Evening star., 1935-08-04

TN1ME was when the railroads
and the steamships seemed to
hold the exclusive rights to
- all-eXpense tours. But the
picture in the travel field is con-
stantly changing, much as a kaleido-
scope turns with time and brings
fascinating colors in new combina-
tions. American Airlines has intro
duced the all-expense circle tour to
the air, with transportation, hotel and
sightseeing covered in one ticket for
a trip of more than 1000 miles The
company serves Washington, thus per-
mitting the Capital traveller to start
the tour without an intermediate trip.
The full tour takes nine days, al
though shorter itineraries have been
drawn up.
Leaving Washington at l30 pm,
the plane touches Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis en- route to
Chicago. Shortly before 7 pm. the
plane reaches the Midwest's metrop-
oils. The passenger is taken to his
hotel, where a room with bath is
provided. The next day is devoted to
sightseeing by motor, places visited
including the Field Museum, Shedd
Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, the
Museum of Science and Industry and
Chicago and Northwestern Universi-
ties. The day is broken by luncheon
in Marshall Fields store.
At o'clock the next morning the
traveller scars East to Detroit. The
plane arrives about 1890 am, and a
three-hour trip about Detroit follows.
Tourists are conducted through the
Ford plant at Dearborn, and inspects
Greenfield Village of Americana and
the Edison Institute. The plane
shuf1es off to Buffalo at 4:36 pm
An hour and a half later the traveller
is downtown, and at 7:12 o'clock he
boards the International Electric Rail-
road for Niagara Falls. After trans
fer to the hotel the visitor is taken to
see the falls, Illuminated by powerful
searchlightS. The morning Of the
next day is devoted to inspecting
Niagara and the famous spots of the
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takes one past Whirlpool Rapids,
Devils Hole, Lewiston and Queens
town. Automobiles complete the trip
to the Canadian side of American and
Horseshoe Falls.
Boston is next. Arriving there
shortly after 8 pm, the traveller is
given a room with bath. The next
day is devoted to "doings" in Boston
and the vicinity, including Cambridge,
Lexington and Boston Harbor. Among
the shrines visited are the frigate
Constitution.
Then New York. The plane arrives
before noon, and after transferring to
his hotel the traveller is free to roam
about as he pleases. The next day
comes the sightseeing-Radio City.
residential and business Gotham,
Greenwich Village, the Empire State
Building, Columbia University and
Riverside Drive. The next day is free
for individual entertainment. Then,
back to Washington by convenient
plane.
n RRANGEMENTS may be made for
other hotels than the ones chosen
by the airline. Those automatically
arranged for under the ticket are the
La Sale in Chicago, the De Witt
Clinton in Albany, the New Parker
House in Boston and the New Yorker
in New York Meals are not included,
except those served in the air. Thirty
five pounds of baggage is carried
free on the trips.
VARIETY may be added to the nine
day all-expenSe air tours by
choosing the water route. Flying
from Washington to Chicago, the
traveller pauses there for a night and
day visit with sightseeing, flies to De-
troit for the same program as out
lined in the previous tour, but boards
boat that afternoon for an over
night trip the length of Lake Erie for
Buffalo. A stateroom is provided.
The motor coach trip to Niagara in