The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-02
MILLIONS SPENT ON
SUMMER VACATIONS

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It is estimated that at least 60,0001
Americas invade London during the
summer months-an invasion for |
which the West End shopkeeper is |
deeply thankful. Before the days of
the American invasion the months of !
August and September were very poor !
months for trade. Now all this is |
changed, and the army of Americans
spcnd in London alone about $7,500,000. |
While hotels and boarding houses get
the lions share of American gold, there
are other businesses which benefit
largely. These are principally jewelers.,
sellers of antiques and curios, diapers,
dressma,,ers and tailors. West End
tailors and dressmakers are especially
grateful to jthese visitors, who keep
them busy in what used to be the slack
/ season of the year.
While estimates of the amounts
spent by tourists must of necessity be
/ largely guesswork good authorities
place the total left behind by American
visitors as about $100,000,00O But if
American tourists spend a great deal of
money in England, it must not be for
gotten that a vast amount of British
money in like manner goes abroad.
Switzerland is a country which lives so
largely upon her scenery that she
keeps fairly accurate record of her
visitors and what they leave behind
them. In an average year she has just
over 100000 tourists, of whom 10000
are British, and the amount of money
which this army of sight-seers leaves
in the hands of hotellSeepers. shopkeep-
ers, railway. companies, and guides is
set at $22,OOO,0G0.
The Riviera also collects a great
deal of cash from British holiday ma
kers. Some years ago the Paris FL
caro- published interesting statistics
based upon a careful estimate of til
number of persons who spend part OF
the winter in the South of France, and
upon the average duration of their
stay. Without quoting these at length
it is sufficient to say that the total
= number of persons was placed at 270,
000 of whom onethird were English
speaking, and that the holidays of the
latter cost them on an average $25(
! each.
In some cases the average popula
ton doubles during the season. Margat,
for instance, accommodates quit
$4,000 resident VISITORS; Llandudno
: 10000; Scarborough, $4,000 and so Of
in proportion. The total number o
holiday makers who visit popula
seaside resort during a season is a
most unbelievable. Margate, Rams
/. gate, and Yarmouth claim each 200
900 visitors during one summer; Lowe
stoft has 10000 and Douglas and Liar
duno only 10000 fewer apiece.
Redcar and Folkestone receive 12O
p 900 EACH Scarborough 100000; an
Hastings, $4,000. Even sa remote
place as Penzance has about 5000
visitors a year. All these number
are estimates made by the municipt
authorities. Actual figures are avail
II able in regard to the Isle of Man. Their
Il the steamship companies are able
e take a census of summer visitors an
the average yearly number landed o
S, the island for seven years past is 34C
n. 900.
n The amount of money spent by tn
English holiday makers on a fine sun
mer Bank holiday is almost incredible
1t has been estimated at S13,500,00
fairly accurate calculation prove
that the railway companies whose tie
- minals are in London take between
them 81 100000 in fares on an averag
Band holiday. Upon one recent Ban
20 holiday the Southwestern and Chatha
Railway dealt with over $4,000 passe
gers in the "a hours.
Northern trippers are particular
- lavish. For his annual holiday IL
~ cotton spinner takes away the saving
of year, and it is not etiquette
bring money back again In ALL If
clubs are established solely for II
purpose of saving for the holiday
At Oldham alone the average su
saved for the yearly "wwakes"
$S3O,OOO and Blackpool or the Is
of Man gets almost every penny
this vast accumulation.