One Mile at a Time [OMaaT] discussions [merged]
Mar 14, 2016, 3:14 pm
#1741
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Youre right of course that he would never say anything bad about a hotel asking him for a good review on his own blog. We have seen that before and he has no problem accepting perks which obviously given in hopen of a good blog review.
I'm not saying it's insane to think it's annoying to be asked to review a service repeatedly. But it is rich for someone who reviews hotels for a living to complain about being asked to review a hotel, and post 2 blog posts about it. What's the upside for him? More special treatment from a hotel expecting a better review in the future? Incentives for good reviews are part of life for Ben, even if they aren't as explicit as the hypo youve described.
I'm not saying it's insane to think it's annoying to be asked to review a service repeatedly. But it is rich for someone who reviews hotels for a living to complain about being asked to review a hotel, and post 2 blog posts about it. What's the upside for him? More special treatment from a hotel expecting a better review in the future? Incentives for good reviews are part of life for Ben, even if they aren't as explicit as the hypo youve described.
Mar 14, 2016, 3:59 pm
#1742
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Is it possible Ben just doesn't want to be asked to write the review, but rather wants to write it simply because he feels like it? Come on people. I'm not even a professional blogger and I find it tacky when a LARGE hotel chain begs for a review.
Mar 14, 2016, 4:16 pm
#1743
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
Thank you! I don't get the feeling the desk agent even knew he was a blogger. There are non-discrete ways to solicit someone for a review. Being asked in person and someone giving you a card so you can thank them by name is about as bad as it gets (beyond them offering to write the review for your stay).
Mar 14, 2016, 4:17 pm
#1744
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n.b. The link above is to my blog or to one which I am a regular contributor. FT rules require that I disclose that in the post.
Mar 16, 2016, 3:22 pm
#1746
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Virginia, USA
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Mar 16, 2016, 6:54 pm
#1747
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: London, UK
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Mar 20, 2016, 5:15 pm
#1749
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,039
Does anyone else think that Lucky should have a part-time editor for his blog? Some of his writing blunders are borderline painful to read - for instance, his overuse of quotation marks, his overuse of "for example," "in my opinion," and many other things. I get that he probably didn't study writing when he was in university, but he's sort of a full-time writer at this point, and some of his mistakes make reading his blog posts unbearable.
All of that could be fixed with an editor, of course, so I'm confused as to why he doesn't just hire someone part-time to help with syntax and flow...
All of that could be fixed with an editor, of course, so I'm confused as to why he doesn't just hire someone part-time to help with syntax and flow...
Mar 20, 2016, 7:34 pm
#1750
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Mar 21, 2016, 4:47 am
#1751
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
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Does anyone else think that Lucky should have a part-time editor for his blog? Some of his writing blunders are borderline painful to read - for instance, his overuse of quotation marks, his overuse of "for example," "in my opinion," and many other things. I get that he probably didn't study writing when he was in university, but he's sort of a full-time writer at this point, and some of his mistakes make reading his blog posts unbearable.
All of that could be fixed with an editor, of course, so I'm confused as to why he doesn't just hire someone part-time to help with syntax and flow...
All of that could be fixed with an editor, of course, so I'm confused as to why he doesn't just hire someone part-time to help with syntax and flow...
Mar 21, 2016, 6:15 am
#1752
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Mar 21, 2016, 8:07 am
#1753
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Mar 21, 2016, 8:16 am
#1754
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: YYZ
Posts: 1,666
Post quality getting lower and lower: 
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...-buffet-video/
Kind of like the pot calling the kettle black eh?
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...-buffet-video/
Pathetic… though unfortunately not surprising either.