Originally Posted by
RTW1
They don't rip of peoples images to use them for free... that's the discussion here. Not who else does the same.
You are right, they charge the hotels for the advertising. The discussion here concerns using these photos to talk about staying at the hotels - basically free advertising for the hotel. No way hotels do not like that type of usage. It is not ripping off people's images - it is using the very hotel-flattering photos from the hotel itself. Ever see a bad photo of an America's Best Value hotel on their own website