Office of Governmentwide Policy

U.S. General Services Administration

GSA's Lodging Rate Setting Process and FY2010 Unofficial Lodging ResultsGSA's Lodging Rate Setting Process and FY2010 Unofficial Lodging Results

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GSA establishes per diem rates for the

continental United States (CONUS) plus

the District of Columbia, providing the

maximum reimbursement allowances to

federal employees on official travel.

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Lodging Rate Methodology

Federal lodging rates are based on the Average Daily Rate (ADR) (derived by using actual lodging industry data that shows the average rate that rooms rent in a given area)

Hotel & Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990

We only use mid-priced properties when looking a particular location

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Lodging Rate Methodology

• ADR data used is from a 12-month period (April through March)

• ADR data used is from the business travel week (Monday through Thursday)

• Ceilings and Floors ($49)

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FY10 Annual Lodging Review

• ADR data revealed many lodging markets are now being affected by the current economic downturn

• OMB revalidated our current methodology for setting lodging rates, which reflect the marketplace and is based on industry-provided data.

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FY10 Lodging Results (Unofficial)

• Overall lodging dollar impact will increase 0.6 percent

• In contrast, FY09 lodging dollar impact was 5.3 percent (FY07-F09; 6.8 percent)

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• Per diem rates will be posted by Sep 1

–Meal rates adjusted (last increase was FY06)

–Incidental expenses rate adjusted (last increase was FY04)

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Per Diem Program Manager

Cy Greenidge, 202-219-2349 cy.greenidge@gsa.gov

Jill Denning, 202-208-7642

jill.denning@gsa.gov