Evening star., 1938-05-01
BY JACQUE FUTRELLE. Jr.
/ AVING traVeIed hall a NIL
lion miles in the last 10 years,
A. A. Gardiner may be called,

A. A. Gardiner may be called,
a a without stretching the imagi-
nation. a travel expert and observer,
and this is what he says: Women are
the best travellers"
He also says several other things
anent womens role in the pleasurable
business Of taking a vacation and con-
firms individual mans suspicious that
the feminine mind, coupled with what
ever arguments and wiles are neces-
sary, decides where her tourist family
will go. Not only does he confirm it
but he measures it. I'm from IS to
30 per cent OF the cases, the decision
where to spend the family vacation
is decided by women" And then he
explains why: Women have a posi-
tive, not a negative attitude toward
travel. While man is wondering where
to go, the woman will have made up
her mind and begun marketing"
Now assistant general passenger
trafhc manager Of the Canadian Ma
tional Railways. Mr. Gardiner has had
cause to study the principles and fol-
bles that guide the vast carnival Of
travel Men, he says, are less easy
to please than women, who have a
sure appreciation of the difficulties
Of service and therefore respond more
quickly to efforts to please them.
And men. he says, have reason to
thank women for the high perfection
OF creature comforts on modern rail-
roads, for "women's interest is often
reflected in suggestions out Of which
have developed many attractive serv-
ices"
Among women, he says. school
teachers are the greatest travellers;
hospital nurse second.
TRAVELLERS invest two important
possessions-money and spare
time-in vacations. Unless they can
afford to be unthrifty. they plan and
prune and get value for the dollars
they put out. or know the reason why.
1t is typical to feel that way about
budgets, but what about time. which
IS almost as important as cash to
those who needs must see the world
in two-week and one-month chunks?
Precious vacation hours may dribble
away unnoticed or, if noticed, not al
ways subjected to feasible economy
Waste Of time is more apparent IN
strange lands when the trip is taken
independently, without benefit of
thorough counsel. without q tourism
Man Friday to cut through the trees
and bushes OF major and petty details.
II the -time-over traveller UNDER
takes the struggle lightheartedly. in a
spirit Of adventure and with a yen
to add to experience by travelling
alone, that's fun. But bonus Of free,
untroubled hours is declared when
tourist agencies and services do the
spade work.
Ofhand 1t might seem that Doug
las Malcolm, a New York executive of
an international travel service. is
prejudiced in favor Of this method.
Yet dollar for dollar. tourist agencies
boast that they can give more value
and. in addition, increase pleasure
hours.
1mparting fatherly advice of MAX
ing the most of'one's trip, Mr.. NAL
colin makes this suggestion anent
time: Leave behind the details of
your travel arrangements by taking
care Of them in advance. If you get
steamship accommodations, hotel
rooms and railroad tickets before
hand through an expert travel agent
or travel service, you will save a
quarter to a third of your available
time in foreign countries"
THE Western railroads have COM
piled this year calendar Of inul-
titudinous events between the Mis-
sissippi and the West Coast, useful
for timing trips to catch attractions
Of special appeal. Culled from the
list are events that have become IA
vorably known beyond their State
lines, including the Jumping Frog
Jubilee at Angels Camp, the Stampede
at Calgary and the Portland Rose
Festival.
No attempt is made to present Cali
fornia'S events beyond July.
: The. select-event calendar:
ARIZONA.
Masoue of the Yellow Moon at Phoenix,
May q.
Hopi snake dance at Hopi Reservation
tNorthern Arizona), between August 1923.
CALIFORNIA.
. Ramona pageant at Hemet. May 7, 8.
Preside Of Monterey horse show At
Monterey. May 6-S.
Jumping Frog Jubilee and Calaveras
County Fair At Angels Camp. May 14-15.
Spring horse show 1T Sacramento. May
i4-l6.
Fiesta de las Flores At San Luis obispo,
May 2O-22
at Marysville May 1929.
Qutboard~ resatta At Santa csus. May
dcia xuah revival ss,ssrasssn p Aussra.