Evening star., 1938-06-05
JUNE TO RELEASE
ARMY OF TOURISTS
Liners Filling Up and Trains
Stand Ready for
Western Runs.

10 Iilc lIlUIlbllly survey dilu 4oICCdoC
of world travel tendencies released
this week by an international travel
agency.
ITO the last-minute booker. June
is the last minute" says Douglas
Malcolm Of the agencys travel service.
GAS schools close. releasing teachers
and students alike for the summer
holidays, as June brides and BRIDE
grooms go away on honeymoons and
as the average American either sets
out on or prepares for his vacation,
thousands will this month throng the
Offices of all transportation companies.
Steamship lines, railroads and air
lines will at last be able to chart the
travel trends of the entire summer"
This summer the travel industry
offers one of the widest ranges of
destinations in its history, Mr. Malcolm
says. The survey reveals that there
has been decided pickup in book
ings to Europe, and that several ships
have already sailed fully booked; that
the East is even more interested in
travel to the West than it was last
year: that Alaska will again be very
popular destination, and that the
short-cruiSe industry will have as good
summer as last. Railroads expect
a good June because of several large
conventions in the West, while the
month will see the opening of major
national parks and the start of
capacity sailings to Europe.
Ships Filling Up.
In the trans Atlantic field the Swed-
ash American, the Gdynia America
sand the Norwegian America reported
capacity sailings at the end of May,
and travel agencies and services in
general find that it is becoming diff
cult to get choice June and July ac-
commodations for their customers. A
consensus in steamship, circles is that,
while travellers held back in the early
spring months because of economic
uncertainty and unrest abroad, Amer
leans will go to Europe this summer
just as they have in the past Ex-
change rates this year are favorable,
many countries offer special reduc-
tions in rail fares, hotels and other
travel needs, and not one but many
: attractions are slated on the calendar
of the Old World.
Open now are the Oslo exhibition
of Norwegian life and the empire ex-
hihition in Glasgow, which had its
millionth visitor only couple of weeks
after its opening. Belgium this month
begins its famous carlton concerts,
Catholic countries prepare to observe
Corpus Christi Day, and practically
every nation abroad makes ready to
celebrate midsummer eve, June %,
with Old World zest Both the Queen
Mary of the Cunard White Star and
tie Normandie of the French Line,
as well as many other famous liners,
this month take their early escorted
parties to Europe.
In the shipping field the new mo-
tor liner Oslofjord, flagship of the
Norwegian America Line, is sched-
uled to arrive in New York June l3
on its maiden voyage, while the
Hamburg american Line has Just
placed an order for 36,000-ton pas
senger vessel. Three lines, the Ham
burg American, the Swedish Amer
lean and the Holland-America, will
on special cruises to North Cape, and
more than a score of special cruises
in European waters are scheduled by
the Cunard White Star, B. g. N. Line,
Hapag-Lloyd, Royal Mail, Blue Star,
Canadian Pacific, Swedish American
ard Orient Lines. These can be taken
by Americans through convenient
transatlantic sailing connections.
Air Travel Prospects Good.
In domestic travel, Eastern Air
Lines announces a 44.2 per cent in
crease in passenger revenue for May
over the corresponding May of 1887
and finds indications of summer
travel very good, with many fishermen
expected to use its planes en- route
to the Florida coast. Pan-American
Lines reports large gains on its Latin
American routes and finds much in
terest in cruises to Wake and Midway
Islands in the Pacific. American
AirGnes schedules additional June
flights to Boston, as New England
prepares to receive 100000 summer
visitors.
Turning to railroads, the survey
finds that officials expect increased
business this June in comparison with
last, partly because of major conven-
tions in the West. Literally hundreds
of special tours of the West, of ma
tional parks and of Canada will be
onered this year. One large travel
service reports a decided awakening
OF the Atlantic seaboard to the attrac-
tlons of the entire West and Canada.
while the Burlington declares that
modern trains have literally moved the
East nearer the West.
This month sees the opening of the
summer season at Sun Valley, the be-
ginning OF the dude ranch season, and
tne return of the Mountain Blue
bird" to service, completing the sum-
mer power Of the Union Pacific and
Chicago 8s North Western. The CAL
ifornia Limited of the Santa Fe is
now back in service, and on June is
tne twentieth Century Limited of the
new York Central, first all-room train
IN this country will enter service
while at the same time the Pennsyl-
wanna puts in operation new fleet of
ultra-modern passenger trains.
snort cruises will be as popular as
!ast year, steamship lines report. with
Furness Bermuda increasing its sum
mer sallings to Bermuda. Eleven spe-
cial West Indies cruises are now
planned Tor this month. Other news
Dt .ne month is the decision of the
~ nisea s1a9es Maritime Commission
swift liners between New York ans
Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. These
will provide additional ocean faci,e
ities for the increasing numbers of
travellers to South America.
Funnels to Be Lighted.