I was offended by your comments on MMS and think you are one of the bloodsuckers who wrap themselves in the flag.

“We flew on Qatar Airways First Class round trip and stayed at the Berjaya Beau Vallon resort right on the beach, all paid for by the Navy”. Navy? WTF? Those are taxpayers you are ripping off – and from your complete lack of embarrassment, it’s clear such boondoggle trips aren’t viewed as outrageous, over the top illegal shenanigans, but rather a “perk”.

How about this gem: “Usually in the military you have to use a government credit card for travel, which cuts down on credit card bonus opportunities, but there are ways around that.”

Oh, I’m sure there are – and you take full advantage – like a true bloodsucker.

Our “finest”??

Makes me want to spit.

Fairmont/Wailea is awesmome place!

This part sounds familiar to all of us following the “travel blogger” space: “The study, “Free Lunch,” concluded that 85% of the most prolific reviewers are part of “Amazon Vine”— the site’s “most trusted” reviewers — and received free products from publishers, agents and manufacturers. This, Kessler says, can make them unpaid agents rather than consumer advocates. “

Too bad it was not a $200 Home Improvement GC 🙂 Congrats!

I like HMT blog and its blogging practices. Ethics too!

I am half way there next year but still can’t find my way back out of OGG! Oh, that reminds me I need to book me three free nights at the Fairmont Kei Lani! Enjoy the goodies!

Scott, nobody called you a scoundrel or a liar. Are you saying you were completely unaware of the 35K US offer. Seriously? How often do you read TBB? And you’ve never seen TBB call out milevalue, FTG (the blog), DP, and others for pimping the lesser 30K US affiliate link This doesn’t make you a scoundrel or a liar per se, but if you really are this uniformed about the few cards that pay you a referral you owe it to your readers to NOT advise them about said credit card offers, much less get paid for it. Sorry for being harsh. SiskelT is in the business of reviewing best offers. SiskelT does not sugar coat.

He’s a good guy. He often has content others don’t and it is well done. He came down to PDX from Seattle specifically to help get a meetup group going here which is when I met him. HMT remains among the blogs I read.

Glad I also still scan MMS because I just won a $50 Amazon GC from the latest contest sponsored by MMS and Pick2Pay!

So sad to learn this. I did not know Typical or his posts. I can’t yet get into Omni and when I looked at FT yesterday didn’t spot a thread in Community Buzz; perhaps there is one now. But please if you do communicate with Typical tell him that even those who do not know him are grieving for his loss. May her memory serve as a blessing.