Daily Travel Allowance (DTA)

The full procedure is available at the following link.

– Subsistence indemnity has been renamed Daily Travel Allowance (DTA)

The DTA covers accommodation, meals and miscellaneous expenses during periods of duty travel, including during time in transit. It is paid when the duty travel destination is located outside a 50km radius* of CERN and if the duration of travel is at least 6 hours.

DTA is paid from the time of departure of the plane/train to the time of arrival, including for intercontinental travel (with deduction of meals/nights spent in transport).

Percentage of DTA
Accommodation	60%
Lunch**	10%
Dinner**	10%
Miscellaneous expenses No receipts need to be provided for miscellaneous expenses. They will be reimbursed as a lump sum, covering local transport at destination, parking fees, tourist taxes, etc…*******	20%

*Local duty travel, defined as travel within a 50km radius of CERN or of a total duration of less than 6 hours, NO DTA is provided. However, transport and other expenses will be reimbursed when the cumulative amount exceeds 10CHF, even though no DTA is applicable.

** No receipts need to be provided.

*** Visas, transport between CERN and Geneva airport/train station, and between the arrival airport/train station and the final destination (hotel, conference venue), registration fees for events, rental car fuel (except in the case of using a private car), excess luggage, breakfast not included in the accommodation, etc…, can be reimbursed at actual cost provided each individual item claimed exceeds 20 CHF. Items can be grouped for reimbursement when they are of the same nature.The use of taxis should be limited as much as possible. Taxi fare from CERN to Geneva airport won’t be reimbursed.

Supplementary expenses for seat reservations, priority boarding or upgrades are not paid or reimbursed without justification (medical certificate). Travelers can book any of these extra services either from the company website or via CWT with their own credit card.