Aforementioned:
https://dorsiatravel.com/blog/
could never work with OMAAT readers who are dependent on creditcards, miles/points purchase and cpm/cpp valuations to travel,
they look at OMAAT with awe and wish to emulate how to use miles on LH F, AF F, EK F and acquire Hyatt Globalist.......
those using Dorsia, just pay up any price for what they want, at any time they want

OMAAT has tried transforming to cater to the wealthy by showing dedication to Four Seasons & Airelles with Virtuoso
https://onemileatatime.com/guides/vi...-travel-agent/
https://onemileatatime.com/how-to-ma...easons-hotels/
Some readers don't mind this as they are happy to support OMAAT out of gratitude and appreciation.
Yet some feel is us just to promote his husband)s business, losing the orginal focus of using points and miles to maximise value in travel.

You should definitely ask for a refund of what you paid, then.

It turns out people do things that help them earn a living for their family even if it isn't what people on Flyertalk would prefer.

My guess is that credit card affiliate commissions are still, and by far, the top income source for OMAAT. I've kind of assumed the reason they've shifted a bit toward luxury travel is because now they have money, and this is how they like to fly and where they like to stay, and can afford it. I'd guess the hotel booking business followed that, not led it.

The bigger problem to me now is that it's very hard to book anything premium on points these days, particularly flights. Nobody, OMAAT or anyone else, is really writing about that much, because it'd discourage credit card signups. But at this point I'm sitting on a ton of points and am mostly flying on paid fares or staying home.

it makes sense, actually, since people like Ben have enough money (if not from income then from his and Ford’s family money) to pay cash. They’re just totally out of touch with their supposed audience.

Absolutely no doubt about this. Which is true for over 95% of the online blogs and YTbers. Mine as well, I sold one credit card since March 19 lol.

to be fair, Live and Lets Fly has discussed the gutting of his preferred plan (United) and Ben and Gary frequently discuss the massive devaluations from multiple carrier (and Marriott).
what isn’t talked about is how difficult the exact premium cabin flight you want is to get on points with out huge surcharges. I was able to get business to Frankfurt out of sea for 50k Alaska miles and 50 bucks this summer but have to leave out of a near by city. My return will be 35k virgin points (plus $850) and then a domestic flight to the west coast, couldn’t find a Europe to west coast flight in business anywhere near my needed return date

Never forget: "It's all about conversions"

Just to comment on "No-one one makes a penny on flight reviews - at least hotels pay high commissions," as a Luxury Travel Advisor I can speak to the fact that some of my best revenue comes from booking premium airline tickets, air service and support fees and 24/7 fees. Much of the premium long-haul ex-USA (also including transcons and some domestic routes) is commissionable 8% to 20% (fare, not taxes). Of course, we have to deal with oddities and certain airlines that won't commission (I'm looking at you B6 at the $3700 MINT JFK-LAX flights) -- but, air is big business. Heck, I know some advisors who make a substantial amount of their money from air. Complex air, VIP service, RTW tickets, nobody really wants to deal with it and/or are not great with Sabre/Amadeus -- so it's a niche for sure. But, you can make nice commissions from air, as much as you can from hotels. It just has to be the "right" air, and you have to have the "right" fee structure. We've done a good job with that, very transparently on our dot travel website.

I am an OMAAT reader and I don’t look at awe at First Class. I read the reviews and use the resources. I rarely am able to use points for airline tickets (I use hotel points credit cards). When I travel, it’s usually in business class, and usually paid in cash.

I get that you don’t like the blog, but I’m not sure why you have to insult his readers and paint us as naive rubes who don’t know that the game is rigged.

I don’t pay a dime to get useful news and information from his site. I don’t care how much money he makes. Like most websites, I get enjoyment and use out of them or I wouldn’t spend my time reading them. And if I didn’t visit his website I surely wouldn’t spend my time obsessing about the guy who runs the website and making insulting assumptions of his readers.

How much is the blogger commission for bombarding us with Atmos posts today/this week/this month?

And all the Citi Strata Elite posts before that!

Poor man needs to provide for his family...

Baby needs a new pair of shoes?

The house of cards is starting to wobble. Will the incessant shilling stop or does the baby brat need a second new pair of shoes in less than a month?

The thing is, because you make zero money (well, low five figures from ads) in a month with no card promos, you need to make your money when you can.

I can imagine its like running a toy shop where you are just working to keep the lights on between Jan and Oct and actually make your money in the run up to Christmas.

We've just gone through a similar dead phase in the UK for a couple of months. It's not hugely motivating to be working 4 hours per day on family holidays just to ensure the full time staff and the office rent back in London are covered. Then the taps open again and you need to make some decent cash whilst you can.