Travel fees, whether a $20 daily charge for a resort gym you do not use, or a $300 penalty per ticket for changing your flight reservation, can really add up for a trip that was initially planned after a thorough review of cheap travel options, such as cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, cheap auto rentals, discount travel deals, and cheap vacation packages.

The following are tips for dealing with the latest annoying travel fees, according to Travel & Leisure:

€ The easiest way to avoid baggage fees is to only bring one carry-on. Baring that, consider traveling with JetBlue that allows passengers to check their first bag for free. The Citi AAdvantage MasterCard and Visa provides one checked bag for free for the cardholder and up to four companions. The Delta SkyMiles American Express card grants one free checked bag for up to nine people on the same reservation.

€ To avoid ticket change fees that today average $300 on domestic flights consider purchasing a fare class that does charge a change fee, if your plans are tentative. Sometimes more expensive base fares provide more flexibility if you need to later make a flight change.

€ Steer clear of resort fees by calling the resort and speaking to the front desk to find out if there is a resort fee before you make your reservation.

€ Pass on phone or in person airline reservation fees by buying from an Internet travel company such as Cheapfares or Expedia.

€ Instead of paying for priority boarding consider flying on American Airlines and be boarded in Group 2 so long as your only carry-on item brought is small enough to fit under the seat.

€ Instead of paying a single supplement fee that sometimes can as much as double the price of a cruise look into Royal Caribbean's new €Quantum of the Seas€ which is being designed taking solo travelers into consideration. This ship will offer 16 studio staterooms with no supplement charge.

€ Save on in flight amenity fees on such things as food, drinks, pillows, and blankets by signing up for select co-branded airline credit cards that provide discounts such as Citi's AAdvantage MasterCard which gives cardholders 25 percent off in flight purchases. The best pay to avoid such fees altogether is by boarding with your own snacks, earbuds, and blanket.

€ Avoid paying Wi-Fi fees charged at many higher end hotels and resorts by checking first to see if the hotel you are interested in offers free Wi-Fi to members of their free rewards programs. Fairmont, Kimpton and Omni hotels are some of the chains that offer this benefit.

€ Steer clear of one way car rental penalties by shopping online using €one-way€ as a search term. Major chains sometimes offer discount codes and coupons specifically for one-way rentals. For example, Avis places one-way rentals out of Arizona and Florida on sale in the spring to appeal to retirees who are headed back north for the summer.

€ To minimize fees on award tickets, plan ahead when booking award travel. Some airlines charge a $75 rush fee on award seats that are reserved fewer than 21 days before departure. The farther out you make your airline reservation, the easier it will be to use the airlines' online award booking options vs. paying for help from a reservation agent.
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