“The best way for entrepreneurs to travel for cheap is to start up a travel Web site or blog,” says Adam Toren, co-founder of YoungEntrepreneur.com. “Then send a travel request to the resort or airline, let them know that you are planning a review on travel and including their property, and would like to be comped or find out the media rate.”
Then comes the hard part: make sure you actually write the review, or your credibility in the industry could be damaged.
Here’s another trick: Take advantage of overseas pricing differentials in airplane tickets for a discounted fare. “If you’re going back and forth a lot,” says Pallavi Shah, founder of New York City-based Our Personal Guest travel agency, “remember that airlines sell tickets for different prices in different countries,” even for the same route. Pallavi, who commutes to India several times a year, recently bought a $3,000 Mumbai-New York round-trip ticket, which was less expensive than the $5,000 ticket originating in New York–even though she had to purchase a separate one-way fare to get back home. Also never forget to take enough business magazines with you for the long flight.