Very concerned about drones in Maldives
May 17, 2016, 1:58 am
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That woudn´t be possible and I woudn´t like it. It´s all a question of how people took pictures. In the past I thought it´s stupid to take food-pictures, today I do to remember. And I like to take pictures of pool, beach, lobby etc. I mostly do it early in the morning when nobody is around.
May 17, 2016, 5:24 am
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May 17, 2016, 7:38 am
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I think it is shocking that people are playing with drones in resorts and invading privacy. The only time I saw one was at Aman Sveti Stefan when the photograohers of a big Russian wedding were using them...endlessly. That alone was disturbing, but I would hate to see them over my private pool in the Maldives. I agree that hotels should ban them. These days it seems that everyone is a paparazzi!
May 17, 2016, 7:01 pm
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I never thought about this issue before seeing this thread but reading the comments here, I sure agree the resorts should ban them. The only question is whether every jurisdiction allows them to. I can't ban planes from flying over my property, at what altitude does that happen?
May 17, 2016, 7:43 pm
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This was the hotel response.
Greetings from Jumeirah Dhevanafushi Maldives and hope my note finds you well.
First and foremost I would like to thank you for choosing our resort as your holiday destination in October, the team will certainly be on hand to make sure that you will spend enjoyable time with us.
Furthermore, I have learnt from my colleagues that you have enquired about the privacy of the resort as you have seen a video of the island taken by a drone. Rest assured that the privacy and the confidentiality of our guests is one of our main concerns, under no circumstances any of our guests’ privacy would be exposed. In case we anticipate to shoot any video or photo-shoot, a proper planning will be prepared and in that circumstance the privacy of our guests will be definite.
During your upcoming stay with us from 29th September to 6th October, 2016 we do not expect such an activity, moreover none of our guests would be using a drone unless it is beforehand planned and approved as I stated before.
To which I replied that what's the guarantee. It seems a bit stepping around the issue.
Greetings from Jumeirah Dhevanafushi Maldives and hope my note finds you well.
First and foremost I would like to thank you for choosing our resort as your holiday destination in October, the team will certainly be on hand to make sure that you will spend enjoyable time with us.
Furthermore, I have learnt from my colleagues that you have enquired about the privacy of the resort as you have seen a video of the island taken by a drone. Rest assured that the privacy and the confidentiality of our guests is one of our main concerns, under no circumstances any of our guests’ privacy would be exposed. In case we anticipate to shoot any video or photo-shoot, a proper planning will be prepared and in that circumstance the privacy of our guests will be definite.
During your upcoming stay with us from 29th September to 6th October, 2016 we do not expect such an activity, moreover none of our guests would be using a drone unless it is beforehand planned and approved as I stated before.
To which I replied that what's the guarantee. It seems a bit stepping around the issue.
May 17, 2016, 11:34 pm
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I never thought about this issue before seeing this thread but reading the comments here, I sure agree the resorts should ban them. The only question is whether every jurisdiction allows them to. I can't ban planes from flying over my property, at what altitude does that happen?
May 18, 2016, 12:09 am
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May 18, 2016, 12:18 am
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There's a difference between "We can't do anything about it" and "We'll do everything we can."
May 18, 2016, 12:20 am
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No, but a resort could commit to instituting a rule against it, investigate to the best of their abilities should a violation occur, and remove the offending guest, full stop.
There's a difference between "We can't do anything about it" and "We'll do everything we can."
There's a difference between "We can't do anything about it" and "We'll do everything we can."
May 18, 2016, 12:21 am
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I'll be in the Maldives in a few months. I booked, and paid for, the Jumeriah dhavenufushi. Now when I look at their Instagram a lot of guests are posting drone videos where they fly a drone right over other guests room.
This is a MAJOR issue for us. Lack of privacy is a big thing and heaven forbid a video gets posted without anyone's consent.
The Jumeriah hasn't guaranteed that a guest Won't fly a drone.
AM I overreacting here? It seems the only resort without a drone policy is the Gili Lankafushi and possibly Cheval blanc.
This is a MAJOR issue for us. Lack of privacy is a big thing and heaven forbid a video gets posted without anyone's consent.
The Jumeriah hasn't guaranteed that a guest Won't fly a drone.
AM I overreacting here? It seems the only resort without a drone policy is the Gili Lankafushi and possibly Cheval blanc.
May 18, 2016, 12:47 am
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The other side of the issue could be that resorts have valued guests who want to use drones to photograph the landscape. So, I can understand why limited use would be allowed with the resort's permission. Obviously, privacy of other guests would have to be respected.
The resorts themselves use drones for photography and videos.
The resorts themselves use drones for photography and videos.
May 18, 2016, 1:18 am
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The other side of the issue could be that resorts have valued guests who want to use drones to photograph the landscape. So, I can understand why limited use would be allowed with the resort's permission. Obviously, privacy of other guests would have to be respected.
The resorts themselves use drones for photography and videos.
The resorts themselves use drones for photography and videos.
If the hotel says "a drone will fly over from 1 pm to 1:15 pm", I would have no problem with this.
The issue is I paying $8,800 BEFORE TAX for 6 nights and theres no guarantee a drone WONT Fly over.
As I said before, we appreciate some privacy here.
If a hotel has a written drone policy, as the Gili Lankafushi does, that would alleviate many fears. the key is that the hotel makes the guest aware of this policy, prior to checkin.