By Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAY

After Regis Philbin tipped a bellman at Florida's ritzy Boca Raton Resort & Club last weekend, the talk-show host got a check-in surprise. The bellhop said that $9 covering his services would automatically be on the bill, Philbin told his TV audience. He was too embarrassed to ask for his tip back, but this new wrinkle in hotel fees irked him.

Travel Tip: Some hotels tack on daily gratuities to bill, continued