GSA offers customers two complementary lodging programs for federal employees on official travel. The Value Lodging (VL) program caters to customers' lodging needs, stateside and abroad, within per diem.  VL provides lodging coverage in cities not covered by the Federal Premier Lodging Program (FPLP).

The FPLP provides lodging services at the top 90 federal destinations using contracts to set federal per diem rates.  FPLP offers government contracts with individual lodging properties in specific geographical areas to provide federal travelers with a guaranteed minimum of rooms at a contract rate that is at or below the per diem rate. These programs do not overlap.