Official Government Travel

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

No, not all listings are Government Travel friendly. Hosts who opt in to Government Travel hosting will have their listing marked accordingly. We display the per diem rates for the given area, including both the lodging and meals and incidental expenses rate. The listing will display as per diem friendly if it is at or below the lodging rate, or government rate if it is above the per diem rate.

There are no pricing changes for you as the host. We allow guests to select Government Travel when booking in order to ensure we provide appropriate customer service for these travelers, but you will see no changes to your rates or payout.

Guests are not charged any platform fees. The host is charged 2% per booking after their first payout.

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

All stays on Crewdogs include an itemized receipt with a daily breakout. For Government Travel stays, this receipt format 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 for our receipting here