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11 Must-Know Tips to Improve Your Hotel Videos

Relevant and engaging hotel videos are proven ways to reach potential guests. In fact, Google discovered that 56% of people traveling on business, and 35% of those on pleasure trips, interacted at some point with hospitality-related videos. Read on to discover how videos drive direct bookings, and learn must-know hotel video tips to help you create engaging content that converts.

Video matters, especially in the hotel business where visuals (the view, the amenities, the furnishings) have a powerful impact on the guest experience. Videos are the perfect medium to show, rather than tell, what makes your property spectacular. They also help your hotel: 

• Rank higher in search results . Videos are 50 times more likely to achieve organic page ranks in Google than plain text results. Building a cache of videos puts you at the top of the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) and helps people find you.
• Reach decision-makers. Almost 60% of company decision-makers would rather watch a video than read an article or blog post, according to HubSpot research. This can help you reach group sales decision-makers .
• Build trust and brand awareness. Telling your hotel or venue's story through video — including things like testimonials and answers to common questions — promotes authenticity, setting the foundation of your mission and letting customers know what they can expect from you.
• Showcase standout features. With an average shot length of under 3 seconds, videos provide a highlight reel of different rooms and amenities. Video is a particularly effective way to sell hotel meeting space to Millennial event planners — 48% of this generation only watch videos on their mobile device .
• Influence group booking decisions . Videos can be the differentiator when busy event planners are sourcing venues .
• Increase open rates, click-throughs in emails, reduce unsubscribes. Including a video in an email can boost click-through rates up to 65%  and track audience engagement in a measurable way. 
• Boost conversions, sales, and revenue. Using videos on landing pages can increase conversions by 86%  and grow revenue almost 50% faster than other strategies. 

Now that you know the power of videos, let’s look at tips for making them! And while we know that some of these tips may not be able to be applied during the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope that you can get the most out of them in the long run. Because, as Cvent CEO & Founder Reggie Aggarwal said , "the only way through is together. We prepare now for the better times ahead."

Discover 11 must-know hotel video tips:

1. keep it short and get straight to the point..

Your videos are up against short attention spans, increasing competition for that minimal attention, and audience frustration with videos that don’t clearly explain a product or service. According to HubSpot, two minutes is the best length for marketing videos on YouTube  — and that’s considered long-form! 

You’ll enjoy the best results and engagement if you keep your videos brief, and the information clear and concise. Here’s how to make it happen:

• Include an introduction that piques interest and explains what’s in store.
• Give a comprehensive tour, but speed up transitions between key locations so you don’t waste precious video time in hallways. 
• Use inclusionary language and shots that help the viewer imagine themselves relaxing in the pool or visiting the spa. (Think shots of doors opening, and voiceover narration that directly welcomes the viewer to “Discover unmatched service…” or “Step out of the hustle and bustle in our luxurious spa…”)

Put these hotel video tips to good use by reading our digital marketing guide

2. Know your audience — and make sure you speak directly to them.

Tailor what you're showcasing in your video to your target consumer. For example, event planners are going to want to see your meeting spaces and business center highlighted, rather than families frolicking in the pool.

Spend time creating a virtual customer persona and getting to know what they want. This is an effective way to conceptualize who you're talking to in your video. What are your guests and clients looking for? What are their pain points? What’s their style and what matters most to them during a stay or conference?

3. Choose shots that showcase your property accurately.

Videos are your flagship content. They often make the first impression on your website homepage or pinned to the top of your YouTube channel. They must showcase what you do best — whether that’s a no-muss-no-fuss business travel experience or luxury spa services. Here’s how to pin down your focus so you get those key close-ups and wide shots: 

Ask your hotel staff about their favorite offerings and architectural elements at your property.

Review customer feedback for mentions of common amenities and views.

Before you start shooting, make a shot list. Without one, you’ll likely miss shots only to remember when the video crew has packed up and left. 

Once you decide what’s in your shots, you need to clarify the types of shots for each visual. Here your camera person can get creative, but in general:

Use a steady 3-second pan, zoom, or other basic camera moves for smaller hotel features, such as the lobby coffee area, guest bathrooms, and standout architectural features.

