Helicopter rides. Shopping sprees. Vats of caviar. Inauguration packages at D.C. hotels are uber-extravagant this year, with eye-popping price tags to match. Why it matters: Inaugural pomp isn't new — visitors always want to feel important while rubbing elbows with the incoming power party — but keeping up with the Trumps and their billionaire buddies has some hotels hawking next-level excess to those hoping for access.

These packages for Donald Trump's second inauguration cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Here's some of what's included.

Washington, D.C. is preparing to welcome the great and good ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. In a bid to cater to attendees with deep pockets, hotels in the capital are rolling out eye-wateringly expensive luxury packages.