Where travellers check-in

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NEEDHAM, MASS, US, 26 April 2017: TripAdvisor launched its first-ever mobile Check-Index, Tuesday, that reveals travellers’ and locals’ most frequented hotels, restaurants and attractions in major world tourism destinations.

The study was based TripAdvisor’s massive databank of mobile check-in information.

“Our mobile Check-Index shows the points of interest where consumers are voting with their feet and actually spending their time,” said TripAdvisor vice president of product, consumer experience Jeff Chow. “It’s interesting to see how in some cities travellers and locals are drawn to the same things to do or places to eat, while in others you see distinct differences in their preferences.”

To glean these insights, TripAdvisor studied check-ins via smartphone GPS and motion sensors to predict when and where anonymous users are visiting a spot or if they are just passing by.

Analysis of foot traffic in the highlighted cities reveals specific trends.

Travellers and locals both tend to have good taste, generally choosing highly rated points of interest

Many travellers and locals are drawn to the same tasty eateries, with crossover is several cities studied.

The most frequented chain restaurants in these select cities are Starbucks, McDonald’s and Hard Rock Café.

Travellers are drawn to major tourist attractions, whereas locals often find alternative things to do.

Points of Interest with the Greatest Number of Visits: Travellers vs Locals

CITY TRAVELERS LOCALS
New York City
Attractions 1.  Madison Square Garden

2.  The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum

3.  Times Square

 1.  Madison Square Garden

2.  Bryant Park

3.  One World Observatory – World Trade Center
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Katz’s Deli

2.  Balthazar

3.  Ellen’s Stardust Diner

 1.  Pershing Square

2.  The Dead Rabbit

3.  Balthazar
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Hard Rock Café

2.  Shake Shack (Columbus Ave)

3.  Starbucks (Madison Ave)

 1.  Shake Shack (East 86th St)

2.  Starbucks (Columbus Ave)

3.  Starbucks (Astor Pl)
Hotels 1.  New York Hilton Midtown

2.  Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel

3.  New Yorker A Wyndham Hotel

 Not Applicable
Chicago
Attractions 1.  The Magnificent Mile

2.  The Art Institute of Chicago

3.  Navy Pier

 1.  The Magnificent Mile

2.  United Center

3.  East Bank Club
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Quartino

2.  Girl & The Goat

3.  Chicago Cut Steakhouse

 1.  Chicago French Market

2.  Chicago Cut Steakhouse

3.  Quartino
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Portillo’s

2.  Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

3.  Giordano’s (North Rush St)

 1.  Portillo’s

2.  Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

3.  Starbucks (S Drexel Ave)
Hotels 1.  Hyatt Regency Chicago

2.  The Palmer House Hilton

3.  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

 Not Applicable
San Francisco
Attractions 1.  Pier 39

2.  Union Square

3.  Fisherman’s Wharf

 1.  Ferry Building Marketplace

2.  Union Square

3.  Market Street
Restaurants: Independent 1.  The Slanted Door

2.  Scoma’s

3.  Cliff House

 1.  Town Hall

2.  Yank Sing (Stevenson St.)

3.  Foreign Cinema
Restaurants: Chain 1.  In-N-Out Burger

2.  Super Duper Burgers (Downtown)

3.  Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Market

 1.  The Grove – Yerba Buena

2.  Super Duper Burgers (Downtown)

3.  Roam Artisan Burgers (Union St.)
Hotels 1.  Hilton San Francisco Union Square

2.  San Francisco Marriott Marquis

3.  InterContinental San Francisco

 Not Applicable
Los Angeles
Attractions 1.  Universal Studios Hollywood

2.  Hollywood Walk of Fame

3.  The Original Farmer’s Market

 1.  Staples Center

2.  The Original Farmers Market

3.  The Grove
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Gjelina

2.  Perch

3.  Rose Cafe

 1.  Rose Cafe

2.  Perch

3.  Bottega Louie
Restaurants: Chain 1.  The Ivy

2.  BCD Tofu House

3.  In-N-Out Burger

 1.  BCD Tofu House

2.  IHOP

3.  Urban Plates
Hotels 1.  The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites

2.  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live

3.  Hilton Los Angeles Airport

 Not Applicable
London
Attractions 1.  Tower of London

2.  Borough Market

3.  British Museum

