New Tool Helps Feds Plan Travel
For traveling federal employees, the question usually is how much can I spend on my hotel and what is there to do in the area. Well now there is an app that tries to provide answers.
For traveling federal employees, the question usually is how much can I spend on my hotel and what is there to do in the area.
Well now there is an app that tries to provide answers. GovLoop has launched a new tool, a per diem calculator, that seeks to answer many of the questions, Federal News Radio reports. The site combines data from the General Services Administration, review site Yelp and event-listing Eventful.
President and founder of GovLoop, Steve Ressler, told Federal News Radio the tool is much more than just a per diem calculator. As a former Fed who traveled, "the first thing I'd always want to know is what are the best hotels I could stay at in the city under my per diem rate, what are the best restaurants, and what are the things to do in the city?"
Previously, Ressler told Federal News Radio that he had to go to the GSA website, then other sites for hotel and restaurant advice.