REVIEWS give you an inkling of what interests, excites and disgusts people about a place. For that, there’s no bigger site to head to in the world than TripAdvisor. They recently released a compilation of their top contributors, the most reviewed cities, accommodations, restaurants and attractions on TripAdvisor in 2014.
The most reviewed Malaysian attraction is not surprising with the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur coming in with 2.517 reviews. The most reviewed accommodation is Traders Hotel in KL with 1,354 reviews. It seems like attention is centred on KL as the most reviewed restaurant is also located there – Healy Mac’s Irish Pub and Restaurant with 370 reviews.
Most-reviewed Malaysian cities in 2014 by global travellers
2. Georgetown, Penang (12,435)
3. Langkawi, Kedah (11,276)
4. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (9,258)
5. Malacca (7,805)
6. Kuching, Sarawak ( 5,171)
7. Johor Baru, Johor (4,537)
8. Batu Ferringhi, Penang (4,158)
9. Petaling Jaya, Selangor (2,796)
10. Ipoh, Perak (2,418)
Here is the roll-call for some of the most prolific contributors based in Malaysia below:
Most Content and Most Photos: WorldGlutton, Susan Chow, 1,795 contributions and 1,738 photos in 2014
Susan started using TripAdvisor when planning family trips to Europe and the Middle East and realised that travel agents that she had always used did not have first-hand experience of lesser known destinations like Davos in Switzerland. She now uses the site solely when sourcing for accommodation, attractions, restaurants and things to do on her travels. “I treat my reviews as my travel journal as they help capture memories, which is also why I’ve contributed so many photos,” Susan said. “It is also important to remember that these reviews can end up helping others in their travels.”
Most Reviews: jeff1955malaysia, Jeffery Lazar, 204 reviews in 2014
Being semi-retired, Lazar now has more time to pursue his hobby of travelling. He considers himself a budget traveller, with a passion for experiencing different cultures and visiting historical places. “I contribute to TripAdvisor as sharing my experiences would help other travellers not make the same mistakes I did,”said Lazar.
Most Restaurant Reviews and Most International Reviews: ExpatKL88, David Stearman-Smith, 109 restaurant reviews and 157 reviews outside of Malaysia in 2014
Originally from Britain Stearman-Smith is currently residing and working in Malaysia. He travels extensively for both business and leisure, and enjoys staying at luxury hotels in Asia and exploring the great dynasties of nearby countries. “I started writing reviews after having a less than satisfactory encounter at one of the high-end hotels in Asia,”
The country that contributed the most was the United States but the country with the highest percentage of international reviews (for travel outside of the member’s home country) was Singapore.
Singapore tops the highest average number of words per review while Malaysia comes in at number six. (Ed: Wonder if that’s because there were so much nice things to say or so much to complain about? TripAdvisor care to elaborate?)
The country that submitted the most photos submitted per member on average was Japan and Malaysians were the eight most prolific.
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,” claimed Barbara Messing, TripAdvisor chief marketing officer.
