This is the one thing that I've never understood about premium travel bloggers. Many reach out directly to the airline to request early access to the plane and start their photo shoot of the cabin. They attend events with the airline and schmooze with those in the industry. When it comes to hotel reviews I recall Ben interacting with the properties via Twitter DURING stays. One other criticism I haven't seen much is the number of vacations Ben has taken and seems only to write about them in order to obtain tax write off (my assumption). I think he reviewed Emirates first 20+ times as he took family members on "celebration" trips. I personally believe that the miles and points bloggers are airline fanatics and as long as their website traffic doesn't drop they greatly enjoy this type of special treatment and access. The more popular they get they seem to really get off on being treated as some sort of travel celebrity (E.g., Sam Chui). They really should have to provide more of a disclaimer at the top of each review, especially when they are using the reviews to get folks to sign up for credit cards or to purchase points/miles for a commission. There is a lot that isn't being disclosed.