Use longer shots to show the scope of hotel exteriors, landscaping, exhibit halls, and conference rooms. 

Always get multiple shots from different angles, so you have a lot of footage to work with in editing.   

4. Use UX design best practices to embed video on your website.

UX stands for the user experience of a website or app. When embedding videos on your website homepage or landing pages, there are a couple of UX fundamentals to keep in mind: 

Prominently display your video above the fold on your homepage. This is the part of the webpage visible the moment it loads — this way visitors don’t have to scroll to check out the video.

People scan websites in an F-pattern. This means they start at the upper left and scan across, then drop down a level and scan from left to right. Priority videos should go in the top left corner of the website.

Autoplay videos are unpopular . Make sure your video does not automatically begin playing without someone clicking the play button.

Include subtitles.

5. Choose appealing and appropriate on-air talent and background music.

When considering people for voiceover narration, an on-camera host, or interview subjects, make sure they're tailored to your audience. If you do a lot of international business, someone with a distinguishable accent helps instill a feeling of familiarity. When drawing domestic attendees regionally, try to use talent with similar accents, whether that’s southern or mid-western.

If your average event planner is female, then having a woman’s voice improves comfort levels and builds trust. And if your video goal is drawing attention from high-powered corporate planners, your on-air and voiceover talent should convey professionalism and expertise — nothing too informal.  

Additionally, background music helps accentuate the mood you're trying to convey in the video. Think fun, upbeat music for family vacations; techno beats for business trade shows; and sweeping, classical music for elegant properties and hotels with stunning views.

6. Educate your business travel audience with animation (but use sparingly).

Animation is a valuable way to explain complex subject matter. You can use animated visuals to demonstrate how your facility’s WiFi system reaches an outdoor pavilion, or to showcase the versatility of your A/V offerings. 

Explore the free or low-cost online animation makers available, including Animaker , Biteable , and Moovly . If you want to hire someone, expect costs ranging from $150 to $2,000 per minute of animation.

Finally, keep in mind that people relate to live-action video with friendly human faces and real places more than animation. Keep animation to a small percentage of your overall video content creation. 

7. Be honest: Avoid over-generalizations or grandiose claims.

The only thing worse than underwhelming guests with your properties and service? Setting high expectations and underdelivering in reality. Throughout your production, ask yourself: Does this paint an accurate picture of our hotel(s)? Of course, you should put your best foot forward, but don’t show a continental breakfast spread if that’s not included with every stay. 

In the highly-competitive hospitality industry, reputation is everything; negative experiences result in up to four times as many bad reviews on TripAdvisor. Creating a hotel video with misleading claims or inaccurate information will damage your hotel brand — and fast. 

For busy event planners, this is a huge faux pas they won’t forget anytime soon. Planners value clear and accurate communication from a prospective venue partner.

8. Include a clear and prominent call to action.

Viewers who enjoyed your video enough to stay to the end appreciate clear next-steps. For videos, that means a call to action (CTA) in on-screen text, as well as from the on-air host or voiceover narrator.  

• Create ad overlays for your videos. To create these free ad overlays you simply need a YouTube channel and Google Ads account linked to the channel. The ad should be straightforward, including a link to your website and a line of copy that lets the viewer know what’s in it for them. For example, videos targeted to event planners may include a link to a downloadable guide to the hotel’s various venues. For videos directed to solo business travelers, the link may take them to a booking page. 
• Create clickable annotations. Incorporate simple annotations into your YouTube video encouraging people to “Explore More” by visiting your hotel website. For a video targeting corporate planners, this annotation would link to your event venue landing page. 
• Use natural and upbeat language. This gets the best results, whether it’s in on-screen text, voiceover or an on-air host. “Visit www.ourhotel.com is a lackluster CTA, for example. But “Discover our weekend getaway packages” may inspire a clickthrough.  

