AHLA Urges GSA to Retain Current Per Diem System to Support Government Travel & Lodging Industry

the American Hotel & Lodging Association | October 27, 2016

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2016 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), along with representatives from member companies, participated in a public hearing hosted by the General Services Administration's (GSA) new interagency working group to examine if the methodology for determining per diem rate boundary lines should be changed. AHLA expressed support of the current per diem system, which reassesses per diem rates each year based on accountable, transparent local market data. "Government travel is incredibly important to the hotel industry, generating thousands of jobs and millions in travel spending tha...