contributors of 2014

TripAdvisor,the world’s largest travel site, announced its top contributors of 2014, based on the reviews and opinions submitted on TripAdvisor from its community of millions of travelers worldwide. Top contributing members and countries have been highlighted, as well as the most-reviewed cities, accommodations, restaurants and attractions on TripAdvisor in 2014.

TripAdvisor now features more than 200 million reviews and opinions from its global travel community, covering more than 4.4 million businesses and properties in 145,000 destinations.

“Our global travel community adds 115 contributions to the site every minute, helping to make TripAdvisor the world’s best place to plan a trip,” saidBarbara Messing, Chief Marketing Officer for TripAdvisor. “We thank our most active members, as well as each of our contributors. Their candid feedback is the lifeblood of TripAdvisor and helps others find the information and advice they need before they travel or visit a business.”

Most Prolific Indian TripAdvisor Contributors in 2014

• Most content (reviews, forum posts, and photos) AshisRoy 4,700
• Most reviews Bornav 422
• Most international reviews (reviews for travel outside of India) bumni_12 238
• Most accommodation reviews AdventurePhiles 45
• Most restaurant reviews Bornav 145
• Most attraction reviews Bornav 275
• Most forum posts AshisRoy 4,713
• Most photos
• SandeepKale 679

Meet Some of the Top Contributors

• Most Content:AshisRoy, 4700 posts in 2014

An explorer at heart, Ashis born in 1976 and likes to explore new routes, food joints and, accommodations during his trips. An ardent nature lover, helping travelers is his passion which led him to becoming the destination expert for 12 destinations including Kashmir, Shillong, Kolkata, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

• Most Reviews: Bornav Raychaudhury, 422 reviews in 2014

Bornav is an artist and photographer residing in Guwahati and loves to travel solo. He has been active on TripAdvisor since 2009 and likes the fact that it is one of the few travel sites where both positive and negative aspects of a place are displayed. “As atraveller I inquire a lot from the locals since I do not travel on conducted tours. Hence, I also feel strongly about helping other tourists by providing them with as much information as I can” he says.

• Most photos: Sandeep Kale, 679 photos in 2014

Sandeep believes that his love for travel comes from his parents. He currently resides in Mumbai and began using TripAdvisor in 2008. A seasoned traveler, Sandeep loves everything about travelling from taking pictures, eating different kinds of food, enjoying nature, adventure to relaxing in exotic hotels.

Top 3 most reviewed Indian Attractions in 2014:

• Taj Mahal, Agra; 2496 reviews in 2014
• Amber Fort and Palace, Jaipur; 1352 reviews 2014
• Agra Fort, Agra; 817 reviews in 2014

Most-Reviewed Cities in 2014

1. London, United Kingdom (565,742)
2. Rome, Italy (438,118)
3. Paris, France (414,700)
4. New York City, New York (375,905)
5. Barcelona, Spain (256,962)
6. Las Vegas, Nevada ( 244,331)
6. Agra (12,878)
7. Orlando, United States (213,340)
8. Milan, Italy (179,303)
9. Florence, Italy (153,235)
10. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (148,543)

Top Contributing Countries in 2014

Most content contributed overall - United States
Most photos submitted per member on average (when including photos with reviews) - Japan
Highest average number of words per review - Singapore
Highest percentage of international reviews (reviews for travel outside of member’s home country) - Singapore