9. Create a virtual reality tour.

Today, it doesn’t take advanced equipment to create a virtual reality tour of your hotel that provides 360-degree views of guest rooms, the lobby, the pool, and event venues. You can create a detailed tour with a smartphone and Google Tour Creator .  

When marketing to event planners, you can intersperse the tours with varied 3D event layouts . This demonstrates to planners that you’ll work with them to create a layout that meets the needs of their meeting or conference.  

10. Add videos to your overall content marketing and advertising campaigns.

Make sure the messaging and style of your videos matches the branding of your hotel and your overall marketing strategy . Then add videos to marketing campaigns across channels. Ideas include:  

A marketing email aimed at event planners. The video can feature a professional video of venue spaces at your nationwide properties.

Sharing videos on social media platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. 

A blog post including a video of the hotel chef cooking a favorite seasonal recipe. 

Providing videos to influencers and affiliate marketers as part of your branded content resources.

And, of course, sharing videos on your hotel YouTube channel. 

11. Optimize your videos so people can find them.

Whether posted on your website or YouTube, you need to use keywords so your video shows up when people search those words. Here’s a primer on video search optimization best practices: 

• Research a target keyword to guide your video title and video file. Use a keyword tool, such as those offered by Moz or Google Ads, and search words related to the subject of the video. 
• Front-load the first 100 characters of your video description with your targeted keyword and a call to action.
• Tag your video with the keyword, so YouTube understands its content and matches it to real-world searches.
• Choose an appropriate, high-performing category for your video. This helps YouTube figure out who might be interested in your video. Some of the top categories include: entertainment, food, gaming, sports, and travel. 
• Upload an engaging custom thumbnail closely related to the video title (Make sure it’s 2MB or smaller, which translates to a .jpg, .gif, .png, or .bmp file sized 1280x720 pixels).
• Transcribe your video and repurpose the content into a blog post.

Inspiring examples of hotel videos:

Looking for inspiration? Check out these hotel videos we found that work to capture audience attention, build buzz, and prompt follow-up actions.

Malak Regency: This video features gorgeous visuals, concise shots, welcoming hotel staff, and text overlays. A short run time and clear call to action at the end make it a winner. 

Universal's Aventura Hotel: This production features two friendly hosts guiding the viewer through the hotel. They provide details that reinforce the visuals, while building engagement by talking directly to the viewer. 

JW Marriott Kuwait City: This connects with the viewer by bringing them into the hotel alongside a guest arriving; providing experiential visuals heading down hallways and into rooms; and showing interactions with smiling hotel staff.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge: Disney’s brand is practically synonymous with fun. So for this family-focused property, they created a video that features guests enjoying immersive entertainment, dining, and wildlife adventures. Interviews with interesting staff members further conveys the positive, friendly spirit of the lodge.

Tierra Patagonia Hotel & Spa: In this video, shots of stunning natural wonders take center stage and are interspersed with video of adventurous guests and snippets of hotel amenities. With a sweeping musical backdrop, you learn every hotel element showcases the grandeur of the Andes Mountains.  

Use these hotel video tips to produce amazing content!

Hotel videos generate visibility for your properties, engage corporate travel buyers and event planners, and win you new customers. In other words, they're extremely important, and they should be a significant part of your marketing strategy . 

Up next, check out some of our favorite hotel video marketing ideas and see a handful of inspiring examples from real brands.

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A ground-breaking hotel video highlights the future of digital marketing

Cavaves Oia Resorts present a storytelling hotel video that changes the industry standards as you know it!

When speaking about hotel content marketing , a conceptual hotel video is the first thing that comes to mind. Every experienced hotel professional knows that Video Content is gaining more and more power across the Web. It is the favourite content type in their social media and the most engaging tool for their followers. In the hospitality industry — and especially in the hotel sector, videos and visual material have always been a very important factor for the success of a hotel. Travellers want to have a clear view of the hotel they will be staying in. And the more luxury a Hotel is, the higher quality hotel video a traveller expects!

Canaves Oia is a complex of luxury resorts in Santorini. The properties, fairly considered among the top choices in the island, are definitely aware of the importance of visual content . As a genuinely luxury brand, Canaves Oia knows well that the focus should always be given on the guests’ experiences. An aspect that the video clearly highlights.

