TRAVELER'S UPDATE
Translating a Travel Ad
\i cul llii rmid to i ipi >//\ In/ unih i stiuilium tin Itumiumi <»/ trill 11 mis I In illustration
hiluu n \ ‘ ah tin n ul nirminms of somi trui 11 ironls anil I’ltrusi s
You may have to accept
tots of restrictions and
to* season or midweek
departures to get this
price
Means you have the
opportunity to do
these things, but you II
have to pay lor them
lour lit information
offices can tell you
about these charges At
most major resorts in
the Bahamas, there is
an automatic 1b percent
service charge on food
and beverages plus
daily baggage handling
and maid service tees
Hotel ta>es range from
8 to 10 percent
Just a couple may be
available at that price
It you don I travel on
the dates indicated
you won t get any
money back
Ihe tale is the price
two people would each
pay Solo travelers ate
charged a higher rale
During school breaks,
some packages adver
tisements are for as
many as lour people
sharing a room
Continental Plan a light
breakfast, usually cot
lee a roll and butter,
and sometimes juice
Your view could be
across lour lanes ol
traffic And photos in
brochures can be de
ceiving Talk to someone
who has been there, or
call the tourist informa
tion office
Ihe airline you re flying
could be switched or
even (rarely) your desti
nation In one case a
traveler with a ticket to
Brussels was switched to
a flight to Pans and
given a rail ticket to his
final destination
Avoiding Further Confusion
0 tilt I plll.tsts Still III.IS t'llti lllllt (I ssllllf M'.IM lllllU
tin ti.isrl Hai^anis Mu liulr tin fulloss ilm
limited-fime availability 11m • »t!« i ohm .it .m atti.u tis<
pi u t mas In' '4(kkI that tlas <mis
HAP (Modified American Plan) two mraU a das iimmIIs Inrak
fast ami tlmm i \ I * \nn-i u an flan tlmniK aKailas
usiialls hit akiast liim h ami tlmiit I 1 I 1 uiojx an
Man a talk s ss as of sas um ho mrals
Courier flights at low. low prices! ( )tt« n cstvllt mt l»ai uams Imt
s on i an takt t ai i s on haj.UaUf mils thr t om in rom
pans list s sum t In t k< tl luj>.:.im span Hr it ads to
iiH'St >>u shoit in it im St t \< ss slim on paut- tv> toi
ii dot m.it it ii i on a iltndt to t omiri t last I
Youth fares ( .ood latrs t-« \\ t '< (n I III -pr !■ n f l as fit i '
until I J 1 I lilt !• si ! S .if I • t! ! 'ii M i at If 'Ills . J lion I '
I >eli m (■ liiclit time I In In-st ilvals ili |ii iiil mi v\ lien \ on
tl.lM'l I III' JX'.lk M MSI III III! tl.l\ I'll I li; tl) W VStt'lll Ijll'OISe
is 1111n• I > tii i'll I\ \iinnst .mil Ini ii'tuimm; mul-jiiK
to I -ilkm I >.i> I >111 mu tinisc tmu's \iiu mi^lit lias e to
".nt a li \s ilays tm a tliulit ('mini'll tinsel Smm
( Is neuntiates smitli lait-s fin anyone imilei 2B ( all
212 i>ti| I I a i |iit mini matum
Bucket shops 1 In-si- i-unipames van s*et son iliastualK
11isisiniit(-(1 tu Ivi ts. iisiialK tm seats mi loreipi an
Inn s II mu.am Uiial is urttnin i lieap an larvs sa\ s
■in 11 n m Maniiii Jii\n-in I In I nitS.ul It ill ilci t’ciis'iee
ItiKiks hiss s, 4.) Im\mu tukvts tins ssas is jirnli
.tills lu st But uati li tm Iiva\ \ restrictions ami cheek
tin- (simpanv s cit-dil>ilit\ ssitli the Bettvr Business
Hun an —Lucy lum