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josephstern Jan 5, 2022 2:44 pm

I didn't read the link, but it's gotta be that she transferred his MR to her Delta account.

DeNiro's lawyers should hire me as an expert witness to explain this to them and the court and to properly value the miles.

gpapadop Jan 6, 2022 2:11 am

Did not bother since there was no "shocking video" mentioned in the headline...

exp Jan 6, 2022 12:18 pm

Rowdy Canadians take over charter flight, get banned from charter company.

https://viewfromthewing.com/planeloa...r-own-alcohol/

kokonutz Jan 6, 2022 12:30 pm


Originally Posted by exp (Post 33877430)
Rowdy Canadians take over charter flight, get banned from charter company.

https://viewfromthewing.com/planeloa...r-own-alcohol/

Those videos were SHOCKING! ;)

oliver2002 Jan 7, 2022 1:46 am

https://viewfromthewing.com/about/


In addition to blogging about his miles and points obsession, he co-founded InsideFlyer.com, a place for frequent flyers to meet and learn using the latest technology.

He’s been called an “Air Genius” and “an airline industry brainiac, who you might think of as the Nate Silver of his domain.” He has also been called “sagacious” by legendary business travel writer Joe Brancatelli and “the godfather of the [frequent flyer] hobby” in Rolling Stone. Ron Lieber in the New York Times describes him as “a travel industry blogger with a specialty in spanking companies that devalue their loyalty programs” and says that his “trenchant blogging about the airline industry gives some executives fits.” Yahoo! Travel declared, “This guy knows points.”

Gary serves as Chair of the Nominations Committee and emcee for the Freddie Awards and was named one of the world’s top travel specialists by Conde Nast for his award booking service, BookYourAward.com (2010-Present).
How dare you challenge the journalistic excellence?!

exp Jan 7, 2022 12:34 pm

AA will no longer require flight crews to be tested for covid before working on planes and in airports.

https://viewfromthewing.com/unvaccin...-for-covid-19/

They aren't required to be vaccinated either.

GUWonder Jan 7, 2022 1:15 pm


Originally Posted by oliver2002 (Post 33879270)
https://viewfromthewing.com/about/



How dare you challenge the journalistic excellence?!

Self-promotion and seeking network effects of self-promotion and being promoted is part and parcel of having increased market value in the media world and shaking the money tree. And he’s done excellent enough in making a sort of small media business out of what was a hobby.

exp Jan 7, 2022 1:23 pm

TPG is much bigger aren't they?

And there are other sites which have more traffic?

gpapadop Jan 7, 2022 1:28 pm

"Woman In Red Bikini Goes Berserk When Diamond Guest Checks In Ahead Of Her"

Barf

GUWonder Jan 7, 2022 2:06 pm

That’s The Jerry Springer Show aspect of VFTW.


Originally Posted by exp (Post 33881080)
TPG is much bigger aren't they?

And there are other sites which have more traffic?

Yes and yes. And yet I barely ever care to check out TPG. VFTW is more my cup of tea than TPG, but it’s not because of VFTW’s frequent tabloid-like plays.

kokonutz Jan 24, 2022 6:02 pm

We all know that Gary is his own worst proofreader/copy editor. But this article is so full of typos that not only is it hard to comprehend it actually implies the opposite of what happened. (“No” where I think he means “now”). The link is to the comments where most readers are pleading for a copy editor.

https://viewfromthewing.com/two-tour...b1yRzY#respond

gpapadop Apr 30, 2022 3:51 am

"Southwest Won't Let Young Girls Fly, Yells 'Your Boobs Are Hanging Out'" - View From The Wing

Apparently, lots of morons click on this hideous clickbait crap...Barf!

GUWonder May 5, 2022 6:41 am


Originally Posted by gpapadop (Post 34208819)
"Southwest Won't Let Young Girls Fly, Yells 'Your Boobs Are Hanging Out'" - View From The Wing

Apparently, lots of morons click on this hideous clickbait crap...Barf!

The audience is what makes the market. For Jerry Springer back in the day; and for VFTW still.

Jerry Springer made moolah by giving the audience viewer-bait. VFTW is just giving the audience what the audience wants -- whether the audience knows it or not.

kokonutz May 17, 2022 8:25 am

Gary's been blogging for 20 years. He reflects on how he did it HIS way and never sold out.

https://viewfromthewing.com/holy-mol...-for-20-years/

oliver2002 May 17, 2022 10:54 am


I don’t have a staff. I write everything myself and have only had about half a dozen guest posts over the course of 20 years, usually a unique experience or perspective. That means I also have no editor and nobody to bounce things off of. I’
🤣 so the 'you won't believe what happens next' posts that are identical to what appears on OMAAT at roughly the same time are written by him.

After more than five years of blogging I was making $250 a month from the site. It wasn’t long after that I was making $750 a month. I’m very fortunate to have done well since then, but it began simply as a labor of love and stayed that way for years. And in doing well I’m better able to remain ‘independent’ in my coverage of airlines and hotels, since I don’t rely on them for access or income.

I make money through several ventures outside of this blog, so I don’t need to do anything I’m not comfortable with to earn a living. Instead I just keep spouting off (as some of you would say) and if people are interested they’ll keep reading it, and fortunately people have and that’s the main reason I’m compensated for the work I do here.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 So there is no revenue whatsoever from credit cards?


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