Personal expenses, such as a new pair of shoes, don't count, even if you're traveling when you make the purchase.
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The incidental expenses portion of the per diem rate includes laundry and dry cleaning expenses. Therefore, these expenses may also not be claimed separately. All travelers are advised to request information on hotel discounts for U.S. Government employees when arranging for hotel reservations.
On some credit cards, entertainment will code as a travel charge; most often, it doesn't. However, if you purchase park tickets from a travel agency (such as Undercover Tourist), charge them to your on-property hotel room or include them as part of a larger vacation package, that purchase will likely code as travel.
One of the most common travel expenses is accommodations and lodging. This can include anything from a hotel room to an Airbnb rental. If you need to pay for overnight accommodations on a work trip, whether that's a hotel or other type of lodging, it counts as a travel expense.