Alaska confirms: 'travel hackers' killed their Emirates Offerings
Apr 19, 2016, 12:15 pm
#166
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I personally don't care much for EK F, or, as a matter of fact, any F. But it is sad to see this points/miles hobby slowly dying. I just hope they don't pull the plug on CX too soon. It is also a irritating to see bloggers exploiting not only AS, but all aspects of the miles hobby. Everyone is affected but the bloggers are not as much since they receive revenue from all the card sign up links, publicity, ad, etc.
Apr 19, 2016, 12:17 pm
#167
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What, then, do you think they do it for? The altruistic hope that everyone in the world can put their "knowledge" to good use? That was a facetious and rhetorical question. Whatever they do it for, you do think it would not cost them money to obtain otherwise?
Apr 19, 2016, 6:42 pm
#168
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Apr 19, 2016, 7:18 pm
#169
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This is one of those days where you get to play with lies, damn lies and statistics. How many bloggers are there out there? How many are making money doing it?
But if you limit the population to the "big" bloggers then of course they're in it for the money. Heck, it makes a nice enough side gig for me, too.
Just depends on perspective.
Apr 19, 2016, 11:56 pm
#171
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Apr 20, 2016, 5:37 am
#172
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Well your blog is very different from things found on VFTW.
Don't tarnish the name of statistics.
Honestly I still don't get what non-"big" bloggers do it for if not the money. The hopes that they will one day make it big and make money?
True.
This is one of those days where you get to play with lies, damn lies and statistics. How many bloggers are there out there? How many are making money doing it?
But if you limit the population to the "big" bloggers then of course they're in it for the money. Heck, it makes a nice enough side gig for me, too.
Just depends on perspective.
This is one of those days where you get to play with lies, damn lies and statistics. How many bloggers are there out there? How many are making money doing it?
But if you limit the population to the "big" bloggers then of course they're in it for the money. Heck, it makes a nice enough side gig for me, too.
Just depends on perspective.
Honestly I still don't get what non-"big" bloggers do it for if not the money. The hopes that they will one day make it big and make money?
Apr 20, 2016, 5:48 am
#173
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One day win the Pulitzer prize?
Keeping busy and staying out of trouble?
The positive feedback?
The dialogue with readers and haters?
The once in the blue moon CSP conversion?
Giving back?
Educating, Entertaining, Inspiring?
Being stubborn as hell?
I could go on...
Or all of the above
Keeping busy and staying out of trouble?
The positive feedback?
The dialogue with readers and haters?
The once in the blue moon CSP conversion?
Giving back?
Educating, Entertaining, Inspiring?
Being stubborn as hell?
I could go on...
Or all of the above
Apr 20, 2016, 6:51 am
#174
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One day win the Pulitzer prize?
Keeping busy and staying out of trouble?
The positive feedback?
The dialogue with readers and haters?
The once in the blue moon CSP conversion?
Giving back?
Educating, Entertaining, Inspiring?
Being stubborn as hell?
I could go on...
Or all of the above
Keeping busy and staying out of trouble?
The positive feedback?
The dialogue with readers and haters?
The once in the blue moon CSP conversion?
Giving back?
Educating, Entertaining, Inspiring?
Being stubborn as hell?
I could go on...
Or all of the above
Apr 20, 2016, 7:42 am
#176
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I find hand-washing my flimsy-weave fabrics and cashmere scarves very meditative... other than that, eating, and drinking, no, most of my hobbies eventually make money. Well actually I designed the menu for a restaurant, that made money. So really just hand washing clothes and drinking don't make me money. But I did work at a restaurant pro bono because I liked to cook, but my hobby doesn't cost other people anything.
Apr 22, 2016, 12:56 am
#177
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As for why it is shared, it features the product. And the vast majority of folks don't play that game to get the seats. Even if they do EK is fully paid by AS for the seats. And at the new rates, now, which is pretty nice for EK, I assume.
Emirates absolutely wants people using the product and flying in it however those passengers book the seats. But it also wants to be paid for said bookings.
Emirates absolutely wants people using the product and flying in it however those passengers book the seats. But it also wants to be paid for said bookings.
Apr 22, 2016, 5:04 am
#178
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Have to disagree there. EK & EY only feature their latest high end C/F product in their ads showing any product. Ads for their Y travellers are more about the destination experience. EK F and EY Residence are what germans call lighthouse products used in advertising to build the brand. Thats the same reason you will see a 7 or 5 series in general BMW ads.
