Hotel per diems to decline in some large cities

The hotel industry’s recession woes will lead to lower hotel per diem rates in many popular federal travel destinations, beginning Oct. 1.

GSA said in a statement that rates overall will increase slightly over fiscal 2009 levels.
“With these new rates, federal employees on official travel can perform their duties on behalf of the American taxpayer while being fairly reimbursed for their travel expenses,” said Michael Robertson, associate administrator for GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy.

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