Happens all the time, unfortunately. Beauty products are a big payer.

Also, for better or worse, the bulk of the consumers of the typical "deals" content related to travel also want info about deals elsewhere in their lives. It is hard to create a solid business model where your average customer's goal is to spend as absolutely little as possible, regardless of how they get to that price point.

At least there's no effort to pretend that the target market is business travelers anymore.