Space Tourism a con job?

http://www.spacenews.com/commentarie...rism-hoax.html

"Today, a number of con men are selling tickets for spaceflights to
innocent people who are fairly rich and longing for adventure. Even
reputable newspapers do not question the basis on which these offers and
investments in facilities are made.
The space tourism vendors are selling impossible dreams of space flights
for $20,000 or even $200,000 a ticket.
Let us be clear: These tickets concern flights into Earth orbit — not
20-minute jumps to high altitude, which is something else, and not, as
some claim, a precursor to orbital spaceflight.
It is disheartening to see NASA, which knows better, participating in
these games."

This is about my take on it also.