Can You Claim the Extra Two Days of Accommodation?

You can claim the entire airfares even though within that conference time you did some sightseeing. If you travel for more than six days you need to maintain a travel diary. Just because you have an allowance let's say $500 a year on meals from your employer as part of work related travel and you don't use that $500 that doesn't mean you automatically get a deduction. So basically if you're doing work related travel just ask for a receipt and keep it. Keep all of the receipts for meals and accommodations particularly for overnight stays because that's what's claimable. And there are some specific exceptions for keeping records so visit the ATO website for more information on the exceptions for