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The OMB-designated Best-in-Class City Pair Program has awarded 7 airlines for this fiscal year 2026. They are:
City Pair awarded 16,601 markets in fiscal year 2026, with 12,293 of those as Domestic and 4,308 as International. These awards represent 92% of all trips flown by government travelers completing their missions. 3,114 markets were awarded with non-stop service.
12,743 of all markets have two discounted coach fares. This provides flexibility for immediate travel and deeply discounted fares for booking flights early. The YCA provides last seat availability up until the plane is sold out and the _CA fare offers a deeply discounted offering based on supply and demand of a flight.
The GSA City Pair Program will continue to save taxpayers an estimated $1.89 billion in fiscal year 2026. City Pair fares benchmark 49.1% lower than commercial like fares with no exchange fees, fully refundable, last seat availability, and no blackout dates.
City Pair benchmarks lower than corporate airfare in these common routes traveled by the federal government.
| City Pair | FY 2026 YCA | FY 2026 _CA | Benchmark savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston (BOS) – Washington Reagan (DCA) | $84 | $67 | 40% |
| San Diego (SAN) – Seattle (SEA) | $180 | $80 | 39% |
| London (LON) - Washington (WAS) | $330 | - | 57% |
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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