For the most we can all imagine that travel for our President or Vice President can be very costly. There are reasons why it does cost so much.
The US VP, Joe Biden, went to Europe not too long ago, and some of his expenses are pretty spectacular.
- $585,000-one night in Paris
- $321,665-a bill from a limo company
- $459,339-a hotel stay in London
The stay in London was just one night but there was more than just one room for Biden.
He has an advance team that goes ahead of him on trips. This team required 136 rooms for several nights.
There is no clear answer to whether or not these details were exposed accidentally or not. This type of info is not something that the masses are privy to very often. It does give rise to the thought of whether this sort of expense is normal or is something unusual. Former officials that have been within these types of proceedings were not surprised by the cost. Most people don’t think about all that is involved.
Details about “high level” travel costs:
Costs include accommodations for –
Military
Communications
Secret service staff
A number of other support professionals
Security experts and their advance travel
Reportedly it is the Secret Service that takes most of the rooms. The military needs quite a few for their communication set-up. There will likely be a good number of rooms that are not even used for people to stay in but instead are specifically for offices.
The cost for the limo is not even to take the President or VP around. They both will have their limo flown in. The cost incurred will be from staff members needing to get around town. These people do not drive themselves but instead have cars with drivers.
