The U.S. General Services Administration raised the standard per diem travel allowance by $10 to $109 for fiscal year 2008

. A $10 increase to $70 for standard lodging rates led to the overall change for authorized federal government travel in the continental United States, effective Oct. 1. The portion of the standard per diem for meals and incidental expenses was not adjusted. GSA also set new per diem rates for hundreds of destinations "where local market conditions warrant higher allowances." Though GSA per diems cover only government travel, many other organizations use them as guides for their own travel programs.