Someone posted an article on BiddingForTravel where a Wall Street Journal reporter contacted Priceline for their opinion on Sites like BiddingForTravel. Priceline actually likes those type of sites and has no problem with the affialiate links.
I am very surprised. I always assumed that the bid results sites were counterproductive to Priceline's opaque business style. I guess I was wrong. Here is a link to the article:
http://pub104.ezboard.com/fpriceline...picID=27.topic
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