Move over FTC and interpersonal mommy blogger wars, there is a new Sheriff in town and its called the Travel Blogger.

And they are pissed.

Apparently Mom Bloggers are stealing their *cough* press junkets and falsifying reviews to make them positive and getting paid for it.

Check out this post that was sent out to the entire Google Travel Writers Group as a factual statement:

If any blogging community is being targeted, it is the mommy blogging group. Never heard of this community? I hadn’t either until a year ago. Large corporations are targeting this demographic of stay at home moms with lifestyle blogs. It is a major source of income for these women as they get paid for reviews. Yes, they are getting upwards of $200 per blog post for positive mentions on their blogs. This in itself is an entirely different subject, but this is a small part of how the FTC decided to update their rules. It affects the travel community because these bloggers have now learned about press trips.

After another mom blogger/travel writer responded and defended mom bloggers from this gossip mongering, the same woman replied, again addressing the entire email chain:

We can respectfully disagree on this particular topic. I have had too many conversations with travel marketing/destination reps who are bit gun-shy when dealing with bloggers. This hesitancy is based on their mommy blogger experiences which have included confidential emails made public and demands for the destination to foot the bill for entire families (referring to airfare). I can only go by the facts as I’ve been told. As with any community or industry, be it travel guide writers or mommy bloggers, it only takes a few bad apples. I’ve attended a small number of the same conferences you’ve been to, and I did hear of mom bloggers accepting cash payment for positive reviews. Fortunate for you that you’ve never met any of them.

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Misinformation much?

I think I may be late to the game. Which one of you is getting paid $200 to put up reviews? Can you send me the contacts?

I would like to quit working for poverty blog level here.

~Trisha <————integrity to sell for $200 a post.

P.S. Whiny [jealous] babies.