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There are new per diem rates for all travel as of November 15, 2006.

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U.S. Dept. of State Foreign Per Diem Rates

Dept. of Defense Conus Rates

Questions? Call Travel Reimbursements at 480.965.3111

 

Foreign Travel: The maximum lodging and M&IE rates allowed for travel outside the continental United States and foreign travel are the established rates published by the U.S. Department of State Standardized Regulations. Foreign M&IE rates can be broken down at the rate of 20% breakfast, 25% lunch, and 55% dinner. A copy of the lodging and M&IE rates is available for review in Travel Reimbursements.

NOTE: All lodging rates listed do not include taxes. See the Financial Services Manual, Section 509 , for more information.


The seven meal reimbursement (M&IE) rates.
Breakfast
$7.00
$8.00
$9.00
$10.00
$11.00
$12.00
Lunch
$10.00
$11.00
$13.00
$14.00
$16.00
$17.00
Dinner
$17.00
$20.00
$22.00
$25.00
$27.00
$30.00
Total/Day
$34.00
$39.00
$44.00
$49.00
$54.00
$59.00

 

NOTE: A traveler attending a conference or other formal meeting as an official representative of the university may be reimbursed for the least expensive (single room) conference lodging cost if a brochure from the conference—including the name of the suggested hotel—is included with the Travel Claim form.

LODGING RATE EXCEPTIONS

ASU President Michael Crow has designated Authorizing Travel Officials (ATOs) that have the authority to approve lodging reimbursements at the federal rate on a case-by-case basis when the ATO has decided that compliance with the State of Arizona lodging rates is impractical under the circumstances for a particular trip.
Take a look at the Federal Lodging Rates.

Impractical in this case means that a traveler would either have to:

  • personally pay for the difference between the approved lodging rate and the best nightly hotel rate;
  • stay at a hotel farther away from the conference or university business; or
  • stay at a hotel inferior to those normally approved for travel.

If you need an exception to the lodging rate, you must note that on the Travel Authorization form. Indicate that you need to be "approved for the federal lodging rate maximum for this trip." Then submit your Travel Authorization form to your ATO for approval.

NOTE: Current policy states that all other lodging exceptions require VP approval.