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Show I Times OUTDOOR & TY-nvei Quids 3 Thursday, May 30 Page 11 DeAnne Jacobson, co-owner of Corbet Trailer Sales, Inc., in Orem, has noticed that the weather has a significant impact on trailer sales trends. "If the weather is warm, we're swamped," DeAnne declared. Conversely, if the weather turns cold, business tapers off. But summer is almost here, and now is the time of year that people's thoughts turn to trailer ownership. There are definite ; advantages, according to DeAnne. De-Anne. First, traveling with a trailer is comparatively inexpensive, and people can take off and enjoy short weekends. "You can go every weekend and vacation," DeAnne said. She has known some local families who go to nearby places to camp, and the breadwinner commutes back and forth, to and from work, enjoying en-joying the advantages of both worlds. One of the main pieces of advice ad-vice DeAnne would give to someone some-one considering purchasing a trailer is that "quality is really important". "It's a big investment no matter what," she said. "In the range from the cheapest trailer to the top of the line, there is only a thousand or twq (dollars') difference." dif-ference." She asserts that buyers are far better off to go with the top of the line, like the Terry by Fleetwood that Travel agency can help save you money on fares Do you want to know the best-kept secret in airline travel? It's this: Don't book your flight with an airline. Let a travel agency do the work for you. By booking flights through a travel agency, your chances of saving money increase while your chances of having hassles decrease. Mike Josse of the Travel Station Sta-tion (835 No. 700 E. in Provo) says the months of May and June are the most popular times of the year to travel, which means airlines are offering deals and cheap fares on a regular basis. The trouble is finding the lowest price for the destination of your choice, Josse says. Josse says the economical procedure in travel is to call the Travel Station months in advance ad-vance of your departure date. "Some people see an airline's ad in the newspaper for a fare and call the airlines for that rate. We call other airlines to find rates that may be even cheaper. For example, you may see a rate of $208 to fly to Atlanta. Well, well tell you their is a cheaper flight out there, for $138, on another airline. Well offer the lowest fares. The airline competitor won't tell you that." Another problem with fares printed in newspaper ads is many times they come and go quickly, and often times, have expired by the time consumers receive their paper. Eighty percent per-cent of the time, Josse says, sales on air fares last less than four days. To avoid such problems, Josse suggests that travelers call the Travel Station, which will place the customer's name on a waiting list for the destination of choice. Employees of the Travel Station will then inform customers when a low air fare to their destination is found. "Half of the customers who call us have called the airlines first," Josse says. "Airlines require re-quire you to give a credit card number over the phone. If you don't have a credit card, or if you don't want to use it, the airlines requires you to book the flight through ; a ' travel agency anyway. If you go through the airlines, and you decide to make a change in plans, you have to drive many miles out of your way to the airport in order to make the change." -; : Josse provides an example: He was recently looking for an air fare to Florida. Listed prices were in the $698 neighborhood. Eventually, he found a fare for $108. A flight to Hawaii can be found for as little as $223 and to Los Angeles; $32. "We" find discounts dis-counts that are 50 to 70 to 80 percents off." Unlike many travel agencies, agen-cies, Travel Station won't tack on fees on top of the existing ones for tickets, says Josse, who has owned the Travel Statio for the past six years. "If a ticket costs $19, it costs you $19," he explains. Another advantage of using Travel Station, Josse said, is the fact it's one the few agencies which is open on Saturdays. Sear ae. II tfotor ocfoe :W MOTEL t & RESTAURANT 50 South Bear Lake Blvd. Garden City, Utah 84028 Motel (801) 946-3271 Restaurant (801) 946-8892 Corbet's sells, because the trailer's quality construction will help it last, and it will hold its value. DeAnne-cites "Blue Book" values that are high for the Terry trailer. Other advantages of trailer ownership? If it's right there in your driveway, you are more likely to use it, according to DeAnne. And again, there are so many nearby get-away sites that are wonderful, wonder-ful, including American Fork Canyon, Provo Canyon, and Deer Creek. In southern Utah, Zion's, Bryce Canyon, Moab, Canyonlands, and Cove Fort are big draws. Other popular Utah campertrailer sites include Vernal Ver-nal and Flaming Gorge. Lagoon has an RV park that is well-liked. well-liked. Travelers who go the trailer route can explore any number of ghost towns and mining min-ing towns in the west. If a family begins camping and enjoying the outdoors with kids when they are young, it becomes be-comes something they always want to do, DeAnne stated. "Teenagers love it. They may get so they want to bring their friends with, but it is something they will do with the family." Children can learn important lessons about the outdoors and respecting nature. Corbet Trailer Sales has some trailers that can be rented : for $60-$80 a day. "It's a good way to 'try out' such a big investment," invest-ment," DeAnne said. Years ago, many families had campers or trailers in the driveway. There is now a trend getting back to that, according to DeAnne, especially in this area. Statistical Surveys, Inc., placed ProvoOrem in third place as the fastest growing area for travel trailers and fifth wheel registrations registra-tions for the period of August 1995 to February of 1996. The ProvoOrem area is now looked at as a market area in its own right; it is not lumped together with Salt Lake anymore. Corbet Trailer Sales, Inc., is located at 1562 North State in Orem. Telephone number: 225-0807.; ABSOLUTE ) 148 South State Street Orem OOLttftt .1 w (nLju : uuuULjui) CORTLAND UMPQUA UCK'S AGS me i.. W INSTON tfXHxvm WiiJih irri- iQ Willi 41' mm my& r |