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If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try booking a hotel room in an American college town for Graduation Day. Toni Milbourne faced this before her daughter's graduation from West Virginia University in May. Hotel room rates in Morgantown doubled before the local event. Parents of college kids frequently suck it up, and not just around Graduation Day.

In U.S. college towns, booking a hotel room for graduation day can be challenging. Prices skyrocket as demand surges, leaving parents feeling exploited.

NEW YORK: If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try booking a hotel...