Consumers may find it's getting tougher to stick to their travel budget.

It's not just pricey airfare, hotel rooms or car rentals, although those rates have been rising. The less-noticed budget buster: more taxes and fees levied on such purchases.

States, counties and cities continue to weigh taxes and surcharges aimed specifically at travelers:

  • Effective July 1, Northern Virginia's "transient occupancy tax" on hotels rose 3%, to 8% total.
  • Voters in Selma, Calif., will vote in November on whether to double the lodging tax there to 12%.
  • In Orange County, Fla., lawmakers have proposed adding a $2-per-day car-rental surcharge.

"The trend is for more and more local jurisdictions to impose these," said Carol Kokinis-Graves, a senior writer analyst with tax advisory firm CCH.

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