The two primary options for Government travel is a Permanent Change of Station (PCS), and Temporary Duty (TDY).

All hosts who are compliant with our Official Government Travel Policy do not necessarily offer the per diem rate. Each host who agrees to the restrictions for Government Travel hosting have the option to per diem match. This is clearly indicated on each listing which is eligible to book on Official Government Travel.

No, guests are not charged service fees like Airbnb for Offical Government Travel. Additionally, we ensure your receipt does not include cleaning, resort, or administrative fees that are not reimbursable. Pet fees may be charged in certain circumstances.

Certain states offer tax exemptions for government travelers, Crewdogs will work with you hosts to determine status. You may also lookup state by state policies at here.

Per diem consists of a Lodging allowment and a Meals & Incidentals allowment. Both TDY and PCS reimbursements are based on your gaining or training location per diem rates. A PCS is reimbursed based on the calculated amount of travel days. A Temporary Living Expense (TLE) is reimbursed based on Per Diem Lodging rates (only for CONUS), and inteded to partially pay for lodging and meals while occupying temporary housing.

TLE is an allowance intended to partially cover lodging and meal expenses that a Service member incurs while occupying temporary lodging in the CONUS upon a PCS. TLE is awarded for the days before or after your PCS leave when you're at the losing or gaining duty station. As of 2022, service mebers and their families are eligible for 7 or 14 days, depending on the location. The maximum reimbursement amount is $290 per day. Our reimbursement calculator can help determine your allowance. Of note, a Service member may be authorized TLE for any day that per diem is not paid during authorized travel time between Permanent Duty Stations's (PDSs), you cannot receive TLE and PCS per diem for the same day. If you have more than one child, you're likely to max out at $290. See table 5-14 of the JTR for eligibility or consult your local finance office. Also see here.

Safety is most important on Crewdogs for Government Travel listings. Every facility in this category must have an operable smoke detector in each room and hallway, a carbon monoxide detector on each floor, and a ready available first kid on premises. Additional reguirements involve taxes, fees, and receipting that is compliant with the JTR. Crewdogs recommends each guest obtain clarification on reimbursment prior to booking here for government travel purposes. This can be done through your local finance office or authorization officer.

While the DOD is continuously evolving it's definition of conventional and non-conventional lodging, conventional lodging generally only applies to Hotels. Non-conventional lodging is defined as evertything else, to include Airbnb.

The JTR states that if an adequate Government quarters are available, but the service member chooses to use other lodging, the Service member is limited to the reimbursement cost of Government quarters on the assigned TDY installation (44 Comp. Gen. 626 (1965). That means taxes, fees, plus the nightly rate cannot exceed the on base rate. This again begs the question of approval required for non-conventional lodging, which is why we always recommend approval is gained from authorization officials prior to booking.

Any requested stay that selects Government travel will include an itemized receipt with a daily breakout that is required for reimbursement. If you require any additional information please reach out to the Crewdogs support chat or call us at 844-815-1776. We follow the DTMO guidance found here for our receipting here.

We will protect guests against non-reimbursable charges. Every Government travel stay will have a flexible cancellation policy. This allows you to cancel your stay up to check-in without any additional charges. We may apply a late check-in charge for cancellations after check-in, which is equal to one night stay.