What we usually come across, are hotel videos that simply present the property and its facilities. But in the case of Canaves Oia, things were made in a different way. This hotel video has a story . It has a location. It manages to present the Hotels as the perfect setting to host the travellers’ memories. Following the experiences of the stars of the video, we get a clear view of not just the hotels’ premises, but of the luxury moments, we should expect to live in Canaves Oia.

Time escapes, but what if you could hold it?  What if you could own it?

After watching this movie-like video, tenths of times, the Hotel Experts of Destsetters are excited to present such a high-quality and professional piece of work. Focusing on the characteristics that make Canaves Oia stand out of its competition, we are thrilled to discover the new ways a hotel video will be made in from now on !

The Faces you cannot forget

There is nothing more important in a video than the people shown and the stories told in it. We have watched many hotel videos that present cold and lifeless facilities, lacking an actual story. On the contrary, Canaves Oia paid serious attention in delivering a vibrant short movie. A blend of strong and distinctive personalities experience the destination and the hotel, which serves as their current ‘home’ hosting their memories.

Throughout the hotel video we see locals, landscapes, activities , all blended together in a rail of images sewed together in complete harmony. These emblematic ‘Faces’ of all ages, introduce the “micro-society” of Canaves Oia . The main hero of the story, a man with unique characteristics and expressive nature, perfectly embodies time passing while memories are being created. After all, these memories are the most important legacy from one’s holidays. And as time passes, all that really matters is to live the moment. A central character like this, presented along with a mixture of locals, travellers and the paradise-like destination of Oia, create strong feelings in the viewers’ minds.

The Storytelling Scenario

No movie can exist without a story aiming to create feelings and strong impressions to its audience. And this has been the key for this amazing hotel video. This innovative way of creating a visual hotel presentation as a micro-movie  transforms the hotel into a movie setting and tells a fascinating tale . The deep and sensory voice of the main hero guides us through memories and pictures. This concept invites the viewers to taste the experience through a well-written story with strong emotional wording. After all, when looking back at good memories and relaxing days, emotions dominate our minds.

The strong destination & experience focus

When making a hotel video, most hotels forget that the travellers are firstly visiting the destination and then the hotel. However, Canaves Oia Resorts went a different way. Even though the resorts form a destination on their own, built in the best locations of Oia with breathtaking sunset views, the video of Canaves Oia does not just leave it there.

This short movie-like creation presents the destination aspect along with the experiences one can have within the resorts. In this hotel video, you will not see empty facilities with no life . Nor just a building. You will see moments of people enjoying themselves in the resort. Locals roaming around the alleys. You will feel the destination. You will almost taste the unique culinary experience. All mixed in the right balance to make you plan the luxury holidays you are really worth of — even for just once in your lifetime!

The high aesthetics at all levels

Viewers nowadays are really demanding regarding visual material, and especially videos. The easy access to editing software and decent equipment has increased the competition and made it difficult to stand out . Nevertheless, the team of Canaves Oia did manage to stand out, treating every detail of this hotel video with care. The music creates a Hollywood-like feeling, perfectly combined with the exceptional voiceover. The colour grading of the images enhances the beauty of the place and the characters communicating the experience. Even the dress code is an inspiration on its own. A hotel video that only a luxury resort like Canaves Oia could create!

For the production of the video, Canaves Oia collaborated with Needafixer ‘s team of experts and the renowned director Michalis Bekos .  The result does not only exceed expectations but introduces a whole new perspective to hotel video making.

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From train station head northeast and turn right on Lokomotivnaya street. Drive 3.7 kilometers and continue onto Kirova street for 2.1 kilometers. The street becomes Zhelenya Diviziya. Turn right on Minayeva and continue 800 meters along Ulitsa Goncharova to the hotel.

