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    • November 19, 2008

    Can You Put a Price Tag on History? Let’s Talk Inaugural Travel

    Filed under: Uncategorized — Rick Seaney @ 11:45 am

    Want to be part of history? If you are going to be in D.C. this January 20th for the swearing in of our 44th President - you will not be alone.

    The figures keep rising, even as I write this - but last I heard, officials in Washington are now expecting - four million people!

    I’ve already explained that airfares will be up sharply for flights heading to the nation’s capital [see my chart that shows the price hikes] but now it seems, accommodations are going to be in extremely short supply - and the best rooms will come with presidential price tags - including a special package at the Mandarin Oriental that goes for more than $200,00 (to be fair, that’s for 4 nights - plus, you get a chauffeur-driven Maserati, as well).

    If you’d like to see more fun facts (how big was that snowfall for JFK’s inaugural?), check out my latest ABCNews.com column - there’s a new one out every Wednesday.
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