Evening star., 1938-09-04
HOLIDAY CHANGES
TREND Of TRAVEL
Air|ines and Short Cruise
Ships Take Spotlight.
Vacations Continue.

OF short vacations this September will
inaugurate special travel seasons for
airlines. cruise ships and tranS-Atlan-
tic liners, according to monthly sur
vey and forecast of world travel ten
denies released this week by world
wide organization
Formerly Labor Day marked the
end of vacations as definitely as the
tape marks the end of race track"
states Douglas Malcolm of the COM
pany's travel service. who cites sew
eral factors responsible this year for
the changed attitude toward that holi-
day. First. he finds that the five
day week has shifted many travellers
from summer to fall and winter vaca-
tions. since the golfer. the motorist.
the swimmer during summer can spend
two full days a week at his favorite
recrea ton and therefore tends to post
pone his vacation. A return of busi-
ness confidence is also squirting many
who delayed vacations to take them
at this time.
OF equal Importance in making Sep
tember vacation time is the growth
Of both the aviation industry and the
short cruise business during the last
IS years. Airlines undeveloped Is
years ago report the month one of
their heaviest for vacation travel The
number of September air vacations in
creases in volume each year. according
to American Airlines. T. w. A. and
United. American anticipates the
heaviest Labor Day traffic it has ever
had. United finds many making coast
to-coast flights then. and Pan-Amer-
lean estimates 35 per cent increase
in Bermuda passengers, as compared
with last September. Imperial, alter
mating on the Bermuda schedule, ex-
poets an even larger increase.
A Host of Short Cruises.
Likewise in its infancy Is years ago,
the short cruise industry this year
offers September travellers a choice of
more than 70 sailines to the West In
dies, Bermuda and South America
Seven transatlantic liners. including
Holland America, Cunard White Star
and North German Lloyd ships, will
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fnuda cruises. Holland America report
ing advance bookings through October
double those of last year and Cunard
SO per cent greater. With the north
ern cruising season near its end. the
Clarke Steamship Line nevertheless ex-
poets a full ship for its September
Round Gulf" cruise from Mon
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inuda anticipate a good fall season
and the Morgan liner Dixie expects
capacity booking for It's September
run between New York and New Or
leans.
In transatlantic travel, special ex-
cursion rates cutting fares approXi-
mately 20 per cent and going into ef-
feet between September 4 and Octo-
Der are expected to create q minor
fall boom for Europe.
Over 80 ships are offering the rates
and one large travel service reports
the heaviest advance demand for
standard fall European tours in its
history. Another factor extending the
trans Atlantic season is the growing
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abroad beyond Labor Day Heavy
westbound traffic. which started in Au-
gust. when the Europa carried a
record of 1882 passengers on one
crossing, now continues into Septem-
Der and even October.
On October 3 new luxury service
between New York and the east coast
-f
by the American Republics Line when
the Brazil. formerly the Virginia, sails
as one of three big vessels for The run
In the meantime the Panama Pacific
Line, which recently resumed service
between New York and California. re-
ports good demands for September
bookings
With the closing of the national
parks in September. railroads will en-
ter a season Of comparatively light
travel A bright spot in the rail pic
ture is travel to Mexico. 1t is expected
to maintain the fine comeback of July
and August, and the crack train, City
Of Mexico. operated by the Wabash,
Missouri Pacific and National Rail-
ways of Mexico, will be kept in service
between Chicago and Mexico City.
Long Cruises Planned.
Long winter cruise bookings will get
under way this month as the Cunard
White Star liner Carinthia features
a winter South African voyage and
the North German Lloyd Columbus an
around-Africa voyage. Holland-Amer-
1ca's Rotterdam will make three West
Indies cruises from New Orleans three
round world cruises are slated,
and the Italian Line announces three
winter cruises to the Mediterranean.
while the American Export Line con-
tinues its fortnightly sailings there.
In addition to the regular services by
such lines as the Grace and the Fur
ness, six transatlantic liners this
winter will voyage to South America.
They include the Canadian Paciics
Empress OF Australia, Swedish-Amer-
leans Kungsholm and Gripsholm.
French liner Normandie, North Ger
man Lloyd's Bremen and Holland
Americas Nieuw Amsterdam
Also neWsWorthy in the world wide
reports received for this survey is that
OF construction of an 18-story hotel
IN Santiago. Chile, for travellers. This
Is scheduled to open next July and is
one Of at least four fine hotels now
being planned in that country. Chile
has waived passports for all bona fide
American travellers and will allow
them up to three months in the coun-
try without passport. the Grace Line
reports. Another move to increase
travel to South America is Argentina's
plan to spend s9.O0O,000 improving
Mar del Plata, its fine seaside resort.