The Washington times., 1928-01-26

winter months.
The annual hirdsIike southwark
migration to dodge the rigOrs iof
winter was a contributing cause
Of the Florida boom, and the De-
velopment OF winter resorts in
Southern California, Texas and
the Gulf OF Mexico ports, espe-
cially in Mississippi and L,ouisi.
ana, has been a steadier- and
healthier effect Of similar popJI-
lar desires for summer weather
during. winter months.
The whole course Of retail trade
is altered by the annual hegiras,
particularly since the wanderers
are largely social and financial
leaders who set fashions and
initiate new vogues.
Besides the southwark domes-
tic winter travel by, train, steam
ship and automobile. there is
widespread winter tourist trade
with foreign countries, consisting
of cruises and transatlantic travel
to Europe, especially to the Medi-
terranean Fairgrounds and to
North Africa.
BY stimulating fashionable and
educational travel, the transatlan-
tic steamship companies have
sought-not entirely successfully
Ito, offset the tremendous reduc-
ton in steerage travel since the
United States restricted imnigra-
ton.
Cruise Vogue to Stay
The cruise vogue is almost en-.
tireIy q postwar development.
Men OF affairs are building up bet
ter executive organizations, and
thus feel .freer to leave their desks
Tor long periods Of leisure. Ac-
cordingIy, this winter "a so-caIled
major cruises have been offered
and only three have been with
drawn. The capacity for these spe.
cial cruises is 25,150, and the
money value Of the bookings Is
about $26 $50, 900. OF the passens
gers, at least so per cent are wo-
men.
Nearly 1850 world tourists win
spend $4,000 each on the average;
], 400 tourists win spend $500 each
for American cruises: 10000 win
invest $1,1O0 each for Mediterran-
can cruises and 1900 between
$3.50 and $500 each for West Indian
cruises. In addition. it is esti-
mated that upwards OF 25, 900 will
20 to. Bermuda this season, spend
ing around $3.50 each. Moreover,
$4,000 persons will probably visit
Cuba. Prohibition Is no doubt q
stimuIant to foreign travel.
An executive of one OF the
larger. worldwide touris. compas
MES In commenting on the cur.
rent tourist season, ted me; It
! is a fact that fewer people go
abroad in the winter but they
stay. longer, spend more money
and seek more expensive accom-
, modations." Summer tourists in
clude many school teachers, and
college students.
For the full calendar year
1927, the tourist third-class book
ings showed the largest gain an
increase of $4,000 east bound pas
sengers over the 1926 total.
Moreover, there was a gain of
1000 in first-class travel, of 5000
in cabin bookings and a decrease
OF 900 in second-cfass bookings.
Since the first of the year,
bookings have been q shade lower
than a year ago. Aggregate first,
second cabin and third-class tour
ist eastbound European bookings
from October 20. 1927. to. Jan
uary 20, have reached Ss,O67, and
regular third-class bookings, 49,
402. The large fhird-class regu-
lar travel represents visits TO
their homeland or aliens, &, /.
Has Little Drop
In commenting on domestic vim
ter tourists business, II. w. Ro-
denbaugh, vice president Of the
Florida East Coast Railway Con1-
pany. said: 49,.
SO far this year, our passenger,