<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by julize:
I'm also aware that most budget hotels (Hampton Inns, for example) will offer the GSA rate. This can be less convenient, however, for a number of reasons, including the fact that such hotels rarely have a restaurant on-site </font>
Federal Premier Lodging Program contract properties are required to have a full service restaurant either on the premises or within 1/3 mile of the property itself.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by julize:
most hotel-based meetings, conferences, etc. are at properties like Hilton and Hyatt.
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Federal travelers can be reimbursed up to 25 percent more than the established lodging per diem rate if needed for the conference; this is refereed to as the conference lodging allowance (CLA).