Comments on: Travel companies tempt consumers to get in debt http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/travel-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/ - Discussions on travel consumer issues Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:20:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/travel-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-80754 Darren Cronian Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/wayn-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-80754 The fact that it is a free service shouldn’t make it right when they are advertising to an impressionable age group. Why credit cards and loans when there’s tons of other services and products that they could promote to it’s membership? Ok, so banning ads might be a little extreme, but shouldn’t travel sites think about what they are advertising at a time when more and more young people are getting in debt. Travel companies need to take more responsibility about what they are advertising, and less about the revenue they could loose. This is my personal opinion, I am sure many will agree and disagree. I invited WAYN to comment, but as yet, they have chosen not to. The fact that it is a free service shouldn’t make it right when they are advertising to an impressionable age group. Why credit cards and loans when there’s tons of other services and products that they could promote to it’s membership?

Ok, so banning ads might be a little extreme, but shouldn’t travel sites think about what they are advertising at a time when more and more young people are getting in debt. Travel companies need to take more responsibility about what they are advertising, and less about the revenue they could loose.

This is my personal opinion, I am sure many will agree and disagree.

I invited WAYN to comment, but as yet, they have chosen not to.

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]]> By: Nathan Midgley http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/travel-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-80719 Nathan Midgley Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:46:17 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/wayn-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-80719 To respond to a point Mary makes above, rising online sales in the travel industry have limited impact on WAYN - it isn't a travel retailer. It's a free community site, so its revenue model will be more like Facebook's, i.e. heavily dependent on sponsorship and display advertising. Darren, I can see what you mean but to institute it fairly you'd have to ban credit advertising from appearing alongside any kind of content that could possibly inspire a high-value purchase of any kind, anywhere (consumer electronics magazines, motoring shows on TV etc etc). That's a very general and open-ended rule - it would prevent credit companies advertising anywhere they could conceivably want to, so it's effectively the same as a blanket ban. To respond to a point Mary makes above, rising online sales in the travel industry have limited impact on WAYN – it isn’t a travel retailer. It’s a free community site, so its revenue model will be more like Facebook’s, i.e. heavily dependent on sponsorship and display advertising.

Darren, I can see what you mean but to institute it fairly you’d have to ban credit advertising from appearing alongside any kind of content that could possibly inspire a high-value purchase of any kind, anywhere (consumer electronics magazines, motoring shows on TV etc etc). That’s a very general and open-ended rule – it would prevent credit companies advertising anywhere they could conceivably want to, so it’s effectively the same as a blanket ban.

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]]> By: John http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/travel-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-80661 John Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:57:36 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/wayn-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-80661 what ever happened to responsible advertising what ever happened to responsible advertising

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/travel-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-79956 Darren Cronian Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:09:16 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/wayn-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-79956 Mary, my points exactly. Just to see what I mean http://www.travel-rants.com/images/wayn.jpg Both doubleclick ads. Mary, my points exactly.

Just to see what I mean
http://www.travel-rants.com/images/wayn.jpg

Both doubleclick ads.

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]]> By: Mary http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/travel-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-79953 Mary Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:54:59 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/02/07/wayn-tempting-consumers-to-get-in-debt/#comment-79953 Darren, good question. I don't know a lot about these types of programs, but it seems like WAYN is using both Doubleclick and another ad company as well --- in addition to selling advertising on its own. Confusing! I had a look at WAYN today and didn't come across credit card or loan companies. What I did get was the University of Phoenix, cell phone companies, and job search websites. I don't get it... I keep hearing about how big the travel industry is, how online sales for travel are increasing, and how tourism is constantly growing. I'm at a loss to explain why travel sites would seek advertising from other industries when it seems like there is so much money to be made simply from travel. I am curious to read your article about travel sites. I've grabbed your RSS feed so I'll keep my eyes out. Darren, good question. I don’t know a lot about these types of programs, but it seems like WAYN is using both Doubleclick and another ad company as well — in addition to selling advertising on its own. Confusing!

I had a look at WAYN today and didn’t come across credit card or loan companies. What I did get was the University of Phoenix, cell phone companies, and job search websites.

I don’t get it… I keep hearing about how big the travel industry is, how online sales for travel are increasing, and how tourism is constantly growing. I’m at a loss to explain why travel sites would seek advertising from other industries when it seems like there is so much money to be made simply from travel.

I am curious to read your article about travel sites. I’ve grabbed your RSS feed so I’ll keep my eyes out.

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