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<title>How to Avoid Hotel Taxes :: Which U.S. Cities Tax You More Than the Rest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hc_reader_deals.jpg">These days you can't take a quoted room rate at face value. Before making a decision you must estimate the taxes and fees that will inevitably be added to your bottom line.<p> With the travel industry struggling, more and more <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20fees">surcharges</a> are sneaking into our bills. <p>The <a href="http://www.nbta.org/Research/Surveys"><b>National Business Travel Association</b></a> recently conducted a study ranking cities in the United States by hotel and other travel taxes.]]>                                                 </description>
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<title>Vancouver: Pacific Northwest Hotel Guide :: Marriott Pinnacle Vancouver Has Great Location But Some Fees Apply</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><i>HotelChatter contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Tim%20L."><b>Tim Leffel</b></a> is moving around British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, seeing the hotel scene from a family travel perspective. All prices are in Canadian dollars--which currently trade slightly higher than U.S. dollars. Enjoy.</i><p> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/marriott_vancouver.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Vancouver+Pinnacle+Downtown/local/139"><b>Marriott Pinnacle Vancouver</b></a> comes across as your basic high-rise business hotel, but with a gracious staff and a hotel restaurant that gets high marks on its own, this one is a cut above the norm.<p> You will recognize the furniture and the bedding as it sticks to very bland Marriott look, but the service goes beyond business traveler briskness to help tourists make the most of their time in the city. <p> ]]>    </description>
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