Source: www.hotelschool.cornell.edu

“We found that when people are browsing through search results, they tend to look more frequently at hotel names than any other feature, and that pictures of the hotel appear to be hugely influential during both stages of the search. Our next project will be to dig more deeply into what we uncovered in this initial study, looking at issues such as what kinds of images have the most impact on guests during their searches, or how users balance price with other factors when they make their choices.”