Something big must be going on with the outlandishly huge escorts going with him..
Like Jacob, when Esau was coming to meet him with 400 men, Jacob made preparations as best he could. He knew Esau had sworn to kill him.
A, he has a massive ego and likes to travel in the style of an emperor;
B, he is going to the place that just got attacked by Muslim terrorists and he is forcing us to spend gazillions to protect him in a place like that.
What is more odd is the timing of the trip and the destination of the trip.