Originally Posted by
Philatravelgirl
I've only needed to use hotel photos once from the Peninsula Chicago and got the photos from the media kit and had to fill a form to get the file. In the photo caption I credited the hotel.
I think for most of us life is too short to do this, especially when doing multiple posts per day.
My view is that if you are using an official company image which has been released into the world for use then you are OK. British Airways is never going to complain that I have used an image which they supplied to other publications, and no hotel is going to complain if I promote their property with images they release.
I always avoid using anything taken by a private individual.