FedRooms, formerly known as the Federal Premiere Lodging Program (FPLP), is the official Federal Government lodging program that will allow for substantial savings. The FedRooms rate in comparison to “government” rates will always be at lower cost to matching prices, which creates a savings for your agency. The Government negotiates FedRooms rates while “government” rates are set by the vendor and are arbitrary. Other benefits of staying at a FedRooms hotel are the 4 p.m. (or later) day of arrival cancellation policy, no early departure fees or any other hidden fees. Hotels that are approved by FEMA as fire safe hotels offer the Fedrooms rate.
Book the FedRooms rate using either your E-Gov System, your travel management center (TMC) or online at www.fedrooms.com. If your agency allows, you may call the hotel directly and request the FedRooms rate. As of today, there are more than 5,000 hotels covering more than 2,000 cities, which offer the FedRooms rate. The FedRooms rate may be available to you even if your travel plans are for leisure. Be sure to select Leisure as the reason when searching for the FedRooms rate.
When you book online using the FedRooms website, you will immediately receive an email confirmation from NoReply@Fedrooms.com. Therefore, you will want to be sure not to delete the email.
FedRooms distributes a quarterly newsletter. You may subscribe to this newsletter in order to stay abreast of the latest changes to the FedRooms program.
To learn more about this great program, you can take the free FedRooms 101 training webinar. If you have any questions about the FedRooms program, a traveler may call them at 1-800-226-1741 or email them at hotels@fedrooms.com.
by Pam Morton