OT: Random question of the day ... Holidays more specifically hotels

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  1. TonyTyke

    TonyTyke Well-Known Member

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    When looking at hotel photos on sites like Booking.com or Trip Advisor, why do people upload photos of themselves?

    It serves no purpose.
     
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    Some people are daft and just upload a batch without checking. Some people are genuinely so self obsessed they think we want to see them.

    In a similar vein, we often check out YouTube reviews of potential holidays, and recently came across a couple who thought a 15 minute video of ‘them’ that barely showed the hotel amenities might be useful :(
     
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    Don't most holiday snaps have people in them?
     
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    They do, but these aren't supposed to be holiday snaps I'm looking at. They are meant to be what the hotel looks like.
     
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    Yes, but if its people leaving reviews and photos it's likely they will have friends and family on them?
     
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    I wouldn't expect so on these kind of sites.
     
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    Have you got an example?
     
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    Yes, I'll try to post them later.

    (It seems I'm in the minority here .... if I'm wrong so be it)
     
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    Some of them (especially the last one) are a bit person centric! I’d rather have more pictures and some be like that though, you can see yourself there a bit more than just a picture of an empty room. It also gives you a clue as to what sort of people you might bump into there!

    I guess it also depends on why they are reviewing. For other customers to see, it may not be that helpful a picture but if it’s for the owners to see what a nice time they had then it’s a lovely thing to include.
     
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    I'd not thought of that, but never judge a book by its cover and all that :)
     
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    Actually, I think maybe seeing actual realistic people looking like they're enjoying themselves might sway me towards this hotel.
     
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