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Tripadvisor MCP connector

The Tripadvisor connector brings hotels, restaurants, attractions, destinations, reviews, photos and recommendations into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and any MCP client, so your team can search and read Tripadvisor listings in plain language, with every request logged.

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Claude Elaichi connected

Show recent reviews for our three highest rated locations.

Working in Tripadvisor with Elaichi

  • List all Tripadvisor locations
  • Get single Tripadvisor location by ID
  • Tripadvisor locations search
Ask anything…
Governance / Audit log Last 24 hours
Tripadvisor Tripadvisor locations search Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
Tripadvisor Get single Tripadvisor location by ID Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
Tripadvisor List all Tripadvisor locations Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
Tripadvisor Tripadvisor locations search nearby Megan Brooks · ChatGPT · 9:38 AM Done
Tripadvisor List all Tripadvisor location photos Ryan Hayes · Cursor · 9:35 AM Done

How to connect Tripadvisor to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

Step by step, for each AI app

Tripadvisor MCP connector for Claude

  1. 1

    Open Customize, then Connectors.

  2. 2

    Press Add.

  3. 3

    Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  4. 4

    Sign in and approve.

On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.

Tripadvisor MCP connector for Claude Code

  1. 1

    In a terminal, run claude mcp add with the endpoint.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Start Claude Code and run /mcp.

  3. 3

    Pick elaichi, then sign in and approve in the browser.

Terminal

$ claude mcp add --transport http elaichi --scope user https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

Use --scope project instead to share it with the repository through .mcp.json.

Tripadvisor MCP connector for ChatGPT

  1. 1

    Open Plugins, then press the + button.

  2. 2

    Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.

  4. 4

    Press Create, then sign in and approve.

Works on the web. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.

Tripadvisor MCP connector for Cursor

  1. 1

    Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

  2. 2

    Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.

Tripadvisor MCP connector for Microsoft Copilot

  1. 1

    In Copilot Studio, open your agent, then Tools, Add a tool, New tool and Model Context Protocol.

  2. 2

    Paste the endpoint into Server URL, choose OAuth 2.0, then Dynamic discovery, and press Create.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Create a new connection, sign in and approve, then press Add to agent.

  4. 4

    Under Channels, open Teams and Microsoft Copilot and make the agent available in Microsoft Copilot.

Server URL
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Type
Dynamic discovery

Microsoft Copilot was called Microsoft 365 Copilot. Keep the tool on end-user credentials, so each person signs in as themselves.

Connect Tripadvisor to any MCP client

  1. 1

    Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Sign in and approve.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.

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What teams do with Tripadvisor through Elaichi

Ask in plain English. Each person’s AI can do only what they’re allowed to, and every action it takes in Tripadvisor is logged.

  • Travel

    Build a shortlist of hotels for a trip

    Ask for well-reviewed hotels near a client's meeting venue in Lisbon and get a comparison with ratings, recent reviews and photos before you book anything.

  • Hospitality

    Read this week's reviews for your properties

    Pull the latest Tripadvisor reviews for each of your hotels or restaurants and get a summary of what guests praised and what they complained about.

  • Marketing

    Check how a listing looks to travelers

    Look up your own Tripadvisor listing, its photos and its rating, and compare it with nearby competitors before planning a campaign.

  • Concierge

    Recommend places to eat near the hotel

    Ask for restaurants and attractions within walking distance of the property, filtered by what the guest is in the mood for, and hand over a list with ratings.

  • Analytics

    Fetch the latest Tripadvisor feed files

    List the feed files available to your account, grab a download link, and bring the data into your reporting without anyone hunting for the file by hand.

  • Partnerships

    Keep the domain allowlist current

    See which domains are on your Tripadvisor allowlist and update an entry when a partner site changes, without logging into the developer portal.

Try asking

  • “Show recent reviews for our three highest rated locations.”
  • “Find hotels near our Lisbon office and list ratings.”
  • “Compare review counts across our Barcelona and Madrid locations.”

See all 18 Tripadvisor tools →

What connecting Tripadvisor gets you

6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your Tripadvisor account.

Elaichi Agent

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

Show recent reviews for our three highest rated locations.

Find hotels near our Lisbon office and list ratings.

Compare review counts across our Barcelona and Madrid locations.

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

The agent

Ask about locations, get answers back.

Type a question in plain language and read live Tripadvisor locations and reviews.

