article_snippet: A spokesman for Clarence House declined to reveal the cost of a trans-Atlantic trip when contacted.
article_snippet: The amount when VAT at 20 per cent is added rises to £246,224.
article_snippet: At the time, environmentalists estimated that the carbon footprint for the 500-mile trip was more than 15,000kg per passenger - compared to a mere 60kg for travelling by train.
article_snippet: In 2008 he spent almost £700,000 on a tour of the Far East, while in March 2009 he spent a further £698,890 on a trip to South America.
article_snippet: A trip to India and Sri Lanka cost a further £350,000 while a five-day tour of the Middle East cost a further £228,426.
article_snippet: Details about travel costs will be disclosed in the usual manner later this year in the Sovereign Grant accounts.'