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May 20, 2019, 6:39 am
#1
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I was intrigued at the product placement here!
May 20, 2019, 6:46 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
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Well, there are sections on cruises, on hotels, so why not on rail travel. In fact, if the site was less US-centric such a section would likely already be buzzing...
May 20, 2019, 7:15 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Timings and lack of security issues meaning I can see the advantages of using the train.
May 20, 2019, 7:19 am
#4
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: London, United Kingdom
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You are overthinking it. Ads are served up by algorithms, likely no human was involved in showing that ad to you on this site
May 20, 2019, 7:20 am
#5
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Ads? What ads? 
May 20, 2019, 7:21 am
#6
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Location: West Sussex, UK
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I know it's all done by computers - it was more the fact that it tickled me that a Eurostar advert cropped up on a FF forum. No overthinking was carried out on my part.
May 20, 2019, 7:28 am
#7
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Normally we would send this to the FT Tech forum as it has no specific BA content, but as the OP’s query has been answered anyway we’ll close the thread.
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May 20, 2019, 10:07 am
#8
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
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