Comments on: Oi! Stop recording the hotel http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rohan http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81938 Rohan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:14:45 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81938 Bloody crazy. The world has gone nuts. Bloody crazy.

The world has gone nuts.

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]]> By: Debbie http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81722 Debbie Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:12:33 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81722 I should have mentioned in my previous post that I have some first-hand experience with this. Look at what happened at an international car rental company that was renting old, unsafe child safety seats once I, my camera, my blog, and then ABC news got ahold of them... http://www.deliciousbaby.com/journal/2007/dec/22/advantage-rent-cars-frightening-car-seats/ There's going to be an interesting adjustment period while businesses get used to the idea that almost anyone might be "reporting" I should have mentioned in my previous post that I have some first-hand experience with this. Look at what happened at an international car rental company that was renting old, unsafe child safety seats once I, my camera, my blog, and then ABC news got ahold of them…

http://www.deliciousbaby.com/journal/2007/dec/22/advantage-rent-cars-frightening-car-seats/

There’s going to be an interesting adjustment period while businesses get used to the idea that almost anyone might be “reporting”

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]]> By: Julia Rosien http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81663 Julia Rosien Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:49:34 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81663 I've come across this before and as much as I find it frustrating, I do understand it. With the strong upswing of citizen journalists (bloggers like us :-) and the birth of websites like Trip Advisor, the burn potential keeps going up. Let someone shoot a video of a guest misbehaving or a kid throwing up in the pool and you've just lost countless dollars in future revenue. As for blaming the staff for privacy issues, it's likely because they had someone turn around and ask a guest if she/he minded video being shot. Blame it on head office or staff and there's no way to turn that question around. As a journalist I've gotten around it by calling the PR rep ahead of time and agreeing to not shoot any *people* just scenery. As a regular vacationer, I think once you've been told to shut down the camera there's probably not much else you can do. I’ve come across this before and as much as I find it frustrating, I do understand it.

With the strong upswing of citizen journalists (bloggers like us :-) and the birth of websites like Trip Advisor, the burn potential keeps going up. Let someone shoot a video of a guest misbehaving or a kid throwing up in the pool and you’ve just lost countless dollars in future revenue.

As for blaming the staff for privacy issues, it’s likely because they had someone turn around and ask a guest if she/he minded video being shot. Blame it on head office or staff and there’s no way to turn that question around.

As a journalist I’ve gotten around it by calling the PR rep ahead of time and agreeing to not shoot any *people* just scenery. As a regular vacationer, I think once you’ve been told to shut down the camera there’s probably not much else you can do.

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]]> By: Jack from eyeflare.com http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81423 Jack from eyeflare.com Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:36:28 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81423 Sounds a bit over-zealous to me. I can see the point about other guests' privacy, but the staff? They're working in a customer-facing environment and it should be expected they may end up in video or photos by the guests. Also, even with other guests, prominent such, as long as you're not behaving as a paparazzi or stalking them, taking photos for your own use, of your own experience, should certainly be allowed. Darren, I can understand your reluctance to mention the resort's name, but I do think the resort is in the wrong here. Sounds a bit over-zealous to me. I can see the point about other guests’ privacy, but the staff? They’re working in a customer-facing environment and it should be expected they may end up in video or photos by the guests.

Also, even with other guests, prominent such, as long as you’re not behaving as a paparazzi or stalking them, taking photos for your own use, of your own experience, should certainly be allowed.

Darren, I can understand your reluctance to mention the resort’s name, but I do think the resort is in the wrong here.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81339 Darren Cronian Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:23:21 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/12/oi-stop-recording-the-hotel/#comment-81339 Good point Debbie, I've just never come across this before. Lee, I don't want to mention it publically, but yes the consumer gave me the name of the resort Good point Debbie, I’ve just never come across this before.

Lee, I don’t want to mention it publically, but yes the consumer gave me the name of the resort

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