reillyDon't most (or at least more than TF2) CSGO invite teams have sponsors, willing to cough at least a bit of money for travel expenses?
no
http://play.esea.net/index.php?s=league&d=standings&division_id=2016
curse is really the only big name i see, followed by quantic/dynamic/hrg who all likely don't come close to covering all the costs