[paganel]

Yeah, I've recently noticed the "just 1 room left!" thingie, I generally tend to ignore it, as I travel by myself or with my gf. The reviews have held up for me, though. Granted, I also look at the number of reviews and at way those reviews are written, if it seems like there's something fishy I just skip it. On top of that I use TripAdvisor, which is really holding up pretty well for me in terms of traveler reviews.

[user5994461]

FYI: TripAdvisor is an expedia brand.

[blackoil]

Expedia sold trip advisor few years back, now they own another Meta Trivago.

[user5994461]

It was never sold. They are both part of the Expedia brands.

[skronch]

In December 2011, TripAdvisor was spun off from Expedia in a public offering. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TripAdvisor#cite_note-16]

[user5994461]

The spun off is a financial maneuver, it doesn't mean the company is not under Expedia.