 1.  Borough Market

2.  St Paul’s Cathedral

3.  Sky Garden
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Duck & Waffle

2.  Novikov Restaurant & Bar

3.  The Wolseley

 1.  The Folly Bar

2.  Madison

3.  Novikov Restaurant & Bar
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Dishroom Covent Garden

2.  Five Guys

3.  Yauatcha

 1.  Dishroom Covent Garden

2.  Big Easy

3.  Yauatcha
Hotels 1.  Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London

2.  Hilton London Metropole

3.  Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel

 Not Applicable
Paris
Attractions 1.  Musée du Louvre

2.  Eiffel Tower

3.  Galeries Lafaytte

 1.  Les Quatres Temps

2.  Les Halles

3.  Printemps
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Lafayette Gourmet

2.  L’Avenue

3.  Cafe Les Deux Magots

 1.  Lafayette Gourmet

2.  Le Chalet 16

3.  Klay Saint Sauveur

 
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Laduree

2.  McDonald’s

3.  Angelina Paris

 1.  Laduree

2.  Starbucks

3.  Relais de l’Entrecote
Hotels 1.  Le Meridien Etoile

2.  Pullman Paris Montparnasse

3.  Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel

 Not Applicable
Rome
Attractions 1.  Colosseum

2.  Trevi Fountain

3.  Spanish Steps

 1.  Stadio Olimpico

2.  Spanish Steps

3.  Villa Borghese
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Angelino “ai Fori” dal 1947

2.  Grazia & Graziella

3.  Momart Café’

 1.  Momart Café’

2.  Dolce

3.  Il Fungo – Piano Zero e Quattordicesimo Piano
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Stagioni, l’Osteria di Eataly

2.  McDonald’s

3.  Hard Rock Cafe Rome

 1.  Stagioni, l’Osteria di Eataly

2.  Caffe Tomeucci

3.  Mamma Pizza
Hotels 1.  Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts

2.  NH Collection Roma Vittorio Veneto

3.  The Westin Excelsior, Rome

 Not Applicable
Barcelona
Attractions 1.  Basilica of the Sagrada Familia

2.  Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria

3.  Park Guell

 1.  La Manquista

2.  L’illa Diagonal

3.  Casa Batllo
Restaurants: Independent 1.  El Nacional Barcelona

2.  Cervecería Catalana

3.  La Fonda del Port Olimpic

 1.  Cervecería Catalana

2.  El Nacional Barcelona

3.  Fabrica Moritz Barcelona
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Brunch & Cake

2.  Tapas 24

3.  Bilbao Berria

 1.  Bacoa – Universitat

2.  Sopa

3.  Nostrum
Hotels 1.  Barcelo Sants

2.  W Barcelona

3.  Hotel Arts Barcelona

 Not Applicable
Berlin
Attractions 1.  Alexanderplatz

2.  Mauermuseum

3.  Berlin TV Tower

 1.  Alexanderplatz

2.  Mauermuseum

3.  Berlin TV Tower
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Monsieur Vuong

2.  Burgermeister

3.  KaffeeMitte

 1.  Monsieur Vuong

2.  Martkhalle Neun Berlin Kreuzberg

3.  SETs
Restaurants: Chain 1.  KaDeWe Feinschmeckerbars

2.  Hofbräu München Berlin

3.  Hard Rock Café Berlin

 1.  KaDeWe Feinschmeckerbars

2.  IKEA Restaurant

3.  Spreegold
Hotels 1.  InterContinental Berlin

2.  Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz

3.  Hilton Berlin

 Not Applicable
Sydney
Attractions 1.  Sydney Opera House

2.  Darling Harbour

3.  Bondi Beach

 1.  Olympic Stadium

2.  Sydney Opera House

3.  The Star
Restaurants: Independent 1.  The Grounds of Alexandria

2.  The Glenmore

3.  The Beresford

 1.  The Grounds of Alexandria

2.  The Beresford

3.  The Sheaf
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Hard Rock Cafe

2.  Pancakes on the Rocks

3.  Ribs and Rumps

 1.  Salt Meats Cheese

2.  McDonald’s

3.  Hard Rock Cafe
Hotels 1.  Shangri-La Hotel Sydney

2.  The Westin Sydney

3.  InterContinental Sydney

 Not Applicable
Bangkok
Attractions 1.  Khao San Road

2.  Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho)

3.  Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)

 1.  Siriraj Medical Museum

2.  Lumpini Park

3.  Ganesha Shrine
Restaurants: Independent 1.  Thip Samai

2.  Go Ang – Pratunam Chicken Rice Restaurant

3. T&K Seafood

 1.  Roast

2.  Papaya

3.  Thip Samai
Restaurants: Chain 1.  Secret Recipe Cafe

2.  Hard Rock Café Bangkok

3.  Baan Khanita by the River

 1.  After You Dessert Café – Intersect Rama 3

2.  Secret Recipe Cafe

3.  MK Restaurant
Hotels 1.  Pathumwan Princess Hotel

2.  Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

3.  Amari Watergate Bangkok

 Not Applicable

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