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Currently, there is no paid Premium subscription to eliminate advertising from the FlyerTalk viewing experience, and at this moment (18 Nov 2014) there is no plan for a Premium subscription in the works.
HISTORY: A few years ago, Randy Petersen, owned a number of travel-related products and websites under Frequent Flyer Services (est. 1986), including FlyerTalk, WebFlyer, FlyerGuide (wiki) and Inside Flyer magazine (more recently, MilePoint and Boarding Area).
When the FlyerTalk Premium subscription was instituted, one could subscribe to Inside Flyer magazine and through it, to an advert-free version of FlyerTalk that also included an expanded message box for Private Messaging.
Randy Petersen sold FlyerTalk to Internet Brands March 2007 and Randy Petersen and FlyerTalk went their separate ways in November of 2010.
When Premium subscriptions came up for renewal, for a period of time the Premium subscription could appear to be renewed by paying once again via the Inside Flyer webform. Unfortunately, due to the separation of ownership, this did not extend the Premium FlyerTalk subscription, and previous Premium members were presented with advertising and saw a sudden diminution of their PM message box.
CURRENT STATUS: Admin has been working on a Premium, ad-free membership solution for over two years, but at this moment there is no Premium membership, nor is there any intent for such a product in the near future.
On a case-by-case basis, Administration has extended an ads-free experience with expanded PM message box to those (relatively few) members with a recent Premium subscription due date gratis. If you feel you have cause to request that interim free service because your Premium service expired recently, please post your request here. These should not be expected to be renewed in perpetuity.
Other posts relating to the future of Premium subscriptions and related issues may be posted here as well.
When (and if) the Tech and Admin departments have a Premium subscription solution at hand, it will undoubtedly be advertised or broadcast to all FT members. For now, there's no comprehensive solution.
Thank you for your understanding.
(lower right wiki corner)Currently, there is no paid Premium subscription to eliminate advertising from the FlyerTalk viewing experience, and at this moment (18 Nov 2014) there is no plan for a Premium subscription in the works.
Hi everyone,
As of now, we do not have a solution regarding Premium. What this means is that there is currently no plan for a Premium, ads-free product. It doesn't mean there won't ever be one, but the fact that it's not on the radar means it probably won't be happening any time soon.
Regarding ads, please *do not promote ad-blocking software on FlyerTalk*. I don't know that anyone particularly enjoys seeing advertising. But the fact remains that FlyerTalk is *free* to use, and that's because of advertising revenue. In addition, the use of adblockers causes us (me) no end of headaches, because it interferes with site functionality in such a way as to make it very difficult to determine if there is an issue with flyertalk.com, or with a single user's computer. The complaint comes in and must be researched either way.
Thank you all for your help,
Paul
As of now, we do not have a solution regarding Premium. What this means is that there is currently no plan for a Premium, ads-free product. It doesn't mean there won't ever be one, but the fact that it's not on the radar means it probably won't be happening any time soon.
Regarding ads, please *do not promote ad-blocking software on FlyerTalk*. I don't know that anyone particularly enjoys seeing advertising. But the fact remains that FlyerTalk is *free* to use, and that's because of advertising revenue. In addition, the use of adblockers causes us (me) no end of headaches, because it interferes with site functionality in such a way as to make it very difficult to determine if there is an issue with flyertalk.com, or with a single user's computer. The complaint comes in and must be researched either way.
Thank you all for your help,
Paul
When the FlyerTalk Premium subscription was instituted, one could subscribe to Inside Flyer magazine and through it, to an advert-free version of FlyerTalk that also included an expanded message box for Private Messaging.
Randy Petersen sold FlyerTalk to Internet Brands March 2007 and Randy Petersen and FlyerTalk went their separate ways in November of 2010.
When Premium subscriptions came up for renewal, for a period of time the Premium subscription could appear to be renewed by paying once again via the Inside Flyer webform. Unfortunately, due to the separation of ownership, this did not extend the Premium FlyerTalk subscription, and previous Premium members were presented with advertising and saw a sudden diminution of their PM message box.
CURRENT STATUS: Admin has been working on a Premium, ad-free membership solution for over two years, but at this moment there is no Premium membership, nor is there any intent for such a product in the near future.
On a case-by-case basis, Administration has extended an ads-free experience with expanded PM message box to those (relatively few) members with a recent Premium subscription due date gratis. If you feel you have cause to request that interim free service because your Premium service expired recently, please post your request here. These should not be expected to be renewed in perpetuity.
