inter

THE CONCEPT, and
inevitable reality, of year-
round schooling offers
tremendous benefits for trav-
ellers by eliniinating the sum-
mer rush when everybody
wanis to go everywhere at the
same time and has to pay pre-
mium prices to be treated like
sardines.

The hope is that vacations will be
Staggered from school district to
school district so everyone won't by
dashing to the airport the same (wo
weeks in July. A key point to consid-
er is how badly do we need vacations
in the summer when Vancouver
enjoys long days?

People who finish work at 5 pm
still have about five hours to go to
the beach or play a round of golf. It’s
winter when we need the time off to
get out of the rain and see the sun.
November to February are the times
to go.

And purely by chance, California
Dream Days are back November | to
February 28. A new directory, avail-
able now from travel agencies, lists
accommodations, attractions, rental
cars and shops offering discounts of
20% or more.

One of the sponsors is Canadian
Airlines, which flies daily to San
Francisco and Los Angeles.

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TRAVEL TIPS

Delta Hotels continues its growth
in Asia with new hotels coming up in
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur and Port
Dickson), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh
City) and Manila. They join two
Thai properties, the Delta Gold
Triangle at Chiang Rai and the Delta
Grand Pacific Hotel in Bangkok.

This has not gone unnoticed in
Vancouver, where a flurry of Asian
food promotions has been giving
local chefs a chance to show off their
reperteire.

First there were Japanese special-
ties to celebrate Air Canada’s new

service to Japan, and then Delta
joined with Canadian to presenta
Thai theme, Last month the Della
hotel restaurants featured New
Zealand, and ve diners won a tip
from Air New Zealand,

There are three Della Hotels &
Resorts in Vaneouver, the Delta
Place downtown and two atthe air-
port, Alb hove costaurants offering
taste of Asia. no [4-hour flights are
involved and you can forget the jet-
lag. Sante goes for the Gallery
restaucant at the new Radisson
President Hotel & Suites in
Richmond, where chef Brian Hansen
weaves some wonderfully spicy
dishes into an attractive menu.

ooo

The cruise-ship industry in
Vancouver continues to grow at an
astonishing rate.

In 1991 for example, 424,000
passengers boarded ships here and
cruised to Alaska. This year there
will be 580,000 passengers, an
increase of 37% in just three years.

And more Canadians are taking

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the trip) ~~ about 30,000 will have
cruised to Alaska this vear or take a
positioning cruise to or from south-
ern ports or across the Pacific. This
has incrensed from 2.506 10 96F of
the market in six years, Presuonibly

the sight of those ships steaming
under the Lions Gate Bridge is some-
thing we can put up with for just so
long before calling a travel agent.

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