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• 12 apartments
• Daily housekeeping
• Breakfast available
• Room service
• Airport shuttle
• 24-hour front desk
• Air conditioning
• Arcade/game room
• Water dispenser
• Laundry service
• Self-serve laundry

Feel at home

• Children stay free
• Free cribs/infant beds

Kitchenette

• Private bathroom
• Separate dining area

What's around

• Popular Location Roerich Center for Spiritual Culture 3 min drive
• Popular Location Simbirsk Typography Museum 3 min drive
• Popular Location Ulyanovsk State Technical University 4 min drive
• Airport Ulyanovsk (ULV-Ulyanovsk Baratayevka) 23 min drive

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• 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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• 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

What's nearby.

• Postal Service Museum - 2 min drive
• Roerich Center for Spiritual Culture - 3 min drive
• Simbirsk Typography Museum - 3 min drive
• Ulyanovsk State Technical University - 4 min drive
• Simbirsk Photography Museum - 5 min drive

Getting around

• Ulyanovsk (ULV-Ulyanovsk Baratayevka) - 27 min drive
• Ulyanovsk (ULY-Vostochny) - 41 min drive
• Ulyanovsk Central Station - 10 min drive
• Airport shuttle (surcharge)

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• Check-in time starts at 2 PM
• Contactless check-in available
• Late check-in subject to availability
• Minimum check-in age: 18
• Check-out time is noon
• Contactless check-out available

Restrictions related to your trip

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Special check-in instructions

• Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
• To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Required at check-in

• Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
• Government-issued photo ID may be required
• Minimum check-in age is 18
• If you require a visa to enter the country, your property may be able to help with the supporting documents needed to obtain one*
• Russian citizens: Adults (aged 14 and over) must present a valid internal passport at check-in (international Russian passports and driver's licenses are not accepted). Birth certificates must be presented for all Russian children (aged under 14) at check-in. If a Russian relative or legal guardian (rather than a parent) is traveling in Russia with a child under 14, that relative or legal guardian is also required to present documentation certifying authority to accompany child at check-in. Non-Russian citizens: Adults and children must present a valid passport, visa, and migration card at check-in.
• Up to 3 children stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
• No pets or service animals allowed

Property amenities

Parking and transportation.

• Free secured self parking on site
• Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Family friendly

• Children stay free (see details)
• Free crib/infant bed
• Children's games
• Children's toys
• Refrigerator
• Cookware/dishes/utensils
• Cleaning supplies
• Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–11:00 AM: RUB 450 for adults and RUB 350 for children
• Dining table
• Room service available
• Premium bedding
• Hypo-allergenic bedding
• Pillow menu
• Bed sheets provided
• Select Comfort bed
• Rollaway/extra beds: RUB 1000.0 per day
• Bathtub or shower
• Free toiletries

Living spaces

• Dining room
• Heated floors

Entertainment

• Plasma TV with cable service

Outdoor areas

• Barbecue grill
• Picnic area
• Dry cleaning/laundry service
• Laundry facilities

Work spaces

• Laptop workspace
• No pets or service animals

Suitability/Accessibility

• No elevators
• Soundproofing
• Designated smoking areas

Services and conveniences

• Window screens
• Guidebooks/recommendations
• Luggage storage
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Iron/ironing board (on request)
• Free bottled water

Location highlights

• In the shopping district
• In the city center

Safety features

• Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
• Smoke detector installed (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
• Security system
• Built in 2018
• Traditional architecture

Fees & policies

Optional extras.

• Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately RUB 450 for adults and RUB 350 for children
• Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge

Children & extra beds

• Rollaway beds are available for RUB 1000.0 per day

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Get in [ edit ]

By boat [ edit ].

During summer there are boats from Kazan , Samara and other destinations on the Volga River.

By train [ edit ]

The train takes you here from Moscow (from Kazanskaya train station) in approximately 16 hours or from Volgograd in about 20 hours. Ulyanovsk Main Station is located 6 km from the city center.

