Hi Syd, Thanks for crunching the numbers, but why are you including lodging in the per-diem if the hotels are reimbursed separately? Shouldn't the percentages be based only on the meals & incidental expenses rate ($99)? In that case it would be: incidentals, morning = 4.95 incidentals, afternoon = 6.93 incidentals, evening = 7.92 meals, morning = 19.8 meals, afternoon = 27.72 meals, evening = 31.68 Raff On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 5:29 PM, Syd Bauman wrote:

Following https://wiki.tei-c.org/index.php/Travel_Reimbursement_Proced ures_for_Council_and_Board_Members ..

The U.S. Dept. of State rates for Cologne are: Maximum Lodging rate = 241 Meals & Incidental Expenses rate = 132

Thus the TEI-C rates are: maximum lodging rate = 180.75 meals & incidental expenses rate = 99.00 ----- --- ---- ---- - ------ total per diem rate = 279.75

incidentals, morning = 13.99 incidentals, afternoon = 19.58 incidentals, evening = 22.38

meals, morning = 55.95 meals, afternoon = 78.33 meals, evening = 89.52

TEI-C separately reimburses for airfare, travel to & from the airport, and lodging at conference hotel rate or less.

Travel to & from the meetings themselves are covered by the incidentals expense rate (unless > 20 USD).

Group meals already covered ----- ----- ------- ------- Fri 02-23 22:12 group dinner @ maca-ronni [1] Sat 02-24 14:47 group lunch @ Palpine [2] Sat 02-24 ~22:00 group dinner @ Pinnochio [3] Sun 02-25 ~14:00 group lunch @ Cafe Krümel [4] Sun 02-25 22:21 group dinner @ Brauhaus KAPütz [5] Mon 02-26 20:20 group dinner @ Brauhaus KAPütz [6]

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