Federal Per Diem Set for 2024/25: A Win for the Lodging Industry

Chelsey Leffet | August 22, 2024

The federal government per-diem rate is made up of a lodging allowance, a meals allowance, and an incidental expense allowance. The per-diem lodging rates, which set the maximum amount a federal traveler can reimburse, are based on the average rates for mid-priced hotels and are set annually by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Since the 2005 fiscal year, federal lodging per-diem rates have been based on local average daily rate (ADR) data, less 5.0%. The rates are updated annually, with the next fiscal-year rates published in mid-August. For the 2025 fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, the standard daily lodging allow...