Traveling feds are getting another $2 per day from the General Services Administration to pay for lodging in 2018.
The daily travel allowance authorized by GSA is going up to $144 per day — $93 for lodging (up from $91 in 2017) and $51 for meals and incidental expenses. These rates apply to travel in most regions of the continental United States, approximately 2,600 counties, according to GSA.
The per diem rates are based on average daily rate (ADR) data from the lodging industry, according to GSA. Fiscal 2018 meals and incidental expenses stayed at the fiscal 2017 standard range of $51 to $74.