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Journalist contacted KwikChex for information

29th August 2023

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The Helsingborgs Dagblad newspaper recently published a warning about the UK-registered company, Gravamen Consultants Ltd. The article calls attention to the plight of Swedish couple Ingrid and Lars-Göran Ljunggren, who paid Gravamen Consultants to help exit their timeshare contract and recover monies. Journalist Mikael Brandt reached out to KwikChex for further information.  Here is a […]

KwikChex works with BBC again on travel Rip Off investigation

10th January 2023

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KwikChex has just appeared on BBC TV again, having helped the Rip Off Britain team with investigations into Easy Consulting and the many brands they use. For years, Easy Consulting and the many different bargain holiday brands they use, which operate out of Alicante in Spain, have targeted UK consumers with cold-calls and online marketing. […]

KwikChex in the media in 2016

KwikChex in the media in 2016

7th March 2017

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As usual, KwikChex had a good deal of media coverage during 2016, including the following TripAdvisor criticised after closed Tunisian terror hotel given top award https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/tripadvisor-under-fire-over-award-for-tunisian-hotel/ Telegraph.co.uk, 26 Feb 2016 TripAdvisor accused of unreliability https://www.trn-news.ru/news/35804 Travel Russian News (Russian language travel site), 26 Feb 2016 Between extortion and business interests, are sites as reliable as [...]
KwikChex quoted in The Caterer, regarding TripAdvisor unfairly penalising businesses

KwikChex quoted in The Caterer, regarding TripAdvisor unfairly penalising businesses

12th February 2017

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Title: TripAdvisor denies unfairly penalising businesses for posting fraudulent reviews Credits: The Caterer, By Janet Harmer, 10th Feb 2017 'Action taken by TripAdvisor to put a stop to fraudulent postings on its online review site is often carried out unfairly and inconsistently, according to online reputation management firm, KwikChex.' 'Chris Emmins, co-founder of KwikChex, said [...]

KwikChex quoted in The Caterer – providing reputation advice for businesses considering participating in reality TV programmes

22nd December 2016

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There have been a number of problems for businesses that have appeared in programmes such as Channel 4’s Four in a Bed, including subsequent attacks by internet trolls and malicious fake online reviews. In 2013, one participant in the same programme suffered serious and distressing harassment and requested assistance from KwikChex (see Caterer article https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/347564/police-called-in-to-investigate-abuse-aimed-at-participants-of-channel4-programme-four-in-a-bed). Defamatory [...]
KwikChex assist in court case where couple win £7k

KwikChex assist in court case where couple win £7k

9th August 2016

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Credits: Daily Mail – Thisismoney.co.uk By Alisha Rouse for Money Mail, 27 July 2016 Couple win £7,000 victory over faulty timeshare escape contract following 18-month legal battle ‘The Walkers’ victory is believed to be the first of its kind in Britain. Chris Emmins, founder of KwikChex, a company that investigates other firms and helped the […]

“Hotels prepare to do battle in court with TripAdvisor over reviews”

11th September 2010

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11 September 2010 “Hundreds of hotels in the UK and the U.S. could bring legal action against a controversial travel website over claims that its reviews are defamatory. More than 400 hotel and restaurant businesses have indicated they are prepared to join a ‘group defamation action’ against TripAdvisor which claims to be the world’s biggest […]

“TripAdvisor faces legal action from upset hoteliers”

11th September 2010

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11 September 2010 “Hundreds of hoteliers and restaurateurs could bring legal action against TripAdvisor, the influential reviews website over claims that its reviews are defamatory. TripAdvisor claims to be the world’s biggest travel site, with 35 million reviews, all written by consumers, on its pages. It is increasingly influential with many travellers using the site […]

“Hoteliers to take their revenge on TripAdvisor’s critiques in court”

11th September 2010

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11 September 2010 “Britain’s biggest travel review website, whose critiques of hotels and restaurants can include damning references to Basil Fawlty-style hotel managers, bed bugs and stomach-churning meals, is facing potential legal action from hundreds of hoteliers and restaurateurs who claim their businesses are being damaged by malicious and unfounded reviews.” For the full article […]

“Online reputation firm launches ‘defamation action’ against TripAdvisor”

8th September 2010

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08 September 2010 “Up to 1,000 hotel and restaurant businesses could present their grievances about what they see as unfair treatment on the reviews website TripAdvisor by the end of this week, as part of an initiative led by an online reputation management firm. KwikChex.com co-founder Chris Emmins told Caterer that his company would launch […]

Press Release On BBC Fake Reviews Report

22nd July 2010

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A campaign started by the online reassurance and reputation resource, KwikChex.com, has been the subject of a BBC TV report. The BBC’s flagship technology programme, ‘Click’ produced a special report which highlighted how reputable and blameless businesses are being attacked and defamed online on resources such as Google Maps Reviews. The programme featured one particular […]

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