An analysis is developed for studying the matching between users’ sentiments and automatic sentiment-detection algorithms in TripAdvisor as a source of data for sentiment analysis tasks.
Web platforms such as TripAdvisor allow tourists to describe their experiences with hotels, restaurants, and other tourist attractions. This article proposes TripAdvisor as a source of data for sentiment analysis tasks. The authors develop an analysis for studying the matching between users’ sentiments and automatic sentiment-detection algorithms. They also discuss some of the challenges regarding sentiment analysis and TripAdvisor.