Get around [ edit ]

Ulyanovsk has an extensive public transportation network that includes buses, trolleys, and trams. It is very affordable, but congested and may be quite confusing. You won't find any route maps or schedules, neither at bus stops nor in buses. Fee collectors usually don't speak English. Express buses and semi-private van routes are more comfortable and more expensive. Taxis are not expensive, and that's your best bet if you want to get somewhere (relatively) quickly, in (relative) comfort (almost all cars are old Russian ladas or over 10 year old non-Russian cars), and without much hassle. They are also most likely to have English speaking drivers (one in 1000) and superloud Russian pop music.

Getting between the banks of the Volga is a problem. There is a two lane bridge connecting the banks and it's nearly always congested, so if you're unlucky, it can take a couple of hours. Most locals avoid going over the bridge if they can. A four-lane bridge was planned to relieve these problems.

See [ edit ]

As the home town of Lenin, it's worth visiting the Lenin Memorial Centre and Gardens and museums based in his former houses. There is also a museum dedicated to the poet 'Goncharov' and the war memorial at the end of the main street 'Ulitsa Goncharova' offers breathtaking views over the Volga.

Do [ edit ]

In winter, try cross-country skiing along the Sviaga river, in summer take a boat ride over the reservoir.

Buy [ edit ]

The city's main shopping centre 'Tsum' is basic to say the least but does offer some basic shopping.

Eat [ edit ]

• Shpinat , Ulitsa Kirova, 79 ( in Rakurs Hotel ), ☏ +7 842 258-53-41 . An upscale restaurant with small portions but big on presentation if that appeals to you. ( updated Feb 2021 )
• Gonzo , Ulitsa Goncharova, 48+7 842 244-44-22 ( across from Hilton Garden Inn ), ☏ +7 842 244-44-22 . Lots of tasty Russian dishes, particularly heavy on meat. ( updated Feb 2021 )
• Veprevo Koleno , Ulitsa Federatsii, 11 , ☏ +7 951 094-51-15 . featuring Czech food and beer. ( updated Feb 2021 )
• Gallery Restaurant , Ulitsa Goncharova, 25 ( inside Radisson Hotel ), ☏ +7 8422 41-74-71 . 09:30-02:00 . Buffet breakfast, lunch, and dinner featuring Russian and international items.  
• Lobby Bar , ul. Goncharova 25, ground floor ( inside Radisson Hotel ). 09:30-02:00 . Quick bites.  

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The capital of Tatarstan , Kazan , is a stunning city just 7 hours train ride from Ulyanovsk.

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The hotel, billed as a unique “immersive experience,” opened in March 2022 and shut down in May 2023, with many Disney fans saying it was unaffordable and poorly marketed.

Nicholson calculated that it cost about $2 per person, per minute — and according to her, it not only wasn’t worth it, but reflected an evolution in Disney theme parks from providing free perks for resort guests to selling them as expensive add-ons. 

Despite being her longest video ever, her review of the Galactic Starcruiser has been viewed nearly 3 million times in the four days since it’s been posted. The video has gotten major reactions well outside its target audience of theme park and Star Wars enthusiasts, with Nicholson’s name trending on X for days. 

Casey Neistat, one of the best-known YouTubers, weighed in , writing that Nicholson’s video “should be a case study for theme hotels/amusement parks/all things ‘experiencial.’”

Nicholson’s analysis that Disney greatly overcharged fans, leading to the experience’s premature closure, struck a chord with people who expressed shock online at seeing what the Galactic Starcruiser actually entailed versus what it cost. The general consensus behind many of the reactions to Nicholson’s video was that the experience was not just overpriced, but mediocre, while a few Disney vloggers and fans who also attended the experience disagreed with Nicholson’s review.

More than half of the video was Nicholson walking through her experience at the hotel in detail, which included a dinner show where her view was obscured by a pole, mini-games that she described as boring and pointless, and some actors who she said didn’t engage with her attempts to role-play. She praised many of the employees and the food that was included, but pointed out that some aspects of the already-expensive experience still cost extra, including watching full Disney movies in the hotel room. 

“Disney has always had high prices, but they also have a reputation for quality,” she said in the video. “This was more than they’ve ever charged for an experience before, so the logic followed that this would be the greatest experience they’ve ever offered.” 

