The Points Guy: We never accept free flights [merged TPG discussions]
Feb 6, 2017, 1:03 pm
#706
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Feb 6, 2017, 2:08 pm
#707
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Went over there to see what you all were talking about. That is the ugliest website I have ever seen. I liked it when Brian (did you know he's 6' 7"
) started the site but then the sell out and the slide into mediocrity began. Not unusual, have seen it happen with others.
) started the site but then the sell out and the slide into mediocrity began. Not unusual, have seen it happen with others.
Feb 7, 2017, 3:58 pm
#708
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,738
He seems to have more talent in growing the business, whereas lucky had more of a talent of detailing products. Rick was more about churning and tips and tricks.
Feb 7, 2017, 7:08 pm
#709
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
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Speaking of well written articles (or the complete opposite of them) it appears that one of them, who used to write the garbage clickbait-y articles on the front page of FlyerTalk (Am I allowed to name names? If not, then his initials are JC and he shares his name with a Puerto Rican boxing referee) now writes the same geographically challenged, and non-fact-checked clickbait-y non-stories for TPG.
Feb 7, 2017, 9:09 pm
#710
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Speaking of well written articles (or the complete opposite of them) it appears that one of them, who used to write the garbage clickbait-y articles on the front page of FlyerTalk (Am I allowed to name names? If not, then his initials are JC and he shares his name with a Puerto Rican boxing referee) now writes the same geographically challenged, and non-fact-checked clickbait-y non-stories for TPG.
It's Jesus, isn't it?
Feb 7, 2017, 10:59 pm
#711
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Speaking of well written articles (or the complete opposite of them) it appears that one of them, who used to write the garbage clickbait-y articles on the front page of FlyerTalk (Am I allowed to name names? If not, then his initials are JC and he shares his name with a Puerto Rican boxing referee) now writes the same geographically challenged, and non-fact-checked clickbait-y non-stories for TPG.
Feb 8, 2017, 6:17 am
#712
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Speaking of well written articles (or the complete opposite of them) it appears that one of them, who used to write the garbage clickbait-y articles on the front page of FlyerTalk (Am I allowed to name names? If not, then his initials are JC and he shares his name with a Puerto Rican boxing referee) now writes the same geographically challenged, and non-fact-checked clickbait-y non-stories for TPG.
http://thepointsguy.com/author/jamescury/
Those front page articles are atrocious! Random monkeys could spit out better posts. If that's the kind of writer TPG is using then I don't see much hope for improvement on the site. (Or for that matter, for FT's front page either!)
Feb 8, 2017, 6:33 am
#713
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
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Posts: 48,190
The kid TPG/Bankrate paid to attend last weeks LH A350 event was a joke... he was two steaps ahead of me, took a few pictures and then ran off the aircraft.
Feb 8, 2017, 6:55 am
#714
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
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Feb 8, 2017, 6:56 am
#715
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Location: New England
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The kid TPG/Bankrate paid to attend last weeks LH A350 event was a joke... he was two steaps ahead of me, took a few pictures and then ran off the aircraft.
https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/828990215314345990
https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/828990215314345990
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Feb 8, 2017, 7:24 am
#716
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
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If that's not it, I give up on the guessing game
http://www.flyertalk.com/articles/author/joecortez
http://thepointsguy.com/author/joecortez/
Feb 8, 2017, 7:55 am
#717
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
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FT News pays 50-125$/article (I wrote 3 articles a while ago). TPG/Bankrate will probably pay double that?
Feb 8, 2017, 9:13 am
#718
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,738
I don't know why people are complaining... isn't this what we always wanted on Flyertalk? For TPG to become a hideous looking website where newbies are given very little information? It's just one big credit card advert. It's okay to point and laugh, but lets not mull over how dreadful the content is. I'd rather we be critical if Brian's team tries to post any major deal and spoon-feed it. Though, those deals are rather sparse and his blog and others like TPG are typically at least a day behind if not more.
Mar 8, 2017, 5:45 am
#719
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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An email arrives from ITB Berlin where my assistant is at the Qatar press conference for the new J seat:
"Still queuing to see the seat.... there are people more important than us like The Points Guy who got a private tour first... then the big news channels"
"Still queuing to see the seat.... there are people more important than us like The Points Guy who got a private tour first... then the big news channels"
Mar 8, 2017, 6:02 am
#720
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