ElaichiAI apps
Claude ChatGPT Cursor Microsoft Copilot

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https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Client Connected by Status Last used
Claude
E

Emily Carter

 • Connected 4 minutes ago
Cursor
M

Megan Brooks

 • Connected 2 hours ago
ChatGPT
R

Ryan Hayes

 • Connected Yesterday

AI apps

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot share one endpoint.

Every client reaches Tripadvisor over OAuth through one org endpoint, no SDK, no shared key.

ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
List all Tripadvisor locations List Retrieve detailed information about multiple Tripadvisor locations in a single bulk request by their location IDs. Returns the full Location object for each resolved ID including id, geo_id, names, descriptions, coordinates, addresses, categories, traveler_ratings, rankings, and status. Required: id.
Get single Tripadvisor location by ID Get Get detailed information about a single Tripadvisor location by its location ID. Returns the full Location object including id, geo_id, names, descriptions, coordinates, addresses, categories, traveler_ratings, rankings, awards, opening_hours, and status. Required: id.
Tripadvisor locations search Search Search Tripadvisor locations by text query, optionally filtered by category, country code, geo name, or postal code. Returns matching locations each annotated with the matched value and the full Location object including id, names, descriptions, coordinates, and traveler_ratings. Required: query.
Tripadvisor locations search nearby Search Search for Tripadvisor locations within a geographic area defined by a center point and radius or a bounding box. Returns nearby locations annotated with bearing, distance in kilometers and miles, the full Location object, and optionally a representative photo. Provide either location_id or lat and lon as the search center, along with either radius or bounding box coordinates (sw_lat, sw_lon,…
List all Tripadvisor location photos List List photos for a Tripadvisor location. Returns photo records with id, caption, location_id, publish_ts, photo, source, user, and cv_metadata. Required: location_id.

Tool catalog

18 Tripadvisor tools ready without custom code.

Locations, photos, reviews, geos and catalog search, each with its own methods listed.

ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

Content toolbox

Tripadvisor · reviews and photos

 Tripadvisor starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

Partnerships toolbox

Tripadvisor · hotel and restaurant locations

 — 9 Mar 2, 2026

Market research toolbox

Tripadvisor · geos and nearby search

 — 24 Feb 27, 2026

Support toolbox

Tripadvisor · location lookups by id

 Tripadvisor starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Product toolbox

Tripadvisor · catalog locations

 — 31 Jan 30, 2026

Trust and safety toolbox

Tripadvisor · allowlist entries

 — 12 Jan 22, 2026

Toolboxes

Every team gets its own toolbox.

Curate a Tripadvisor toolbox per team so each one sees only relevant tools.

ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
TR

Tripadvisor (Content EMEA)

Connected by Emily Carter

 Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
TR

Tripadvisor (Partnerships)

Connected by Jake Morgan

 Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
TR

Tripadvisor (Market research)

Connected by Megan Brooks

 Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
TR

Tripadvisor (Support)

Connected by Tyler Reed

 Personal • Needs re-auth 1 team · 3 members
TR

Tripadvisor (Product)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

 Personal • Active Not shared
TR

Tripadvisor (Trust and safety)

Connected by Ashley Parker

 Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Shared connections

Teammates use accounts they never hold.

See who connected each Tripadvisor account and how many teams and members it reaches.

ElaichiAudit log
When Who What happened Type

2 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:10 PM
E

Emily Carter

[email protected]

 Restriction Created Access

8 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:04 PM
J

Jake Morgan

[email protected]

 Restriction Updated Access

14 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 PM
M

Megan Brooks

[email protected]

 Role Assigned Access

20 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:52 PM
T

Tyler Reed

[email protected]

 Tripadvisor Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM
R

Ryan Hayes

[email protected]

 Tripadvisor Locations Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM
A

Ashley Parker

[email protected]

 Tripadvisor Locations List Toolbox

Audit log

Every Tripadvisor call leaves a record.

When, who, what happened, type and resource, appended and never edited.

From answering questions to doing the work

A trigger starts the work, inside the same permissions and the same audit log as everything else. Automations, collections and live dashboards come with the Black plan.

Tripadvisor digest

Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch locations

    Tripadvisor

    1.4s
  3. ✓

    Group by owner

    Transform

    0.1s
  4. ✓

    Draft the digest

    Agent step

    Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

    6.2s

  5. Approve the digest

    Needs approval

    Assigned to Jake Morgan

    Approve

  6. Post the digest

    Tripadvisor

    Queued

Automations

A schedule fires, a digest ships.

