Comments on: February 14, 2013 – Doug Parker is DA king of the airline world! https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/ An eclectic journey through the Travel Miles/Points blogosphere Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:17:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: TravelBlogger Buzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6763 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:17:50 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6763 Blogs are not going away. They are growing much faster than Flyer Talka and Mile Point communities. They compete (and repeat to death) among themselves to differentiate from the next blog. Some bloggers have rightly not broadcasted “tricks” that will lead to a quick demise. But is is VERY hard to resist from doing so. Newbie bloggers will break this stuff out to gain an “edge” from the next newbie blogger. Before you know it everyone will start writing about it. This argument has been going on for years! The speed of “discovering” and “publication” and “demise” of such “tricks” has exploded…It is quite amazing to watch.

Burn, burn, burn

]]> By: MickeyW https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6756 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:52:17 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6756 Thanks for the excellent explanation.

Expect more and more bad news coming throughout the year and beyond though. What you consider PR skills is actually a mockery of financial institutions in their face. Tricks that have been working for years are now gradually all going away and he is a key contributor to the demise. A sudden urge of trying to come clean will never make up for all that we have lost and continue to lose because of arrogant denial. And face it, this is all because of the sudden calm of 5X going away as well as fading of purchasing capabilities of cash equivalents due to him and cohorts over publicizing.

You may be extending a hand to encourage and I am not going to spew hatred because ultimately you personally have to network with these guys perhaps, but most can see the charade and his shenanigans.

]]> By: TravelBlogger Buzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6754 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:09:25 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6754 Me selling out, ouch! I clearly see your points, I really do. This blogger is not going anywhere so might as well try to enourage and change his practices for the better. He has taken this quirky hobby to unimaginable scale due to his PR skills. Do I like this? Hell NO! Bringing what we do to the masses (Nightline, New York Times, Fox (!!!), etc.) is really really bad for the viability of “hacks” ( I prefer “tricks”) and just cheapens the whole experience! But it is reality. Commercialized blogs are not going anywhere. I know how it is to meet payroll so maybe I am a little easy on him.

I will be there when the “moral crap” stops:-)

As long as the banks are paying hefty commissions for credit card apps….expect the blogs to sell out and sell their souls for the all mighty buck. I never said that is wrong, I am a huge capitalism devotee! There are good ways (FULL disclosures, promote better offers, HTing, warning of the dangers inherent with credit, no or minimal links in body of posts, etc) and there are used car salesmen tactics. Above all it should be about quality content! When you see a blogger doing more of the good ways it should be encouraged. Time will tell if/when the used car salesmen tactics return or become prominent again. What gets me is that if the staff was used to improve/generate original content instead of marketing/PR he could have THE go to site for the masses (not us). Instead, it appears so much attention goes for marketing and PR activities and content always lags AND never breaks any news in this area!

I ‘ve been around for many years watching all this in the back stage…I don’t like the way it’s all going…

]]> By: MickeyW https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6749 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:06:33 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6749 Sad to see you falling for that used car salesman, George. Come on, you really buying those last 2 days worth of sudden moral crap? He is probably the worst thing that happened to miles and points in general.

I like HikerT’s thoughts which are without any compromise. I know when you see something good you like to call it, but in this instance you are now selling out. And I don’t know why it makes me sad as you are smarter than this.

]]> By: Anonymous https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6726 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:29:51 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6726 Mother’s First Trip to India Part 910: Where are all the overwater bungalows?

]]> By: TravelBlogger Buzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6725 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:49:39 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6725 In reply to Dima @ Dimas Corner.

Thank you. If you like this mini version of it after a significant development in my career….you would love the posts in the first 3 months when I was going at it in a major way. Now it has become a mini version of those much more substantial posts. I don’t like it but it’s all I can manage now.
Thanks again and I added your blog in my very lengthy list of blogs I follow.

]]> By: TravelBlogger Buzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6724 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:44:34 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6724 In reply to Miles To The Wild.

Check my comments tomorrow. And you are very welcome!

]]> By: TravelBlogger Buzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6723 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:43:53 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6723 In reply to Anonymous.

Hehe, blog commentary coming soon!

]]> By: TravelBlogger Buzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6722 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:43:30 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6722 In reply to HikerT.

Oh that is horrible as I put off getting the card. Darn blog again got in the way:-)

]]> By: TravelBlogger Buzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6721 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:42:35 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/february-14-2013-doug-parker-is-da-king-of-the-airline-world-2/#comment-6721 In reply to Anonymous.

Your attention to detail is outstanding:-)

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