If you post holiday photos to social media ...

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How many are acceptable?

A few per day of the holiday

A single post of a certain number per weekend or week

If you don't share your holiday snaps, why not?

I prefer to see my friends and family holidays snaps of where they have been and what they have done one as a matter of interest and two in case it's somewhere I'd also like to go.

I prefer to see all the snaps in one post with about 10-15 for a weekend and 15-25 for a week.

This is lovely! I am pleased to have created some interest and said temples are one of the many reasons I loved Malta as a holiday destination and am baffled by it always appearing quickly in the threads about worst places anyone ever visited

Anyone talking about invalidating home insurance, can you please post screenshot where it says in your insurance?

You are not forced to see the photos. You can just scroll on by.

And if anyone had to avoid posting stuff because it was seen to be unfair to those that have less, no one would be able to post anything.

I usually post a few when I'm away and a few when I'm back.

I live in a gated block of flats, on the top floor, with an intercom system so anybody who wanted to rob me would have a job. They'd have to get in the building, run up and down 6 flights of stairs with all my stuff, being overlooked from all directions by my neighbours. I'm sure there are far easier targets.

I don’t put any on Facebook, don’t use Instagram. I’d send a couple to family/ILs group chats on WhatsApp while we were there updating on what we were up to, in lieu of a postcard. I don’t know anyone who puts holiday photos on Facebook, most people I’m friends with post very rarely (I haven’t posted anything in a few years). We go on a lot of holidays, often quite exotic, and it would feel weird/braggy to post a lot of pictures. The most I do is an occasional new profile picture which might be a holiday snap.

For those saying that their insurance policies are invalidated, can I ask who the insurers are? I've had 3 different policies over the last 5 years (LV, eSure and Hastings) and none of those make any such statement. How can burglar Bill know if you're posting pictures whilst you're away or after the fact unless you state that at the time?

This is me / I want so see your first drink at the airport and everything from thereonin

I suppose our posts just show that different people use social media in different ways.

I use FB in the same way that I use Twitter. I post about politics, women's rights, the environment etc and those are the sorts of posts that crop up in my FB feed.

I don't post holiday photos and see very few of FB friends on holiday, nights out etc. I'm not sure if my FB friends don't post those picture or if the algorithm pushes other posts onto my feed because of the kind of posts that I interact with.

I'm not really interested in seeing holiday photos, pictures of people's kids etc but the world would be a boring place if we all liked the same things.

About 5 or 6, usually just views, or shots of DD from behind or at a distance (don’t post anything showing her face).

I post about all that stuff too, as do my friends. Stuff the algorithm, I look at friends feed and see what’s going on for myself. I agree we don’t all have to use it the same way though.

5 or so photos, maybe 10 tops, depending on what we've done. I HATE those that post 100+ photos of every moment. I don't want to see your breakfast every morning, or the towels shapes left on your bed. Nor do I need 20 pictures of the pool or 50 of the children in every restaurant

Your insurance policy will likely have a clause saying you must be "reasonably careful". Advertising your house is vacant is not being reasonably careful. They would class this as a breech of policy.
This is the way insurance companies can get out of paying claims

I have checked my last 3 policies and can say for certain that LV, eSure and Hastings Direct do not contain any such clause. That's why I asked.

@HisNibs that's good that your policies don't have the "reasonably careful" clause in it.
I've never known of an insurance policy that would happily pay out say for example you left your front door wide open, that's where the "reasonably careful" clause kicks in.

On FB I post a few (maybe 10) once home for a 2 week break. Maybe 2 to 4 for a long weekend or week. On Instagram just 1 or 2 pics I really like. I line the memories coming up next year

@likepebblesonabeach The theft sections in my policies deal with the front door open/unlocked type scenarios by stating that there must be signs of a forced entry etc. The only reasonable care type clause in my current policy is "You must take reasonable care to ensure information provided or confirmed to Us before You enter into, vary or renew Your Policy is accurate and not misleading."

@HisNibs I'm not in anyway saying that your policies wouldn't cover you. I posted a real life situation of a family i know who's insurance claim was denied due to them posting on FB so i know for sure it does happen.
A quick Google shows what could cause a claim to be denied and posting on social media is one.
To me it's common sense that advertising your home is empty could jeopardise your insurance claim, but you seem very sure that your insurance policy would cover you and that's great, not all insurers would

I don’t post holiday photos on social media, because it just doesn’t really occur to me. It’s not something that enters my consciousness as something I might do.

That's what I like too.

I probably share 1-3 stories (still pic or short vid) but it will be of sights or a cool/funny thing I've spotted, and only when we've got back home.

More pics and vids that are of us on holiday just get sent to family via WhatsApp.

On the other hand, like some pp, I am nosy and want to see everything - from A. (What you're packing) to Z. (Sad video when you're back on UK soil).

I don't post anything photos on social media full stop. security is a big reason and also I am just a private person. I don't like sharing information about where I am and what I am doing. People on my feed may be struggling financially or otherwise so it's not nice to rub their faces into holidays etc.
I share photos directly with friends when I want to.

for me social media is for cat videos and funny memes

I'm on holiday now and post maybe 10 stories to my Instagram each evening, no main grid posts. It's the easiest way for all the family to see what we're up to!

Happy to post in real time as we have family staying at our house so it's not unoccupied.

I post a maximum of 10 photos (instagrams max for one post) when we're home, and it automatically shares to fb too. Someone told me once not to post about being away from home in case someone uses that info to burgle you (possibly a bit cynical!) but I took the advice nonetheless.

I only ever post on family WhatsApp groups, a few of maybe a memorable place like NYC at the top of the rock. I once posted on Facebook and had to take down a few hours later as I felt so uncomfortable. It causes people fomo outside of family I think. Showing off in old money.

Only send photos on what’s app, wouldn’t necessarily post a lot.More of a check in thing.