PDF Guides

Overview

Tripadvisor PDF Guides are generated in batch on a recurring monthly basis via an automated script.  The three page PDF guides display "Amazing Attractions", "Popular Restaurants", and "Recommended Places to Stay" that have been rated with a Tripadvisor traveler rating of 4.0 or higher with a photo. URLs for the PDFs will be provided to the partner by Tripadvisor. PDFs will only be created for destinations and languages that the partner has been mapped and configured for. The URLs will not change; the existing PDFs will be replaced each month. There are some smaller or less popular destinations that do not have enough qualified content on the website for creating a guide. If less than one page of content is available, no guide is created.  

 

Configuration Options – Set by Tripadvisor

Option 

Description

Language

Indicates which languages the guide should be created in. See list of languages here.
Note: zh_CN and Arabic are not supported

Allow Single Page

If there is not enough content for a three page guide, create the one-page version of the guide.

Partner Logo

Optional. Partner can provide a logo to put in the PDF guide. Logo must be in GIF format, required dimensions: 200px high, 70px wide.

Hide Logo Caption

Whether to show the "presented by" caption next to the partner logo. Default is false.

Hide Hotels

Whether to exclude hotels from the guide.

Hide Restaurants

Whether to exclude restaurants in the guide.

Hide Attractions

Whether to exclude attractions from the guide.


 

Partner PDF Options – Set by partner

PDFs can be downloaded by submitting a URL: http://www.tripadvisor.com/PrintGuide?partnerId=PARTNER_KEY&lang=en_US&locationId=Boston

The PDF URL includes the /PrintGuide Tripadvisor page.  This is followed by a question mark and the key/value pairs of URL parameters.  Location IDs for Destinations must be mapped in order for us to print a PDF for it. If a requested PDF doesn’t exist, an error will be returned.  

 

Option

Description

partnerId

Required. The partner key provided by Tripadvisor to allow partner access to widgets.

locationId

Required. This will be the ID of the requested Geo on Tripadvisor. This value can be either a TA Geo ID, or a Partner ID if TA has done a geo mapping. Plain text is supported.

lang

Required. If a locale that we do not support is passed in, but we support that language with no country code, we will attempt to default to that language. In that case, the language and country code must be separated by an underscore. So fr_CA would use fr, but frCA or fr-CA would not work. Otherwise, default is en_US.

Content Display

Each listing will contain:

  • Photo thumbnail
  • Name & Location
  • Ranking
  • Tripadvisor Traveler Rating & Review Count
  • Recent review titles
  • Restaurant Type, Phone Number, Price Category, Dining options, Good For
  • Attraction Type

 

Logic for Selecting Listings

Must be rated 4.0 or higher with a photo. If there is not enough content for a 3-page guide, we will try for one-page.  If not enough for 1-page, no guide is created.

  • Things to do: Prioritize World Heritage, Landmarks/Historic Sites, and Attractions
  • Restaurants: Prioritize reservable restaurants
  • Accommodations: Prioritize hotels and exclude vacation rentals

 

 Suggested Uses 

  • Send a link to the PDF in a pre-trip email or attach PDFs
  • Place a link on your website to the PDF for the applicable geo
  • Distribute via offline channels – print and distribute monthly

 

Examples 

Mumbai Hotels

Mumbai Hotels PDF Guide

 

 

 

Singapore Restaurants

Singapore Restaurants PDF Guide

 

 

Single Page Guide

PDF Guide - Single Page