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It's getting tougher to score a sweet deal on a hotel room. With both leisure and business travel on the rise, vacancies are down and rates are up. Even worse, some hotels are tacking on fees for everything from maid service ($5 to $18 a day) to the chance to use a tennis court and other resort amenities ($12 and up). That's right--you'll pay even if you don't play.
What's more, Web sites such as Travelocity and Expedia are no longer nobrainers for lower rates.
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"It used to be consumers could call the hotel and visit the brand Web site and other travel sites, and find a dozen different rates," says Bjorn Hanson, lodging ...