Overview

• A video posted on June 17 by sisters Rory and Sage shows a man recording them through a room window while they sunbathe at the Courtyard by Marriott in Gurugram.
• The viral footage has been viewed over 8 million times, prompting widespread support for the tourists and concerns about women’s safety and privacy in India.
• Viewers urged the family to escalate the matter to senior hotel management or police and pointed out India’s unclear laws on filming in semi-private spaces.
• In follow-up posts, the tourists contrasted conservative swimwear norms in India with their more liberal practices in Florida.
• The Courtyard by Marriott has not issued any statement or confirmed an internal review of the alleged privacy violation.