https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-traveling-to-home-of-selection-in-conjunction-with-retirement-orders-considered-official-travel <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know hotels offer Gov rate for TDY and official travel but I wasn&#39;t sure if they honor the rate for HOS travel. Anyone have any experience with that? Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:32:15 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-traveling-to-home-of-selection-in-conjunction-with-retirement-orders-considered-official-travel <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know hotels offer Gov rate for TDY and official travel but I wasn&#39;t sure if they honor the rate for HOS travel. Anyone have any experience with that? MSgt Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:32:15 -0400 2022-10-01T16:32:15-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-traveling-to-home-of-selection-in-conjunction-with-retirement-orders-considered-official-travel?n=7907267&urlhash=7907267 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It is official travel (you are considered a &quot;servicemember in transit&quot;). You are on movement orders until you reach your final destination. If there is any question, that&#39;s what your retirement order states.<br /><br />However, I would absolutely shop around for the best price. Most hotels default to the per diem price, but that&#39;s not usually the best price you can get. For example, just doing a random look at four hotels in my area, two of them charged less for &quot;military leisure travel&quot; than for &quot;official travel&quot; (which, of course, was the Per Diem rate). COL Randall C. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:20:07 -0400 2022-10-01T19:20:07-04:00 2022-10-01T16:32:15-04:00