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TripAdvisor, Walk Score Expand AARP Travel Tools

New features from AARP Travel Center Powered by Expedia will assure fun, safer trips

by: AARP Travel Center Powered by Expedia, from: AARP, June 21, 2011

Have you ever wondered what a hotel is really like before you commit to staying there? Ever wondered if the pictures and descriptions on a hotel’s website accurately represent what a stay there would actually be like or wondered what is really nearby?

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Now AARP members have this information at their fingertips with new features from the AARP Travel Center Powered by Expedia: TripAdvisor and Walk Score.

See what others think about your hotel before you book. — Expedia

TripAdvisor has become the industry-leading source of travel reviews — from people just like you, not marketers or sales staff — with more than 450,000 hotels in more than 85,000 cities across the world.

Plus, TripAdvisor's travel community has written millions of reviews describing their best and worst vacations, so you can decide where to go and what to avoid. Destination guides from real travelers collect helpful suggestions and photos to guide you.

Walk Score rates the "walkability" of a hotel location and displays points of interest in the surrounding area. It also reduces parking and traffic frustrations and helps ensure your safety.

Now when AARP members look for a hotel, they do not need to check multiple websites for this information. TripAdvisor and Walk Score information are already integrated into the hotel information pages found within the AARP Travel Center.

Finally, enjoy AARP and Expedia's exciting new matching game, "Sightseer." Click on a tile to show the image. Earn points by matching as many pairs as you can before time runs out. The highest score are eligible for a prize!