per diem rates
Hoteliers Win as GSA Raises FY 2025 Per Diem Rates
AHLA | August 16, 2024
WASHINGTON (Aug. 16, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President and CEO Kevin Carey released the following statement after the General Services Administration (GSA) announced its fiscal year 2025 per diem rates for federal workers. GSA’s per diem guidelines govern reimbursement for federal employees’ lodging and meals expenses for official government travel. Starting October 1, 2024, the standard daily lodging allowance for most of the continental United States will increase by $3 to $110 per day, an increase estimated to be worth approximately $100 million to the hotel industry. The standard meals a...
AHLA Statement on GSA FY2024 Per Diem Rates
AHLA | August 17, 2023
WASHINGTON (Aug. 17, 2023) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President & CEO Chip Rogers released the below statement after the General Services Administration (GSA) announced its Fiscal Year 2024 per diem rates. The per diem guidelines announced today govern reimbursement for federal employees’ lodging and meals expenses for official government travel and include a $9 increase to the continental United States (CONUS) lodging rate as well as large increases in rates in many non-standard areas (NSAs). “The per diem rates GSA announced today come after months of hard work AHLA put in to lobby the administration on b...
AHLA Statement on GSA FY2023 Per Diem Rates
August 18, 2022
WASHINGTON (August 18, 2022) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President and CEO Chip Rogers released the below statement after the General Services Administration (GSA) announced it increased the standard CONUS per diem rate and has set all Non-Standard Area (NSA) rates at or above the FY2022 rates. “The General Services Administration’s (GSA) increase of FY2023 per diem rates for government travel in the Continental United States (CONUS) is extremely welcome news for the hospitality industry as our recovery continues. By increasing the standard rate and setting a floor at pre-pandemic rates for NSAs, GSA has ensure...
AHLA Statement on GSA FY2022 Per Diem Rates
AHLA | August 13, 2021
WASHINGTON – August 13, 2021 – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President and CEO Chip Rogers released the below statement after the General Services Administration (GSA) announced it would freeze FY2022 federal per diem rates for government travel in the Continental United States at FY2021 levels, which are based on pre-COVID-19 rates. “AHLA thanks the General Services Administration (GSA) for setting fair FY2022 per diem rates that recognize the devastating impact COVID-19 continues to have on hotel employees and small businesses. This is a big win for hoteliers across the country, as government travel supports te...
Per Diem Rates: Current & Historical Trends
Chelsey Leffet | October 17, 2019
By Chelsey Leffet Government per diem rates are set for a number of locations, many applying to multiple regions or localities in each state. A per diem rate is made up of three components: a lodging allowance, meals allowance, and incidental expense allowance[1]; however, this article and the data presented below focus solely on the lodging allowance. The per diem lodging rates, which provide a maximum amount that a federal traveler can reimburse, are based on the costs of mid-priced hotels and are set annually by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The following article examines the per diem trends of the top 24 lodging marke...
GSA Releases New Per Diem Rates for FY 2019
August 15, 2018
August 15, 2018 - The FY2019 per diem rates are now available. To view FY2019 rates click here and follow the instructions. The FY2019 rates are NOT the default rates until October 1, 2019. FY2018 is the fiscal year through September 30, 2018. Rates are set by fiscal year, effective October 1 each year. Find current rates in the continental United States ("CONUS Rates") by searching below with city and state (or ZIP code), or by clicking on the map, or use the new Per Diem tool to calculate trip allowances. FY 2019 Per Diem Highlights GSA establishes the per diem rates for the lower 48 Continental United States (CONUS), which ...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Sends Letter to SASC, HASC Leaders Urging Repeal of Per Diem Rate Cuts
AH&LA | September 8, 2016
Washington, D.C. – September 8, 2016 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today commended the bipartisan leadership of Senators Ayotte (R-NH) and Hirono (D-HI), along with eight additional senators, who sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of both the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) urging for the repeal of the per diem rate cuts instituted by the Department of Defense for uniform and civilian employees on long-term temporary duty (TDY) travel. As both committees work through legislative differences to craft the final National Defense Reautho...
GSA Releases New Per Diem Rates for FY 2017
August 15, 2016
August 15, 2016 - The FY2017 per diem rates are now available. To view FY2017 rates click here and follow the instructions. The FY2017 rates are NOT the default rates until October 1, 2016. FY2016 is the fiscal year through September 30, 2016. Rates are set by fiscal year, effective October 1 each year. Find current rates in the continental United States ("CONUS Rates") by searching below with city and state (or ZIP code), or by clicking on the map, or use the new Per Diem tool to calculate trip allowances. FY 2017 Per Diem Highlights GSA establishes the per diem rates for the lower 48 Continental United States (CONUS), which ...
