Originally Posted by
accountinggal
My company has the option of using travel expenses for alternative travel (i.e. flying to X for the weekend instead of home as long as the cost is less than the flight home). I'm continually amazed at how my staff are able to find flights, hotels, transportation, and food that always come in almost exactly $1-2 less than the cost of going home...

Good for them. Traveling for work is an imposition on a lot of people and it's great they can get some perks out of it.