C8 -Sunday News, August 10, 1980

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Dear Readers:

This is an open letter to
those of you who call me on
the telephone. 1 enjoy
receiving your calls and
many of you have given me
hints and questions that have
been invaluable in preparing
“Travel-Wise”. HOWEVER:
It irks the hell out of me
when I try to return you calls
and find that your line is
busy for hours at a time.

Please! If you intend to
make a call to everyone in
the telephone book, in-

chiding the News office, give
the receptionist a time when
I may return the call without
getting two hours of busy
signals!

I received a letter from a
reader today including some
valuable trave tips which [ll
have to summarize to pass
on to you. They are the
result of her son’s year-long
world tour.

TRAVEL ATLAS:

Her son bought a dandy
but it doesn’t seem to be
available here in Canada. If
you want to order it, perhaps
a local bookstore will do it
for you. The title is MINI
POCKET ATLAS printed by
John Bartholemew and Son
Ltd., Edinburgh. Give it a
try if you’re anxious to find a

really good small
(4"x5"x3/8") atlas.
IAMAT:

Her son joined before he
left home (perhaps because

he read about it in “Travel-
Wise”? and when he became
very ill in Mombassa he
received excellent care from
both the doctor and the
hospital at very reasonable
cost.

AMERICAN EXPRESS:

Many offices will not act
as your mail depot unless
you are carrying their brand
of travellers’ cheques. He
had great success with using
the Canadian Consulate
offices everywhere.
OVERLAND TRAVEL
BETWEEN
KHARTOUM AND
NAIROBI:

This is a trip that he would
vehemently oppose anyone
doing. I wonder why?

You'll be interested in the
following price comparison
charts between Vancouver-
London and Vancouver-
Frankfurt by three of
Canada’s major carriers (CP
Air, Wardair, Air Canada).
It is a good start for anyone
doing comparison shopping
for summer and fall travel to
Europe. These are published
charter class fares and are
governed by the usual book
and pay ahead regulations.

Dear Barbara:

With all these charter
companies such as Redwing
and Tripmakers folding, my
liusband and I are a little
concerned about losing our
money if we book with one
of the existing companies.

by Barbara
McCreadie

We want to go to Las Vegas
this fall and the all-inclusive
packages are so much
cheaper than booking a
regular fare and finding our
own accommodation. Give
us some help, please.

Answer:

Since the government
regulations were changed in
1978, money received from
travellers as prepayment for
tours is insured. In other
words, you won't lose it.
However, it is disappointing
to have your _ holiday
scratched at the last minute
because some outfit has

WHETHER YOUR DESTINATION be Greece or somewhere close to home there
are handreds of little time and money saving tips for the new traveller. Barbara has
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taken a nosedive. We have
flown with Silverwing to
Reno and Las Vegas several
timres and had no problems
so ] called Wellington Lee,
the president of the com-
pany for some words of
wisdom:

“We are in business and
intend to stay. To do that a
company has to make a
profit. We are.” He invited
me to have a chat with his
bank manager if I had any
doubts.

Wellington also
that I speak
Orange, Marketing
Manager, Passenger
Charters, Pacific Western
Airlines. I did.

“Silverwing’s financial
status is well-known to us. It
has to be because it is not to
our advantage to do business
with any company which
may be insecure. There is no
problem.

“If I may say so, Silver-
wing is particularly well-run.
Wellington is so involved
with that business that he
can probably tell you the
name of every passenger on
every flight every day.

insisted
to David

“We never get complaints
about Silverwing's service.”

What more can I say? I
guess that your schedule
should stay intact if you
book there, barring “Acts of
God” such hurricanes,
strikes (7?) and volcanoes.

By late August CP Air’s
tour division will be packing

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tours to travel agents and
since they haven't published
their prices as yet, I can't

help you comparison
shopping. They'll probably
be in the same bracket,
maybe a few bucks more. If
CP Air goes broke, you'd
better stay home for the
funeral because the rest of
Canada will probably follow
suit.

Dear Barbara:

I'm writing you as a last
resort. My 18-year-old
daughter has just informed
me that she is quitting school
and going to Europe with her
boyfriend for six months.
What's worse, her father
(we're separated) is giving
her the money! Barbara, this
boyfriend is a punk. I just
know that he'll take her
money and lieave_ her
stranded in some terrible
place. Her father seems to
think the guy is OK but how
should he know? He's been a
punk himself all his life.
What can I do?

Answer:
If you husband can spare

‘enough money to send the

girl to Europe for six
months, he must have some

smarts! I'm no Ann Landers
but my guess is that your
problem has a wider im-

‘plication than just an 18-

year-old saying “Bye-bye!” Is
this kid so dumb that she
can't handle some travellers’
cheques? Is Daddy so broke
that he couldn't rescue her in
an emergency? “Collect”
telephone calls from Europe
aren't difficult as long as the
kid i8 smart enough to dial a
phone.

I'm not going to tangle
with the “morality” of an 18-
year-old spending six months
with a boyfriend. J do know
that a boy-girl combination
can be a lot safer than single
girls travelling together from
the simple angle that
European men can _ be
irresistable, as can other
travellers.

Lay off, Mom. She'll
probably do exactly what she
wants anyway but you'd
rather have her come home
to YOU, wouldn't you?

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