which of the following scenarios are correct ? - your contract requires you to travel to an area that happens to have higher than normal hotel rates. All of the hotels within reasonable distance to the worksite are sold out of rates at or below per diem, so you book a hotel at a rate higher than the per diem rate for that location. Your chain of command approves the travel authorization. The lodging amount over per diem is a billable cost to the government by CACI. - or this scenario: Your contract requires you to travel to an area that happens to have higher than normal hotel rates. All of the hotels within a reasonable distance to the worksite are sold out of rates at or below per diem, so you book a hotel at a higher rate than the per diem rate for that location. Your chain of command approves the travel authorization. The lodging rate amount over per diem is NOT a billable cost to the government by CACI