Missing photos as a business website turn-off; 11% outdated information; 11% no website; 10% uncertainty about whether it remained open
14%
14% cited missing photos as a business website turn-off; 11% outdated information; 11% no website; 10% uncertainty about whether it remained open.
n = 3,005 travel industry professionals · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,005
- Population
- travel industry professionals
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Towns With Untapped Tourism Potential
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Missing photos as a business website turn-off; 11% outdated information; 11% no website; 10% uncertainty about whether it remained open" Survey of 3,005 travel industry professionals, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/missing-photos-as-a-business-website-turn-off
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