Not in the airline or travel industry, but I travel a lot for my job. A LOT!
Depending on what projects I'm working on, I'm on 300-500 planes a year, all over the world. Been doing it for more than 20 years, so the travel is as much a part of my occupational skill set as my education and experience. I have a fixed budget and a fixed schedule, so I've learned how to get where I need to be, when I need to be there, on the lowest possible fare.
Did France, Luxembourg, and Belgium last week by air and 1st Class rail. $635 total for the week from Boston and back. Doing a southern US swing next week - SC, AL, FL, NC, SC again, then back to Boston - 6 hops, 12 flights with connections, just bought the tix yesterday for around $800 total.
A good place to pick up travel tips or learn about destinations is flyertalk.com. They have forums just like this, but it's all about travel. There are a couple hundred thousand seasoned travelers that can answer any question you have, and an excellent search function to find all the past discussions on your topic.
CW
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