Evening star., 1937-05-02
DELUXE AND THRIFT
TRIPS ARE OFFERED.
Special Concessions in Eu-
rope and Low Fares West
Available.

and interest being reported from tran
sit and tourist offices, with a daily
multiplying OF travel offerings to fit
the large and modest purse. The
rapid swing Of the travel pendulum,
which Is tanning early vacation senti-
ment at home and abroad, is recorded
In the monthly survey forecast on
world travel tendencies released this
week by the American Express Co.
While the coronation and the Paris
Exposition lead the march of spec
tAcular events abroad, new pageants
and attractions are being scheduled to
hold the early Summer crowds.
Supplementing the European events
announced last month, many new at
fractions have been added to the long
list OF entertainment features from
nearly every country within the tourist
sphere. Vacationists who remain at
home are to be favored by the most
luxurious equipment, speedier trains,
special thrift rates and other domestic
lures. Based on the early trends,
whether at home or abroad, travellers
who are accustomed to f1rst-class &C
commodations will find de luxe ships,
trains and hotels well booked before
the usual reservation season.
The theory that Americans have
more money to spend and that Europe
is offering more for their money is
borne out by the heavy trans Atlantic
bookings.
Mediterranean Cruises Popular.
Advance bookings for Mediter-
ranean cruises exceed the number OF
last year by substantial figures, as re-
ported by both the American Export
and Italian lines. Notable in the short
cruise programs will be the large num-
Der Of steamship lines which will this
season either add Nova Scotia and
Labrador to their West Indies sailings
or offer direct northland cruises from
Atlantic ports.
On the West Coast, Alaska prom
ises to become an early vacation
mecca, with many extra cruises
scheduled. Both the Canadian Pacific
and the Canadian National are listing
nine to 1l-day voyages, with the
steamer to total its largest number
OF sailings from May to September.
The present month will witness many
happenings in steamship circles.
With the purchase of two new
steamers, weekly sailings are to be
naugurated by the Gulf Pacific Lines
between New Orleans and the West
Coast ports. Initiated by the S. S.
Bretagne, sailing from San Francisco
May II, the French Line will start
weekly sailings from Pacific ports to
Europe. A recent announcement Of
increased rates by the Dollar Line, the
Panama Pacific and Grace Lines be-
tween New York and the Pacific is
also followed by the announcement
OF three new ships by the Panama
Pacific Lines.
For the first time Uncle Sam will
not only play the role of host in his
rs national parks and II national
monuments. but through both the
Interior Departments of the National
Park Service and the Reclamation
Service, will cooperate with Western
railroads in providing special low price
schedules for seeing America first.
Starting May IS on many roads, low
round-trip vacation fares to national
park regions will initiate the OPEN
Ing OF the thrift travel season.
For the de luxe traveller, beginning
today q full dozen OF the worlds de
luxe and most modern and colorful
trains are to glide streamlined from
Chicago westward. Many of the new
clipper ships Of the rails are to in
troduce a new color era In American
transportation, distinguished by ar
tStic trains Of sky blue, gray, green.
rose, orange and brown tones, with
combinations. The de luxe train
vogue on the Pacific Coast was height
ened last month by two ultra-mod-
ern daylight" units of the South
ern Pacific Lines, where Los Angeles
and San Francisco will be served at
top speed Of 80 miles an hour.
Other new streamliners Joining
tne Western parade include a new
Super-Chief" for the Santa Fe, Six
Rocket" trains for the Rock Island.
ana Two l7-car units, with duplex bed
rooms. for the Chicago & Northwest
ern and Union Pacific, will start
westward, with the new Buffalo Bill"
OF the Burlington Route and the new
WABASH Banner Blue Limited.
Cabin Class on Rails,
Unique in the Summer transporta-
tion program will be the cabin class
on rails, whereby new tourist trains
ana coaches will add three types of
services and fares west of Chicago.
IN the East travellers on the New
Haven are to be served by five self
service grill cars, similar to the tavern
cars and cof1ee-shop trains in the
West.
While the coronation will draw
thousands to the British ports, over
200 specially termed coronation pleas
ure cruises are scheduled to leave the
British Isles between May l and Sep
tember 30. More than 10000 foreign
tourists will this season visit the
Dalmatian coast in cruise ships. re-
ported by the newly formed Tourist
Bureau of the sea coast.
Airlines are to enter the European
travel vacation picture by new giant
transports Initiating their first flights
to the Scandinavian fjords and South
Africa June l.
From Paris, Rome and Berlin air
vacation tours are being announced
to all sightseeing meccas in Egypt,
the Near East and Baltic countries
With Yugoslavia claiming the cheap
est tourist land in Europe by newly
announced concessions, other nations
are crowding concession upon conces-
sion. In France during the Paris
Exposition, rail, theater and hotels
are cooperating in reductions and
services. In Italy the American dol
lar will now buy 21.o5 lire, with q
newly announced 20 ner cont roll ro-