Following up on an interesting news announcement in Asia Pacific that Australia and New Zealand will get Trip Advisor Pluis, we invited our correspondent Ian Jarrett to comment on what it means for the consumer and the industry. Under Trip Advisor Plus subscribers will pay USD99 (or the Australian equivalent) a year to access special pricing to gain discounts of up top 40 per cent on hotel rooms. Kt will not cost hotels or B&Bs anything to join.