![Chelsey Leffet](/images/employees/1296.jpg)
Since the 2005 fiscal year, federal lodging per-diem rates have been based on local average daily rate (ADR) data, less 5.0%. The rates are updated annually, with the next fiscal-year rates published in mid-August. For the 2025 fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, the standard daily lodging allowance for the continental United States (CONUS) will increase to $110 per day (previously $107), and the meals and incidental expense (M&IE) allowance will increase to $68 per day (previously $59).
![](/StaticContent//Image/24PerDiem/HVSPerDiemImage.png)
As published by the GSA, the three factors that influence the federal lodging rate and may result in per-diem rates that differ from published market rates are listed below:
- Property Selection Criteria: The goal of the GSA is to choose properties best representing mid-range hotels in each market using criteria such as location, fire-safe certification, and various property demographics.
- Time Frame of Data: The GSA uses ADR data from the trailing April–March period.
- Seasonality: Seasonal rates are created by the GSA in many markets that have a sustained period (two or more months) where rates vary by at least 15% from the preceding or following period, based on three years of data.
Some changes for NSAs in the 2024/25 period when compared to 2023/24 rates include the following:
- The M&IE breakdowns for NSAs have seen the largest increase, with some NSAs or seasons nearing a 35% increase over last year’s rates.
- Seasonality changes have taken place in a number of NSAs. Some examples are as follows:
- Aspen, CO, has changed from a five-season market to a three-season market.
- Manchester, NH, has changed from a three-season market to one single per-diem rate.
- Yosemite National Park, CA; Boise, ID; and Augusta, GA, have each increased in seasonality from one rate to three separate seasons.
- The largest increase and decrease in lodging allowance for any single market (without seasonality components), respectively, were Athens, GA (an over 13% increase), and Carlsbad, ND (an almost 27% decrease).
- Six NSAs from 2023/24 were moved to the standard CONUS rate for 2024/25: Ft. Wayne, IN; Canton, OH; Mentor, OH; East Greenwich/Warwick, RI; Waco, TX; and Wisconsin Dells, WI.
To speak to our local experts about your hotel market’s per-diem rate changes and the lodging indications they reveal, please reach out to Chelsey Leffet.
0 Comments
Success
It will be displayed once approved by an administrator.
Thank you.
Error