Originally Posted by RJB

How about this for a way forward?

1. Dump all the banner, margin and in-post ads, none of which have any relevance to my lifestyle

2. Replace them with a series of commission-paying links to the major airlines, hotel and car rental groups, Expedia etc. I would be totally happy to use these links when booking my own travel, on the basis that it costs me nothing and brings FT some revenue.

One UK 'commission sharing' website pays you 0.5% commission if you book a flight on Expedia and 2.5% on hotels. Assuming that Expedia pays greasypalm.com 50% more than this, this is a serious chunk of cash that FT could be accumulating. The same site also offers rebates on booking on the websites of Air France, KLM, Avis etc etc etc.

All we would need is a list of icons on the right hand margin that link through to the relevant websites. I can't imagine a better way of funding FT.