Evening star., 1938-03-13
Wars Change Fashions
In Vacation Travel
South American Countries
And Australia Benefit
In Tourist Trade.

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steamship lines and booking Offices.
The Normandie's recent Rio venture
made cruise history. The French
Lines Isle de France has entered the
cruise field also, with West Indies sail
ings announced for April, July and
September. Raymond Whitcomb
strikes timely note with the new
spring cruise "along the shore of West
ern Europe" which takes the southern
route to Madeira, calls at Lisbon, Por-
tugal, and proceeds in leisurely fashion
to the f1ords of Norway. This you may
choose either "as an early vacation"
or as "a pleasant prelude to summer
in Europe
These people, in common with other
lines, are offering very attractive stop
over privileges so that travellers may
avail themselves of extension tours.
Too, little known areas are being
opened and new attractions offered.
Their efforts seem to be meeting with
success, as all report European book
lngs practically closed for the peak
of the season; that is, June and July.
Many think that 1898 will be Europe's
biggest summer since 1926. which set
an al-time high. A spokesman for
the American Railway Express re-
ported European bookings up to Janu-
ary Is alone as so per cent more than
for the entire month of January, 1887.
And when I say European book
ings,'" he added. Il mean a paid de-
posit on them-Which practically
guarantees that they will be picked
up Their general travel trade for
1887, he said. totaled so to rs per cent
more than for 1896.
IT is interesting to note that Eu-
ropean travel does not seem him
dered by slight raise in rates in
the early autumn of 1887. But. again,
special rates are being offered for
some OF the numerous attractions of
the 1888 season. And even seasoned
travellers comment on the number of
them and the inducements being Of
tered tourists. Certainly, nobody
could ask for a more diversified lot!
Faithful Catholics from all over the
world will gather in Budapest late
IN May for the thirty fourth Interna-
tional Eucharstic World Congress.
Salzburg. in neighboring Austria.
offers the annual Salzburg Musical
Festival. In Paris. some features of
the International Exposition will still
be open. The British Industries Fair
will interest many.
But this summers foreign attrac-
tions are not limited to Europe. Sum-
mer is always logical time for travel
to the Orient. and Australia, which
has gotten its chance through the
Slno-Japanese crisis. offers a cele-
bration of the 150th anniversary of
lts founding as special attraction
to tourists. New Zealand's claim to
scenic playground of the Pacific" is
suostantiated by many travellers, who
say that the scenic beauties equal
those OF the Norwegian fiords. If
Pan-American succeeds in blazing a
south Seas aerial trail, things should
pick up amazingly for Australia-New
Zealand travel.
In speaking of the diversion Of
Japan and China trade to other lands
we nave not meant to convey that
these countries were no longer called
on the round-the-w world cruises. The
CANADIAN Pacific ships skipped Shang-
nal AS port of call for only one
or two months and have been calling
there since the first of the year. The
Dollar Lines include all japanese and
Cnlnese ports except Shanghai. where
people don't go really except on spe-
clal missions. Glenn F.. Weymueller,
washington passenger agent for the
Dollar Lines. feels that a certain
percentage of people who wish to
visit China and Japan will wal,
until things have -quieted down and
then go rather than make substitu-
ton now. He spoke of one or two
salllngs which had to be Cancelled
on THIS account. He added that It
would be interesting to watch develop
ments in connection with the 1940
Olympics, which are scheduled to be
held in Toxic.
a LII OF this seems to say that these
are exciting days in the field of
travel. Never before has there been
bigger trend toward winter vaca-
tlons. Douglas Malcolm, in the De-
cember issue of Travel Trade. at
tributes the winter vacation movement
to Cd aggressive campaigns by the
resorts; 90 a tendency to shift vaca-
tons from summer to winter, and 90
greater interest in outdoor life.
Hand in hand with the second factor
goes the drive by resorts to level out
their seasonal activities and become
year-round places. This has been
under way for about two years. saw
authorities on the subject, and add
that it will be interesting to see what
happens.
There will be many other things
afoot in the home waters. Canada.
which has had the best skiing weather
ever this winter. as opposed to our
own scattering SHOWS here in the East.
Will open new highways and trails
next summer, which will combine
the attractions of the Canadian Rock
les and her national parks. Mexico's
equable climate probably will insure
her continued share of American
travel trade, particularly as everybody
brings back the most glowing reports
OF that country. Florida. which has
suffered from the mild winter of
1878, is prepared for at least a fair
finish during March and April. The
dude ranches of the Southwest ALWAYS
obtain fair following for the States
which offer them. Palm Springs and
other California resorts will bid
them" all the year round.
These are major developments in
the domestic field. All agencies were
agreed that the great bulk of travel
was outside the United States. And
all were agreed also that the future
OF foreign travel, even within the lines
laid down, IS somewhat unpredictable.
A situation" in. Europe might divert
travel iIIst oS II hos IN <ho 1,;>~k