Evening star., 1951-09-09


from two sources. One is the
announcement by Eastern Air
Lines that application has been
made to the Civil Aeronautics
Board to continue summer excur-
sion rates through october. The
other is announcement by the
Miami Beach News Bureau that
low summer rates in hotels will
be the rule to November /, at
least.
In announcing the move to keep
low air fares in force a full month
beyond the September 30 expira-
ton date, Eastern points out that
more than rs per cent of Florida S
hotels continued in operation
through the summer. The percent
age was nearer SO in Miami Beach
There is no indication the CAB
will refuse to allow continuation
of the 16-day excursion fares,
and. naturally. National Airlines
would offer the same advantage
The normal air fare to Miami is
I$136.66. including the Federal
transportation tax. The excursion
rate, with tax, is $107.50.
Proportionate reductions also
apply to other Florida resorts hav-
ing air service, including Palm
Beach. Daytona Beach, Lakeland,
Orlando, Tampa, st. Petersburg,
Vero Beach and many others.
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Rate Abuse Curbed-Confirmed
hotel reservations in advance, at
specific rates, are still advised for
Ivacationers going to Florida, even
in late September and October.
Some hotels are reported heavily
booked for weeks ahead.
Reports of early summer abuses
by some hotels of bargain rate
lures, a condition previously
passed along to notebook readers,
have brought about a law in Mi
ami Beach governing advertising
of rates. One of the sharp prac-
tices involved a planned shortage
Iof rooms in the lowest rate
bracket.
Effective last week, the new law
requires hotels. apartment houses,
rooming houses and motels to
display in any advertisement
which includes a statement re-
|lating to room rates:
l.. Whether the rate advertised
is for single or multiple occupan-
Icy;
2. Number of rooms available
in each price level where such ad
indicates varying rates; and,
8. The dates or period of time
at which such advertised rates are
available.
Late Season Reasons - While
vacationing obviously slackens ma
tionally on the arrival Of Septem-
Der, the All-Year Club of South
ern California now knows why
summer resort visitors continue
recreational trips to that area in
September, october and November.
BY mail. the club polled hun
dreds of fall visitors in previous
years with the question: why
do you prefer these months for
vacationing?"
Twenty-one per cent cited good
travel accommodations in those
months (more variety and choice
available, because fewer people
were traveling).
Other answers:
20 per cent, ideal time to be
away from home Git was not
revealed Why.
10 per cent, ideal weather for
travelling.
IA per cent, enjoy fall vacations.
5 per cent. wanted to see what
Southern California was like in
the fall.
per cent, wanted to escape the
Northern cold apparently people
who took late trips.
18 per cent, vacation period was
assigned.
Hawaii Changes-Having been
a hot spot in the defense of the
United States in the late war,
Hawaii naturally has changed.
What would today's vacationer
find, returning after an absence
of 10 years or so? Among the out
standing developments are these:
Waikiki Beach-The first phase
of a 50 million improvement pro-
gram is under way. Hundreds of
tons of coral sand have been
spread along the curving shore.
This is creating a new beach, $50
by 1.700 feet.
Saddle road-ThiS scenic drive
over ancient lava fields between
two great volcanoes connects the
eastern and western resort shores
of Hawaii Island.
Kulani Forest drive-Into some
|of Hawaii's finest forest land.
noted for giant koa trees on slopes
of Mauna Loa volcano.
Haleakala Circle route-On the
site of a 100-year-old trail, a mod
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