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#706
Original Member
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Saw Garys tweet this morning "Marriott hoping to back out of the Starwood Merger" then he does on to say at the end of the article "Theres little to suggest a similar fate for Marriott-SPG" in reference to United/US Airways merger not happening.
I thought that was some serious click bait. Am I wrong here? Feel like the headline is way over exaggerated. Or maybe Im just hangover and should have read the article again.
I thought that was some serious click bait. Am I wrong here? Feel like the headline is way over exaggerated. Or maybe Im just hangover and should have read the article again.
#708
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
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NYPost is the grandmother of clickbait
Yeah I wouldn't consider it clickbait as the post title did begin with "Report:..." which seemed clear that it would be about a single report of the alleged buyer's remorse.
I'd love for the SPG merger to not go through but I'd be surprised if it doesn't at this point. Not that I have any expertise but just the fact that it's gotten this far down the path.
Yeah I wouldn't consider it clickbait as the post title did begin with "Report:..." which seemed clear that it would be about a single report of the alleged buyer's remorse.
I'd love for the SPG merger to not go through but I'd be surprised if it doesn't at this point. Not that I have any expertise but just the fact that it's gotten this far down the path.
#709
Join Date: Feb 2016
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Typically, I'm a fan of Gary's articles for the most part and yes it was well written. I suppose the title got my hopes up about the merger then after Reading it and he's pretty much telling me the mergers happening so I was disappointed.
#711
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: United 1K, Hyatt Diamond, Starwood Platinum
Posts: 119
Momondo
VFTW is really pushing Momondo in a lot of his posts. Anyone know how their affiliate program works?
Example:
http://track.webgains.com/click.html...programid=8613
Example:
http://track.webgains.com/click.html...programid=8613
#713
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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#714
Join Date: Apr 2010
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In one of the comments, Gary claimed he got 50 cents for each booking through the link, FWIW.
In my experience the site does not work nearly as well as competing sites. Would he really sell out his readers for a few dimes?
#715
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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#716
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But it's definitely based on a percentage of the affiliate revenue that Momondo makes off the click.
#718
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#719
Join Date: May 2009
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VFTW is recycling his buddy OMAAT's click-bait with today's "Man Arrested After Overuse of Priority Pass Lounge Access". Of course, the guy was arrested for forgery - having created fake BPs - not for using his Priority Pass too much.
But hey he was sure to "hat tip" OMAAT!
But hey he was sure to "hat tip" OMAAT!