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What does it cost to see the world? Optimizing a flexible multi-stop flight search

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Fix only your home airport, list the cities you want to visit, and let a time-expanded traveling-salesman model pick the cheapest order and dates. We use it to price two bucket-list trips: the world's 10 most-visited cities and the New 7 Wonders.

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