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15th April 2008, 06:27 PM

> when I was booked into a hotel for my
> retirement seminar the allowance for dinner
> was $18. The cheapest entree on the restaurant
> dinner menu was $32

Yikes!

One common misconception about per diem is that it's supposed to be
enough to pay the entire bill. Actually many companies state that it's
only intended to cover the DIFFERENCE in cost between eating at home
vs eating in a restaurant. But even so, your per diem clearly wasn't
enough in that situation!

15th April 2008, 06:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
JamesStep Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Hotel Bill > when I was booked into a hotel for my > retirement seminar the allowance for dinner > was $18. The cheapest entree on the restaurant > dinner menu was $32 Yikes! One common misconception about per diem is that it's supposed to be enough to pay the entire bill. Actually many companies state that it's only intended to cover the DIFFERENCE in cost between eating at home vs eating in a restaurant. But even so, your per diem clearly wasn't enough in that situation!