An increasing number of internet savvy travellers-to-be are using internet sites to find their holiday accommodation in French property.

Such websites allow visitors greater transparency when selecting their French property online because of the independent reviews offered by fellow tourists, according to TripAdvisor.

Amelie Hurst, spokeswoman for the company, said: "Reviews are incredibly important for holidaymakers, because travel is about time and money – you can’t afford for it to go wrong."

"Travel review sites offer real transparency – so if a company or property’s standards are not up to scratch, there’s nowhere to hide."

A recently published trends report from travel companies Thomson and First Choice found that 80 per cent of people trust the reviews they read of holidays and accommodation online, including those seeking French property locations.

Price was cited as the number one concern among travellers hunting holidays online in a recent survey by Frommer’s Unlimited, which found that 86 per cent of people rated it the most important factor when researching a trip via the worldwide web.

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