Conference interpreting is normally calculated on the basis of a daily fee by adding various extra costs like travel costs and hotel etc. This is the usual practice because for a conference interpreting service an accurate preparation is required which takes several hours or sometimes even more than one day. This time expenditure needs to be considered when calculating the offer. Also the travelling time needs to be included in the calculation. Due to the time needed for travelling and preparation the interpreter normally cannot take over a second order during this day and this is why we normally charge a daily fee for conference interpreting.

The only exceptions are interpreting services offered to the court or other public authorities where very often very short services are required (sometimes lasting less than one hour) and thus in this case we can also charge per hour. 

As regards interpreting services we differentiate between liaison interpreting (normally for small groups or between business partners in contract negotiations), court interpreting and interpreting for public authorities (police, hospitals, etc.) and consecutive and simultaneous interpreting (conference interpreting). Since the requirements to interpreters in the mentioned fields are so different, the fees also vary accordingly.