GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Hot Springs, Arkansas GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$114
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$68
Maximum per diem
$182
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

Hot Springs rate history — Max per diem ($/day). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $114 $68 $182
FY2025 $114 $68 $182
FY2024 $111 $64 $175
FY2023 $103 $64 $167
FY2022 $103 $64 $167
FY2021 $103 $61 $164
FY2020 $104 $61 $165
FY2019 $105 $61 $166
FY2018 $104 $59 $163
FY2016 $101 $59 $160
FY2015 $100 $46 $146
FY2014 $99 $46 $145

How this rate is used

This GSA per diem rate sets the maximum reimbursable lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for federal employees and government contractors on temporary duty (TDY) travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Travel and expense systems use it as the ceiling for voucher reimbursement; contractors use it for DCAA-compliant travel cost modeling on proposals and invoices.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/gsa/perdiem/state/US-AR?city=Hot%20Springs"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Hot Springs",
      "lodging": 114,
      "meals_incidental": 68,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-AR"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates"
}

Source & methodology

Effective period
Fiscal Year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)
Last updated
October 1, 2025

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