Traveling by Car Business-oriented hotels may wind up with empty rooms on weekends rich pickings for the bargain hunter. For more information, call 800-2ramada. Hotel brokers can help travelers track down the lowest possible rates and even find rooms when the hotels say they're booked solid.
Some brokers charge membership fees.
One that doesn't is Hotel Reservations Network, which offers discounts of up to 65 percent on more than 2,600 hotels in more than 103 cities around the world. Some hotel chains offer savings for families. Holiday Inn lets kids 19 and under stay for free in their parents' room, and lets kids 12 and under eat for free from the kids' menu. So far I haven't noticed any difference. All rights reserved.