[buccaneer81]

But that "scavenger hunt" must have really lightened the wallets of MSM organizations because flying to Anchorage--I've checked the schedules for several airlines and getting to Anchorage on Alaska Airlines or Delta Airlines (using former Northwest Airlines routes) are NOT in the cheap department.

I imagine the networks have pre-negotiated rates, much like the government.

That's where some of the idiotic "Reality TV" revenue goes.

[RayChuang88]

Flying around the continental USA, true. But flying to far-away Alaska and Hawaii—that might be a different story!