Adtrav to Begin Management of GSA FedRooms Contract

Birmingham, Ala.-based travel management company Adtrav on Feb. 1, 2025, will begin a five-year contract to manage the U.S. General Services Administration's FedRooms government lodging program, Adtrav confirmed to BTN Wednesday.

Adtrav earlier this year had been awarded the contract to manage FedRooms, which is an optional hotel program offered by GSA to any U.S. government and military personnel traveling on official business of fewer than 30 nights. 

CWTSatoTravel, the incumbent provider which had managed the program for many years, had protested the GSA's decision, but BTN stablemate The Beat reported GSA denied the agency's protest. Subsequent filings show CWTSato unsuccessfully challenged the manner in which GSA evaluated Adtrav's pricing proposal.

Adtrav will manage FedRooms sourcing, including negotiations with participating hotels, and oversee data management and reporting. Travelers using FedRooms properties would not book through Adtrav, however, instead using authorized government booking tools—ConcurGov, E2 Solutions or the Defense Booking Tools—or individual federal agency TMCs. 

Adtrav also will handle the management of the U.S. Department of Defense's preferred lodging program, according to the TMC.

"We’ve been eagerly anticipating this opportunity for years, as it aligns perfectly with the services we already provide to many of our corporate clients," Adtrav president and CEO Roger Hale said in a statement.