Travel Deal of the Day (February 10, 2010)

When you booked your last hotel, did you look at the cost of parking? internet? breakfast? If you did not, you might consider doing so next time, because the price of a bundled room rate (including the extras) may be worthwhile.

The Deal:
At hotels that charge extra for parking, internet, breakfast, etc., you should look at room rates that include only the room as well as rates that include some or all of the extras. Sometimes, you can save money buy purchasing the bundled rate (if you would pay for all the extras during your stay). In fact, sometimes the extra cost of the rate that include all the extras is actually less than the cost of parking alone. So, next time you search for room rates, look at all the possible rates - you may save money.

The Inside Scoop:
Often package or bundled rates do not appear when you run an initial search on a hotel website. Often you must go to a special page for hotel packages or use a special code for a package offered at that hotel. Search around for hotel packages and use a search engine to find packages at your selected hotel.