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

If you decide to comply with our Official Government Travel Policy, you do not need to offer the per diem rate. After agreeing to the restrictions for Government travel hosting, you have the option to per diem match. This will allow your rates to vary seasonally, but never exceed per diem when a guest selects Government travel.

Guests are not charged any platform fees. The host fee option of 2% or $49/$99 (military/non-military host) will be charged. Payment processing fees will also be charged to hosts, totalling 3-4%. Additionally, the Crewdogs damage protection plan will be charged to the host if opted in.

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/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. 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 kid, you're likely to max out at $290. See table 5-14 of the JTR for eligibility or consult your local finance office.

Safety is most important on Crewdogs for Government Travel listings. Every facility in Government travel 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 their 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 you ensure guests have gain approval from an authorization officials prior to booking.

Certain states offer tax exemptions for government travelers, Crewdogs can help you determine this, and will work with you to ensure the appropriate taxes are collected. You may also lookup state by state policies at here

Any Official Government Travel stay 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

Guests are reimbursed via official means when on Government Travel, therefore they cannot be reimbursed for a cancellation charge outside of 24 hours from their check-in. A flexible cancellation policy will be automatically applied to all Government Travel stays. Please reference our cancellation section for more details or chat with us.