Tripadvisor reviews are fetched, grouped, drafted by an agent, approved, then posted back.

Tripadvisor health

Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the locations collection

Live

Locations

1,284 ↓ 12%

Reviews

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Locations created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

Content EMEA 34%

Partnerships 27%

Market research 21%

Support 18%

Collections and dashboards

Location numbers computed, not asked for.

Four metrics, 14 days of records created and a team breakdown, refreshed on schedule.

For IT and engineering

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Tripadvisor

All three can connect Tripadvisor to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.

Elaichi compared with Zapier MCP and Composio for Tripadvisor, by what to check
What to check Elaichi Zapier MCP Composio
Where the AI connects One address for the whole organization. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp A server per member, created at sign-in. An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK.
Control over Tripadvisor tools Allow or restrict single Tripadvisor tools, per role or user. App and action restrictions on the account. Role permissions, down to the action.
Record of calls One audit entry per Tripadvisor call. A History tab of tool calls. A log of every tool call.
Single sign-on SAML or OIDC, plus SCIM, on Gold. SAML on Enterprise. SAML and OIDC on Enterprise.
Price Free for one person; $15 per user per month on Gold. 2 tasks per successful call. Billed per tool call.

Sources: Zapier MCP docs, security, usage; Composio docs, gateway, enterprise, pricing. Checked September 2026.

Longer take: Zapier MCP alternative and when you don't need an MCP gateway.

Tripadvisor tools for your AI agents

18 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Tripadvisor, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

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Questions, answered

How do I connect Tripadvisor to Claude?

Connect Tripadvisor in Elaichi first by pasting your Tripadvisor API key when prompted. There is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate. Then in Claude open Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp as the endpoint. Sign in to Elaichi when Claude asks and Tripadvisor is ready to use.

Does Tripadvisor work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once Tripadvisor is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, any other MCP client and the Elaichi Agent. You connect Tripadvisor once and every client your team uses can reach it.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Tripadvisor data?

With Tripadvisor connected, an agent can search for hotels, restaurants and attractions by name or near a place, read their ratings, reviews and photos, and look up destinations and recommendations. It can also list your Tripadvisor feed files and fetch a download link, and view or update entries on your allowlist. It cannot post reviews, edit listings or delete anything in Tripadvisor.

Does connecting Tripadvisor give the AI everything on my account?

An agent only sees what the Tripadvisor API key you connected is entitled to see, such as the locations, feed files and allowlist available to that account. Elaichi can narrow that further, for example to searching and reading only, but it can never widen access beyond what Tripadvisor itself allows.

Can my team share one Tripadvisor connection?

Yes. One person connects Tripadvisor with the API key and shares the connection with a team in Elaichi, and nobody else ever handles the key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log records who searched for which Tripadvisor locations or downloaded which feed file.

Can I stop an agent from changing things in Tripadvisor?

Yes. Nearly everything the Tripadvisor connector does is read-only, such as searching locations and reading reviews, and the one action that changes anything, updating your allowlist, can be restricted in Elaichi. A restricted action still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT or any other client cannot run it, whatever the prompt says.

What happens to a Tripadvisor connection when someone leaves?

Offboarding a person in Elaichi ends their access to Tripadvisor and every other connected application at once. If they shared a Tripadvisor connection with a team, it keeps working for everyone else. Disconnecting Tripadvisor once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and every other client at the same time.

Does the Tripadvisor MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Tripadvisor is reached over the same MCP endpoint every client uses, so anything that speaks MCP can call it — Gemini, Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and OpenCode among them — alongside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, and the Elaichi Agent. The tools on offer and the access behind them are identical whichever client asks. Only the setup screen differs.

Is Elaichi an alternative to Zapier MCP for Tripadvisor?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Tripadvisor. Zapier MCP fits a team that already automates in Zapier, since each person signs in and acts as themselves in that account. Elaichi fits when IT wants one address for the whole company, per-tool rules by role, and a record of every Tripadvisor call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Tripadvisor?

Composio gives AI agents tools and sign-in handling across 1,000+ apps, for developers building agents or people using an assistant, billed per tool call. Elaichi gives a company's own people governed access to Tripadvisor: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.

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The same link for everyone on your team.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
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