Other posts relating to the future of Premium subscriptions and related issues may be posted here as well.
When (and if) the Tech and Admin departments have a Premium subscription solution at hand, it will undoubtedly be advertised or broadcast to all FT members. For now, there's no comprehensive solution.
Thank you for your understanding.
No ad / Ads - Premium subscription (master thread)
Jan 18, 2012, 1:33 pm
#62
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Announcement
In the past, FlyerTalkers have been able to effectively "purchase" an ads-free browsing experience, along with a larger PM box, by subscribing to an online magazine unaffiliated with FlyerTalk.
As the existing subscriptions have expired, so too have these FlyerTalk benefits that came with it.
In the coming year, FlyerTalk will be rolling out a brand new array of Premium subscription services to its members; until that time, any members who have a current, up-to-date subscription -- or had their subscription lapse in 2011/12 -- will be offered the ads-free browsing and larger PM box benefits for free.
Again, this only affects FT members with existing or recently lapsed subscriptions; the changes will be made automatically and those users falling into this group will experience the change seamlessly and with no action necessary on their part.
When we begin offering paid Premium services in 2012, this free benefit period will end.
I will have an ETA on this soon; if you fall into this group, most likely you will simply see ads disappear and your PM box increase to its previous size.
Thank you, and we look forward to showing you what's in store for 2012.
Best,
The FlyerTalk Team
As the existing subscriptions have expired, so too have these FlyerTalk benefits that came with it.
In the coming year, FlyerTalk will be rolling out a brand new array of Premium subscription services to its members; until that time, any members who have a current, up-to-date subscription -- or had their subscription lapse in 2011/12 -- will be offered the ads-free browsing and larger PM box benefits for free.
Again, this only affects FT members with existing or recently lapsed subscriptions; the changes will be made automatically and those users falling into this group will experience the change seamlessly and with no action necessary on their part.
When we begin offering paid Premium services in 2012, this free benefit period will end.
I will have an ETA on this soon; if you fall into this group, most likely you will simply see ads disappear and your PM box increase to its previous size.
Thank you, and we look forward to showing you what's in store for 2012.
Best,
The FlyerTalk Team
Jan 18, 2012, 11:06 pm
#63
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Jan 19, 2012, 1:04 pm
#64
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Ads-free and PM box increase is in effect
Per yesterday's announcement, we have now implemented the free benefits for previous IF subscribers.
If you are a subscriber and still seeing ads, please PM me or report here, and we'll sort you out.
Thank you so much for your patience with us in getting this temporary solution in place!
Paul
If you are a subscriber and still seeing ads, please PM me or report here, and we'll sort you out.
Thank you so much for your patience with us in getting this temporary solution in place!
Paul
Feb 21, 2012, 7:53 pm
#65
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Jan 14, 2013, 5:37 pm
#67
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Feb 9, 2013, 10:55 am
#68
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Edited to add: I didn't know about this whole mess until my subscription ended. In fact I didn't know my subscription was ending until it was too late to keep the ads away.
Last edited by Westcoaster; Feb 10, 2013 at 2:44 pm
Feb 11, 2013, 7:27 pm
#69
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My subscription just ended and the darn ads are back. How do I get the ads free browsing you just mentioned back? Do I need to resubscribe?
Edited to add: I didn't know about this whole mess until my subscription ended. In fact I didn't know my subscription was ending until it was too late to keep the ads away.
Edited to add: I didn't know about this whole mess until my subscription ended. In fact I didn't know my subscription was ending until it was too late to keep the ads away.
Mar 25, 2013, 10:20 am
#71
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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My subscription just ended and the darn ads are back. How do I get the ads free browsing you just mentioned back? Do I need to resubscribe?
Edited to add: I didn't know about this whole mess until my subscription ended. In fact I didn't know my subscription was ending until it was too late to keep the ads away.
Edited to add: I didn't know about this whole mess until my subscription ended. In fact I didn't know my subscription was ending until it was too late to keep the ads away.
Thanks!
Mar 25, 2013, 12:40 pm
#72
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Mar 25, 2013, 1:13 pm
#73
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Apr 27, 2013, 2:32 am
#75
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My premium subscription just ended today. Could somebody please re-enable the ....... and PM box increase? Thanks.