Over the weekend we posted an interesting infograph from Discover Card highlighting which Presidential Candidate college football fans would rather sit next to at a game. The results clearly showed college football fans favor Mitt Romney. However, the real question that is pressing everyone’s minds is not about the economy or tax reform. The American people are demanding to know how much money is being spent on travel during the presidential election campaign.

Fortunately, FlipKey (a TripAdvisor Company) looked into the issue for all of us and provided this handy infograph.

How to Travel Like a President by vacation rentals site FlipKey.com

Looking at the results, I myself have some burning questions not only for FlipKey, but also the candidates.

1) Why does President Obama’s flight cost per hour include security and equipment, yet Romney’s only includes rental costs? The Secret Service surely must watch over Romney’s plane even when he is not on board.

2) Does either candidate bother to collect reward points for their hotel stays? I hate to see government waste, and this sounds like the perfect example of money being left on the table at the taxpayers expense.

3) Even with lower transportation costs, Romney is far outspending Obama on travel costs. The difference clearly being related to the amount of pizza being consumed.

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