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The Obama Vacation List- Updated March 20, 2012.

-- Spring Break 2012, Malia Obama in Mexico with 25 Secret Service agents.-
-- President’s Day 2012, Michelle and the first daughters in Aspen, Colorado to ski.
-- Christmas 2011, the first family in Hawaii for an extended vacation.
-- Summer 2011, in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., for the annual beach break.
-- June 2011, the first lady, her mother and daughters traveled to South Africa and Botswana.
-- President’s Day 2011, the first lady and first daughters travel to Vail to ski.
-- Christmas 2010, in Hawaii.
-- August 2010, the first family traveled to Panama City Beach, Fla., for some sun and fun at the beach.
-- August 2010, Obama spent the weekend alone in Chicago for his 49th birthday bash.
-- August 2010, the first lady and daughter Sasha traveled to Spain for a mother-daughter vacation.
-- August 2010, summer vacation again at Martha’s Vineyard.
-- July 2010, the first family went to Mount Desert Island, Maine.
-- May 2010, the first family had a four-day trip to Chicago.
-- March 2010, first lady and daughter spend Spring Break in New York City.
-- Christmas 2009, Hawaii again for the annual break.
-- August 2009, at Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon for a short vacation.
-- August 2009, their first summer vacation as first family at Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.

Here are the costs for just a few of Michelle’s imperial junkets:

SPAIN: AUGUST 2010.

Michelle Obama and 40 of her friends paid for personal expenses, such as hotels and meals themselves. 

But the U.S. taxpayer would have paid for the 68-strong security detail, personal staff and use of presidential jet Air Force Two. 

Payment for the secret service team ran at around $281 each – nearly $98,000 for the duration of the summer break.

Use of Air Force Two comes in at $149,900 for the round trip, not including time on the ground. 

Mrs Obama’s personal staff, of which there were an unknown number, should also be taken into account.

The following are highlights from the U.S. Air Force records, which indicate a total cost of $213,124.15:

According to U.S. Department of Defense’s 2010 published hourly rates, the total cost of flying Michelle Obama and her guests from Camp Andrews to Malaga and then to Mallorca and back to the United States was $199,323.75. This is based on approximately 17 hours and 15 minutes of total flying time.

The 15-member flight crew stayed at Tryp Guadalmar, a nearby motel. Lodging cost was $10,290.60 and car rental cost was $2,633.50. Food cost was $876.30, including $57.68 for four bottles of maple syrup and a package of pancake mix.

The U.S. Air Force concealed the number of civilian passengers who accompanied Mrs. Obama on the five-day trip, citing an exemption to FOIA law. (The New York Times previously reported that Mrs. Obama brought along one of her daughters and “two friends and four of their daughters, as well as a couple of aides and a couple of advance staff members.”)

Secret Service records, meanwhile, show that the costs to the agency for the vacation were $254,461.20. This total includes $26,670.61 for a chauffeur tour of Costa del Sol and $50,078.78 for a travel planning company SET P&V, S.L. (George Soros is 50% owner of the travel company.) Taxpayers also paid the bill for separate lodging for a dog and its handler.

This probably understates the cost. I would assume a separate cargo plane accompanied Michelle to bring the vehicles and other gear required for first lady-type travel.

Last year she followed this up with a 2011 vacation to South Africa, though some “official” business was included in this journey. If she wants to do this kind of travel during an election year, I’m sure the Romney’s will help foot the bill.

http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/04/26/michelles-spanish-idyll-cost-taxpayers-467k/

HAWAII: DECEMBER 2010.

According to the Hawaii Reporter the costs were:

$63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to Hawaii ahead of the President 

$1,000,000 on Mr Obama’s return trip from Washington on Air Force One 

$16,000 to rent nearby homes for Secret Service and Navy Seals 

$134,000 for 24 White House staff to stay at the Moana Hotel 

$251,000 in police overtime 

$10,000 for an ambulance to be on hand at all times

SKI TRIP TO VAIL: FEBRUARY 2011.

Michelle Obama and her daughters stayed at the Sebastian hotel on Vail Mountain, where rooms cost more than $2,400 for multi-bedroom suites. 

The family appear to have flown there on Air Force Two. 

They were escorted to the resort by about a dozen vehicles, including 15 state and local law enforcement officers.

MARTHA’S VINEYARD: AUGUST 2011.

The Blue Heron Farm estate, where the Obama family stayed, rents for about $50,000 a week. 

Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama flew to the estate just hours before the president to make the most of the holiday – again, incurring extra flight costs. 

According to U.S. News and World Report, the Coast Guard was required to keep ships floating near the property. The presidential helicopter and jet remain at the ready and security agents will be on 24-hour duty.

HAWAII: DECEMBER 2011.

According to the Hawaii Reporter the costs were:

$63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to Hawaii ahead of the President but add security and personnel for a total of about $100,000 

$3,271,622 on Mr Obama’s return trip from Washington on Air Force One 

$151,200 to rent nearby homes for Secret Service and Navy Seals 

$72,216 for 24 White House staff to stay at the Moana Hotel