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Travel via the Florida connect
ing point is slightly lower than
from New York. For combined
aircoach/ tourist Washington
Miami-Nassau, the fare is $l34.34
round trip. including tax, COM
pared to $l62.42 via New York.
First class ratet are $168. 33 by
way Of Miami and $211.94
through New York.
First class passengers taking
the northerly route can make
stopovers at New. York and Ber-
muda without additional charge,
Travellers routed to Nassau via
Miami are entitled to stopover
at a multitude Of places between
here and the Florida gateway
providing they hold a first class
ticket.
Because there is no direct
service from Washington to Ber-
muda. the air fare from here
is the same as New York Ber-
muda. First class round trips
cost $l23 and tourist 500, with
tax on the domestic flights extra.
Bonus" Routing
Passengers paying the higher
first-class fare can take adj
vantage Of an attractive bonus"
routing. Eastern Airlines will
ny you as far north as Boston.
where you transfer to q Ber-
muda-bound PAA trip. This
means that stopovers at Phila-
delphia and New York also are
permitted.
Tourist class passengers be-
tween Washington and Bermuda
travelling at the low through
fare are required to make con-
nections at New York. Stopovers
would mean an additional collec-
ton equivalent to the WASH
ington-New York aircoach fare
of $3.50 round trip.
If you wish to cover the
Caribbean extensively, an itin-
erary offered by British West
Indian Always (BWIA)
and British Overseas Always
(BOAC) might be of interest.
Good for a period Of one year,
the island-hopping ticket is
priced at $345.22. Washington
back to Washington.
Many StopOvers
Passengers are routed by air.
coach to New York, where they
connect with the Caribbean
flight. Caracas is the turning
point" on this tour. Outbound
from the United States, you can
stopover at Bermuda. San Juan.
Antigua and Barbados. Home
ward bound, you may visit Trini-
dad. Tobago or Grenada, st
Kits and st. Thomas.
Also in the Caribbean market
are KIM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Flying out Of Miami. KIM can
take you on a circle trip to
Havana. Jamaica, Aruba and
Curacao in the Netherlands West
Indies. A $3ll.40 roupd-trip
fare from Washington allows you
TO return via Ciudad Trujillo,
Dominican Republic. and Port
au-Prince, Haiti. at the same
fare. Travel is first class.
Willemstad, the capital Of
Curacao. has Dutch style archi-
lecture and Is noted for Its fine
shopping bargains.
II you are limited In time. q
16-day excursion fare Miami to
Jamaica. 500 round trip would
at least allow you to sample the
Caribbean.
20 Minutes From Florida
Another economical trip to the
sun-drenched islands repeatedly
proving popular with Washing
ton people is the Grand Bahama
Club. This resort island is only
20 minutes flying time from West
Palm Beach, Fla.
Mackey Airlines 28-seat Doug
las planes hop across from the
Florida coast to the resorts
private airstrip and the round
trip fare is only $3.50. This
service originates in Fort Laud-
erdale and the fare Is 81 higher
from that city.
A tip from the airlines worth
passing on. Always make return
reservations before commencing
the outward trip II you are linn
tied in time. Being left behind.
when your vacation time is run
ming out. can be an expensive
and inconvenient business. And
If the boss cables you a vaca-
ton extension, you have time to