Nicholson referred to positive Galactic Starcruiser reviews, including those from Disney fan content creators who were invited to the company’s media previews, which said that guests who could afford the experience would find it was worth it. She disagreed, arguing that Disney provided an experience that was actually not worth the value for its cost. 

Nicholson factored in what she said were small rooms, disappointing and glitchy mobile device gameplay and comparable entertainment offerings to what is inside the much lower-priced Disney theme parks. She said that she believed the Galactic Starcruiser experience was only worth $800 to $1,000 per person, less than half of what it cost.

“Here’s my supporting evidence: The hotel went out of business,” she said in the video. “If the value of something is what people are willing to pay, I can objectively say the Disney company charged too much for this experience, because time showed that the majority of people on this Earth were not willing to pay it.” 

Walt Disney World Resort pointed NBC News to statements it made at the time the Galactic Starcruiser’s closed.

“Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is one of our most creative projects ever and has been praised by our guests and recognized for setting a new bar for innovation and immersive entertainment,” the company told CNBC in a statement. “This premium, boutique experience gave us the opportunity to try new things on a smaller scale of 100 rooms, and as we prepare for its final voyage, we will take what we’ve learned to create future experiences that can reach more of our guests and fans.”

At the end of her video, Nicholson compares some of the original concept art and marketing for Galaxy’s Edge, the themed Star Wars land inside the Hollywood Studios park, with what ended up being put in the Galactic Starcruiser. She suggested that Disney took what was originally intended to be part of the park experience for all guests and isolated aspects as part of a much more expensive package, the Starcruiser. 

“This isn’t only a pattern in the Star Wars part of the parks, either,” Nicholson said, noting that Disney’s scannable wristbands, line-skipping passes, ride photos, airport transportation service and even restaurant bread baskets have all transitioned from free Disney resort perks to paid add-ons over time — echoing a common refrain within the Disney fandom.

“This has become the new philosophy of the Disney theme parks,” she said. “More and more amenities that used to be free are now being put behind paywalls.” 

Kat Tenbarge is a tech and culture reporter for NBC News Digital. She can be reached at [email protected]

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Cassie Ventura reacts to Sean "Diddy" Combs video of apparent attack in hotel

By Caitlin O'Kane

May 23, 2024 / 9:48 AM EDT / CBS News

Cassie Ventura has reacted to newly released surveillance video that appears to show her ex-boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs attacking her in a hotel. The singer, who previously sued the rapper and businessman for years of alleged abuse, thanked people for the outpouring of support.

Ventura's November lawsuit against Combs was settled the day after it was filed, but Combs soon faced several more suits and a federal criminal sex-trafficking investigation.

In her suit, Cassie describes a 2016 incident at an InterContinental Hotel in the Century City area of Los Angeles, which matches the details of the surveillance video recently released by CNN. The suit alleges Combs paid the hotel $50,000 for the security video and is unclear how CNN obtained it. Combs has denied the allegations in the lawsuit. 

Combs has since posted a video on social media apologizing for the incident in the video, saying his behavior was "inexcusable" and he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.

Now, Ventura, 37, has broken her silence, sharing a statement on social media Thursday. "The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning," she wrote. 

"Domestic violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become," she said. "With a lot of hard work, I am better today but I will always be recovering from my past."

She asked people to open their hearts and believe victims. "It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth about a situation that you were powerless in," she said.

Following the release of the video, Douglas Wigdor, an attorney for Cassie who has filed other lawsuits against Combs, released a statement calling it "gut-wrenching." 

The video "has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs," he said. "Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light."

Combs has faced several allegations since Ventura filed her lawsuit in November. A woman alleged he sexually assaulted her in 1991 and another claimed he and two other men raped her when she was 17 in 2003. Combs' legal team have taken action to dismiss parts or the entirety of these suits.

In March, search warrants of his Los Angeles and Miami homes were conducted by Homeland Security in their sex-trafficking investigation, which is continuing.

Combs has not been charged and his lawyer said the investigation is a "a gross use of military-level force."

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a eenior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," CBS News' streaming show that focuses on good news.

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