I know you may hate this but tourist boards can be helpful in this, but more also asking readers to come up with ideas or why’s…. the reason I do not blog is I am a crap writter, the reason yours works well is you are good.

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Agree about being extra eyes for consumer but sometimes the industry & consumers rants can align: like APD or Gatwick Sale, for example. Sometimes the industry needs an extra voice to support them, esp when they are ranting about something in the consumers interests. I can see though that it might be perceived as undermining your neutrality/ consumer focus though if you get to cosy to the industry, so maybe not such a bright idea.

Look forward to saying hello at TBC.

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Thanks for taking the time to comment. Just some responses from your excellent points

i) I cannot really rant on behalf of the industry because I don’t have experience of working within it, other than writing this blog. Unless I have misunderstood? I think it is good that I am writing as a consumer, another pair of eyes that probably don’t look at it in the same light.

II) I have often thought about a forum, and it would certainly help reduce the amount of emails that I receive. I have to be honest and say that the libel issues I found myself in earlier in the year has made me think twice; a comment is much easier to moderator, where as a forum post isn’t.

iii) The ads don’t make a great deal of money, and your right passion about the subject has until recently played a bigger part. I do think nowadays making money from content is not easy and you do have to think outside of the box. I need to put some more thought into how I make revenue from the site.

Your last three points I am going to give some serious thought. .
Thanks, you have given me something to think about.

@ Nick

That is true about the complain ratio; and thanks for the ideas. The destination guides, do you mean the consumer guides that are listed in the sidebar? I do have a few half written guides that I am working on, but, time is the issue.

@ Maria & Eva

Thanks, video seems to have been mentioned a bit, so I might have to look into that. I am not into writing books or even geting featured on TV, I prefer to hide behind my laptop and write. I am not sure I can write about good and bad practises because I don’t work in the industry, but I do write about things that annoy me about online booking etc.

Thanks for the comments. Keep them coming.

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