"Trust me, I certainly don‘t.
The point is: you knew what you were getting into from the start when you applied to them. I have only come across 1 company in Europe that paid for travel expenses and a (****ty) hotel. It wasn‘t for a Pilot Position though...
It is industry standard more or less nowadays, so stop complaining. In the end you are not going to change it."
That is exactly what i am saying : at 31 y.o you need more experiences until you will know what you are talking about...