Evening star., 1938-06-26
and foreign lines under the United

States flag.
Historical and scenic spots and nat
ural Fairgrounds which have been far
beyond the reach of the average vaca-
zionist, limited to q two-week leave,
now are accessible in comfort. An
overnight trip, at most. is required to
put the traveller within reach Of any
spot within the United States and but
little more time is required to reach
the West Indies. Central America or
the Pacific islands.
Out of Washington, American Air
lines, Eastern Air Lines and Pennsyl-
vania Central Airlines are available
for direct air travel to many notable
vacation-lands or are available for di-
rect connection with other routes to
any point the traveller may choose.
Tours Link Land and Air.
American Airlines has Just an
nounced new series of all-expense
aerial travel tours utilizing bot,
air and ground travel to the best
advantage for sightseeing and vaca-
tioning. For example, a vacation all
expense air tour to Niagara Falls will
include an automobile trip from the
air terminal at Buffalo to the falls, an
electric railway trip down the Niagara
Gorge and boat trip across Lake On
tario to Toronto and on to Montreal
The two weeks will give ample oppor-
tunity for sightseeing in Canada and
the vicinity of the Great Lakes and
the st. Lawrence River, with a stay in
New York. Another all-expense tour
possibility is to the interesting Ten
nessee Valley project in Southern Ten
ressee and Northern Alabama.
A more elaborate tour may be made
by American to Dallas or Fort Worth,
with connections via Pan American
Always to Mexico City, and return by
way of Los Angeles-an> easy trip
within two weeks.
Yellowstone, Boulder DAM Grand
Canyon and other famous national
parks and vacation-lands are only an
overnight flight from Washington by
way of United Airlines, which has
inaugurated the most extensive vaca-
ton air service in its history. This
line is featuring overnight and scenic
daylight flights to the Western parks,
dude ranch country and outdoor play
grounds. together with new all-ex-
penSe air-steamer tours to Alaska and
Hawaii.
Vacationists, for example, can leave
New York or Washington on Friday
night and have lunch Saturday at Old
Faithful Inn in Yellowstone, with a
prospect Of a full IA days of a two
weeks vacation in this famous WON
derland.
Lower Rates for Round TRIPS.
Low round-trip rates and various
all-expense tours are part of United's
summer service. in common with that
OF other airlines. Landings are made
at new airports at the boundaries OF
Yellowstone and Glacier National
Parks. An air tour of Yellowstone
jackson Lake and the Grand Teton
country has been arranged and the
visitor. from an altitude of 10000 feet,
can see every square mile of the entire
area and large portions of three
States-Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
All-expense tours to each of the ma
tional parks have been arranged for
the convenience of vacationists with
limited time at their disposal.
Eastern Air Lines, operating from
Miami to New York. southwest to
Texas and from Florida to Chicago.
has arranged series of vacation trips
classified, for the convenience Of trav-
elers, on the types of holiday they
want to spend. There are tours pri-
marily for historic interest, for noun
tain climbing, for hunting and shoot
ing. for fresh or deep sea fishing, for
golf or tennis, for camping, for gay
entertainment" for-well. what do
you wish? 1t is not too late for the
Washingtonian with three or four
days to spend to participate. for exam
pie, in the annual fishing contest and
tarpon tournament of the Fort Myer
Anglers Club, which will continue
until July /.
Pacific Excursion Rates.
Pan-American Airways. with its
far-f1ung network of international
routes, also has joined forces with
the domestic airlines to bring the
thrills of distance and strange, exotic
scenes within reach of the short time
vacationer.
First summer air excursion rates
have been put into effect on the
Pacific, as result of which, it is an
nounced, transoceanic clipper travel is
down to cost basis, comparable with
the best steamer fares. These rates
went into effect June /. Thus there
have been opened to the summer tour
ist spots which were visited only infre-
quently by adventurous seamen in the
days of sail and not at all in the age