Originally Posted by
gpapadop
Please don't get me started about the Boarding Area blogs. I have no doubt that most would not be in existence if the affiliate income was not present with the Boarding Area "umbrella".
What BA really delivers to bloggers (for US eyeballs) is excellent negotiated advertising deals. Substantially, by large multiples, more than Google AdSense pays. That is why Loyalty Traveler, for eg, survives happily without card links.