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Employees are not authorized to reserve non-traditional short-term lodging, <br />such as Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway. Employees who elect to make such <br />reservations shall not be reimbursed. <br />4. Meals and Incidental Expenses <br />dinner. <br />Employee meals and incidental expenses while on travel status within the <br />continental U.S. are in accordance with the federal per diem rates published by the <br />General Services Administration. Incidental expenses include tips to maids, hotel <br />staff, and shuttle drivers and other minor travel expenses. Per diem rates are <br />available at www.esa.govJperdiem. <br />Per diem for Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorates and international destinations are <br />provided separately by the Department of Defense and will be determined as <br />required. <br />A. Overnight Travel <br />For each full day of travel, all three meals are reimbursable. Per diems on the first <br />and last day of a trip are governed as set forth below. <br />Departure Day <br />Depart before 12:00 noon Lunch and dinner <br />Depart after 12:00 noon Dinner <br />Return Day <br />Return before 12:00 noon Breakfast <br />Return between 12:00 noon & 7:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch <br />Return after 7:00 p.m.* Breakfast, lunch and dinner <br />*7:00 p.m. is defined as direct travel time and does not include time taken to stop for <br />The reimbursement rates for individual meals are calculated as a percentage of the <br />full day per diem as follows: <br />Breakfast <br />15% <br />Lunch <br />25% <br />Dinner <br />60% <br />B. Same Day Travel <br />Employees traveling at least 100 miles to a site and returning in the same day are <br />eligible to claim lunch on an expense report. Employees on same day travel status <br />are eligible to claim dinner in the event they return home after 7:00 p.m.* <br />