Show r t " ' - the woman traveler 447 A!i --0:4& Allowable Mileage Options Can Stretch Your Airline Ticket - " - - ::"' 4"': :: ::::: ::::: ::i 'l'::s :: a 4 :: : : AS THE CROW flips is not necessafily the way you should if you want to get the most mileage out of an airline ticket And here's why When you buy an international airline ticket economy or first class you are paying not to go straight from one place to another but for the right to travel a certain number of miles This "allowable mileage" figure made up by the airlines is always higher than the straight line distance between point A and point B Therefore without spending an extra cent you can zigzag your way to a destination instead of making a beeline for it — and visit a string of cities en route THE AIRLINES have calculated these "allowable mileage" figures from point to point on the basis of a mathematical formula and recorded them in a tome called the Air Passenger Tariff book When you book a ticket with a travel agent or an motor tour of Europe as low as $2495 21-d- ay example: As the crow flies New York and Rome are 4271 miles apart The airlines have decided that you are entitled to use 5125 miles flying from one to the other You can therefore make your way from New York to Rome via Tunis Sicily or Middle Europe or you can even plan an itinerary between New York and Rome that would include Scandinavia and Bermuda! None of these stops will cost a dollar more than the direct flight between the two original cities there is far more stretch in an airline ticket than meets the eye — and you should be aware of the hundreds of possibilities for stopovers whenever you book air travel Here are a few examples: You can go to Tel Aviv via Warsaw to the French Riviera via Edinburgh and if you plan to go skiing in Lebanon you can also try the trails in Switzerland on the same ticket IN SHORT "' :5 You can enjoy the privileges of stopovers even if you sail to Europe and fly back simply by using those granted on your y flight home Even if you sail to and from Europe get to keep the car You airline the clerk consults this book to find out the distance between your starting point and the farthest city on your route He is then able to tell you how AIany miles you are allowed and how they can be med For one-wa- Our tour lets you see eight European countries In the comfort of your own '69 Volkswagen We take care of all the arrangements The price (which varies depending on VW model and number of people in party) includes everything Your new Volkswagen Round trip jet fare from San Francisco Hotel accommodations PO Box 1097 Burlingame California 94010 Oh - !:::: lk ith' '' NAME ADDRESS y - free 'It' ''itk)4 you can still make the stopovers granted on a local air ticket If for example you take a Mediterranean cruise which stops at Lisbon and you decide to tour some of the continent before rejoining the ship at Naples your air ticket between Lisbon and Naples will include stopovers in Madrid Tunis and Sicily ALSO THERE IS no time limit to your stay at any stopover point but once you have completed your tap you can't ask for stopovers retroactively If on the other hand you change your itinerary while in transit remember that additional stopovers can be added to your round trip even after you have started Never buy new t — '71)"1t 4 ' - Ick ':t st2 : : tickets without showing clerk your old one Remember the that charter flights do not generally give you stopover privileges and if you plan to add a number of cities to a charter itinerary It may not be the most economical way to travel after all In short the longest route between two cities is often the best one for the traveler The shortest is for the crows lb following booklets by Frances Koltun ars now evailble so readers: "1:hys3ing coo reciting Appropriates for Travel" "Tipping Wisely Abroad" "How to Meet the Most Interesting People Wherever You Go" and "Budgeting and Planning a Trip Abroad" Send 35 cents for each booklet or $125 for all four to Miss Frances Koltun 55 West 55th St New York NY 10019 Also is Miss Koltun's available excellent book on all aspects of travel "The Intelligent Woman Traveler" regularly $750 but especially pticed at $650 for this newspaper's readers Send check or money order to the same address - I Round Trip From Salt Lake Via Big 1( T) " ' ' t Jet for Semiletired Single or Married Couple i iiiiie 1 i ANCHORAGE FAIRBANKS WHITEHORSE SKAGWAY July I Red Carpet Travel Service 294 No UnwrSiN NOVO titch Ph 3735310 Provo Wok 355 8162 Solt take Call Del u xe lb CO 'Fours NAPIAll April IS A Idol (12 Days 4 Islands) and South America" book from American Express "NI EllIC"1 EX PIFIESSotml Please send me your tree 36 page Mexcco Name State Address ZIP - 12 $72000 Christ o ph e rs on "Plus air fare Mail coupon now for FREE"Mexico r-- HOME JUNEAU PRINCE RUPERT How lust $196can give you two weeks in Mexico City Cuernavaca Taxco and Acapulco How to save on air fare with the excursion plan Far practical facts as well as interesting travel tips don't miss this Amed con Express Mexico & South America book European & South America book I City I ORIENT April 121 Days) PAGEANT IS FUN VINTN I --I n (IS Days) V ASS CAM FIRST GO PhOO 1fts : Or or cot sooe borerr I ALASKA Aug QUALITY AND COMPILIENESS BEFORE YOU SIGH MOO CHILD American Express Company 328 9733 No 10 W 2nd South Salt Lak City Utah 84101 Main Street on 2nd So YOU Idly DIN (22 PM All 3 111110P( (II Days) TAME I PAUL 24 lily 24 I Zip 0 includes I Islands all ground transportation 5 special fees excellent hotels sightseeing meals Polynesion shows Temple sessions for those with recommends and Insurance Christopherson tour conductor AND SHIP ALASKA—JET Tour i ' 21-3- h $484--Marc- 10 4r1V'Ilk (36 color pages of it) MR 20 ' HAWAII VACATIONS 1434x moil this coupon to: STATE oft 14 Planning a trip to Riviera but would like to see the Walter Scott Memorial in Edinburgh on way? This is one of many possibilities of air travel you may realize without any increase in the fare — ' Thinking of a trip South of the Border? This ii 11611 free Mexico & South America tour planner from American Express is filled with facts '''''' and describes 7 different tour plans as low as $198 for 14 days See us for a free copy or clip coupon The book tells you: Where to visit pyramids that rival Egypt's on liquor How to save MY° on emeralds 7 5 Where to stay in on authentic Spanish Colonial hacienda How to drink tequila the Mexican way CITY !L N1) Att '221"'"""1117Ct' t 't -- PLUS: Please send free information on your motor tours 1 ?t- ' s:'f "if et 11TO ''''!- trrrtitZ - z '' ' Attr ff ' A :4- '' k roto A : I' - - :Ii'1---- "" vm Johnson Co Inc ' '- :'X See Mexico & South America - -C j:$1: i 4: ::::' e: ::: : c41b !!V :A'''1 ‘'!Y4 ': '':: ::: COMPLETE ESCORTED home There will be eight tours in 1969 the first one starting June 7th Mail the coupon below for complete information including itinerary Ours is a great way to see Europe And think of the souvenir you'll be bringing home Reynold :if: 0''k::0:? :ti-- As :::‘'':'4:::''''i'444 i::::: :::: 1 :::: I Continental breakfasts Complete dinners Escorted tours Marine and European driving insurance And the cost of shipping your VW r - ::::- :: t) f7 AC 30 bI4 tik fi100- - ''':::::- I s 'S:' t? : '': 1:1 ::: At 11 I 3 3447':::- - ':::i 1444 - 1 -- : P' '1 ':: beit43 ::-::::-- ikr4-- by Frances Koltun ":: :: 4 - ''e-- - J: DI lit TINED temple OM Ina our non offcel why not Ma dap loursatrevel 1325 Sra Aeon St Suite Solt Lobe Cote Wok 11411$ Phone The Salt Lake Tribune Home Magazine |