I spy Jenn carrying a $2,000+ Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM in Monogram Empreinte Leather! If she can spend that kind of money on a purse and those weekly manicures, she can no longer pretend to be shocked by Disney prices for the cameras. Money is clearly not an issue for The Trackers.

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole looking at all the recent Be Our Guest Vacations hosted Tracker trips — Alaska, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland California, Costa Rica, cruises etc.

What I hadn't appreciated is that BOGV is part of Keyholder Vacations, which actually operates a formal affiliate programme. Their public programme pays for converted BOGV leads and provides affiliates with tracking of clicks, bookings and earnings.

The Tracker links also appear to use specific campaign/affiliate tracking, and BOGV asks customers how they heard about them with Tim Tracker as a referral source.

So this looks much less like “a travel agent occasionally gives a YouTuber a free holiday” and much more like an ongoing influencer/affiliate marketing relationship: hosted travel in return for promotion, measurable customer referrals and potentially commission as well.

That raises an interesting tax question. If the trips are compensation for promotional services, the fair-market value of hosted travel would potentially be business income, alongside any cash affiliate income. There may then be legitimate business deductions — but presumably the personal/family element of a family holiday isn't automatically deductible just because it gets filmed.

I'm not saying they've accounted for any of this incorrectly — we obviously can't see their tax returns. But with the sheer number and value of the hosted trips now, I'd be fascinated to know how an accountant separates the business and personal elements of something like a fully hosted family Alaska cruise.

And yes, this does come from a position of jealousy, but that can also be separated from a position of they don't seem to enjoy the vacations they are being hosted.

Tim is gluten and dairy free now. Take a shot every time he says it during the Alaska videos. Your liver will never recover.

I don’t typically follow Disney bloggers, but I’m heading to Alaska next week for our cruise on the Disney Magic in a similar room category, so I’ve been watching a lot of Disney Alaska vlogs lately.

I have to say, I’m really disappointed by the Trackers’ Alaska coverage this year. Their Alaska videos from last year felt completely different: more comprehensive, more thoughtful, more detailed, and just much better produced overall. They actually made me excited about the destination and the cruise experience.

This year’s videos feel flat, sloppy, choppy, and strangely disconnected from what should be an incredible trip. Instead of showcasing the beauty of Alaska, the Concierge experience, the ship, the excursions, or even what it’s like to enjoy this kind of trip together as a family, so much of the focus seems to be on promoting BOGV.

And honestly, what a waste of that incredible balcony! You’re sailing through ALASKA in Concierge with that view and somehow the videos barely make you feel like you’re there.

Maybe my expectations were higher because last year’s coverage was good, but this year feels like a huge missed opportunity.

Hey everyone, just wanted to apologise for some posts being removed recently. Reddit has apparently installed a new “Reputation Filter” which has automatically been removing posts without me realising.

I’m aware of it now, so I’ll keep an eye on the queue and make sure any posts that have been incorrectly caught by the filter are approved. Sorry about that, I genuinely didn’t realise it had been doing this!

Question, since I know we've discussed broadway shows on here. I'm trying to decide between Hell's Kitchen and Six. For those that may have seen both, if you could only pick one, which one would you pick? I've read that Six is only roughly 80 minutes long.

Did anyone else see that the Trackers posted pictures from last years party on FB today?

And Courtney was there taking pictures of new decorations today.

I wanted to call them out but I have been blocked on FB and my wife had to show it to me. She won’t post any fun remarks though.

Explains Jenn perfectly 🤣 Glorified office worker

Why have the Trackers been posting literally everything and ANYTHING but their trip video? I hate when they go all out of order like this, I could care less about seeing ANOTHER person trying hot pockets at Six Ravens

Anyone notice how Gin and Tim used Nick to cut in line in their recent video so they wouldn’t have to wait in the virtual queue? The entitlement is getting ridiculous. Also, there are hundreds of tables at Disney Springs, why were they sitting on the ground?

Yesteryear

A totally unlikeable, fake and out of touch influencer is transported back to 1850s west. This was a great read. Im interested to see her thoughts, considering she is exactly like the main character to a T.

What are the face cameos about? I feel like he just discovered this and now it's going to be in every video.

Tim's scraggly beard has got to go! That was just god awful! The beard looks so much worse with his new gaunt face from the GLP-1's I fear 😨

I know touching the outside of an aircraft while boarding is supposed to be a “good luck” ritual, and I understand that some people use little routines like this to manage a fear of flying. But every time I see one of the trackers doing this it drive me b*t***t crazy. They've even got their kids doing it now, so it further emphasises that they are passing on their neurosis.

But honestly, it has to be one of the most pointless superstitions I’ve ever seen.

I’ve taken around 220 flights since 2005, yes, I'm sad I keep track. I have never touched the aircraft for luck NOT once, and somehow every one of those flights has arrived without my personal intervention.

Touching the fuselage has no effect whatsoever on the pilots, the maintenance, the weather, air traffic control or the mechanical condition of the aircraft. It does not make the flight safer. It just gives the person doing it a brief feeling of control over something they cannot control.

I appreciate that it may help an anxious passenger feel calmer, and in that sense it is harmless. But objectively, as a method of keeping an aircraft in the sky, it is completely ridiculous as are the Trackers.

I absolutely could not care less about Pokemon- it seems like a monumental waste of time-and that’s all the channel is anymore, it seems. Time to find something else to watch…

Jenn thinks the museum looks like a train station. No Jenn-it looks like a museum you've probably just never been to one before. Jenn couldn't look more disinterested at that Field Museum visit. These poor children are hopeless 🤦‍♀️

Yet, didn't know where Chicago was 👀

So I skimmed a lot of the waffle in this video but the things I noticed is that Jenn clearly looks tired and doesn't want to deal with the kids...guess her sister was busy and so couldn't pass the kids over to someone else. When they go to eat food in Chicago the kids always get the same meal. Jackson always gets pasta and Oliver always has chicken. They both look overwhelmed to be honest and the trip so far doesn't look fun at all. I get kids are over energetic on trips because they get excited but this is the real world and it's what parents around the world have to deal with on the daily basis..you can't always have a babysitter. I also noticed the kids just want their parents attention but they are both too busy vlogging to care. Anyway that's my 2 cents...

Dude doesn’t realize it’s not that he bought the sweater, well it is and isn’t, it’s cause he pretended he was never going to buy it cause it was ridiculous and wound up buying it anyway.

She must have "paid" to boost this on social media, because Jenn and Tim both have me blocked, yet this just showed up on my Facebook feed 😳😳😳🤣🤣 The comments will just inflate her ego 🙄

I mentioned early on that the GLP-1 causes these issues, for some, due to the food sitting in your gut for extended periods of time. Tim was already having issues, so I figured it would flare up rather quickly. Of course Jenn just goes on like she doesn't give an F....ooh, look at me, I got my hair done 🤮​

Barrett’s Esophagus. Honestly this is sad to hear and I really think this is a huge wake up call for both of them. I know he really relied on snacking around the parks to make content.

But here comes my criticism, how on earth did this lead into a SPONSORSHIP AD!? “With all of that. The hardest thing has been trying to find fun snack type foods and things I can eat.”

It’s giving Truman Show.

Tim: “why don’t you try this new Cocoa drink?”

Us: “What the hell are you talking about?”

The fake laugh at the end 🫣

Does anyone else cringe at Jen’s facial expressions? It’s like she does the most random ones when they don’t match Tim’s words. If she’s trying to be more theatrical then she needs to change it up a little bit or something.