MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
THURSDAY. AUGUST 2 1962
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European Tourists Complain of High Travel Costs in U.S.
TO SEE
THE WORLD
London -1LTI When Brit
ain's handsome, white 45.0U0
ton cruise liner Canberra
sails into New York harbor
today, she'll be carrying about
1,800 Europeans who decided
this was the year to "visit the
U.S.A."
All authorities agree 1962
has brought a big upsurge in
the number of Europeans tak
ing a look at the New World.
A 14-nation survey by Unit
ed Press International indica-
N e w York -UPI- Whal
part of America is most
popular with foreign visi
tors? The American Society
of Travel Agents ranks the
regions thus:
Northeast - The area
from Boston to Washington.
Rocky Mountains - Colo
rado particularly.
West Coast - Los An
geles. San Francisco. Se
attle.
Arixona resorts and Flor
ida resorts.
ted' a total of 175.298 Euro
peans held, or obtained in re
cent months, visas valid for
visits to the United States in
1962. This is an increase of
about 20 per cent over the
previous year.
Most travel agency and offi
cial spokesmen point to two
main factors in the rise - Eu
ropean prosperity and the
campaign by President Ken
nedy and the U.S. Travel Scr-
vice to entice more foreign
: visitors to ease the dollar
j drain.
Spend Millions
Ever since World War 1,
: Americans have been stream
ing to Europe and spending g i u m . Switzerland. Austria.
billions of dollars here, except Finland. Spain and Portugal,
'for the World War II interrup- Compared with a year ago the
tion. The other-way tourist- ; percentage of visas used this
monev traffic has been rela-lyear for United States visits
tively small. Last year. Amer-1 were:
iean tourists abroad spent Great Britain, up about 35
'about S2.7 billion, while for- per cent; France, up 26 per
:Cigners from all parts of the cent; Italy, up 17 per cent;
jworld visiting the United ! West Germany, up 20 per
States unloaded a little over i cent; Belgium, up 20 per cent;
the cost of hair dressing. 1 did We Austrians like peace and cup of coffee in one of those - There is
encounter some rudeness. The quiet, and no hurry. In Amer- j hole-in-the-wall places where 'guage problem
a definite lan-
Sl billion.
All sources interviewed by
U.P.I, agreed one of the big-
Igcst deterrents to Europeans
who wish to visit the United
States is expense.
Because of this factor, air
plane charters and group trav
el plans account for by far the
most European tourism to the
United States.
I Countries surveyed by
U.P.I, in this study were Great
i Britain, France, Italy, Swe-
'den. Norway, Denmark, Hoi
i land. West Germany,
Norway,
(not
clou n three per cent
customs agents were most im
polite, and on the under
ground (subway) I had trouble
linding people who could take
a true figure since Nor-i"le luu" K've me
way recently extended the life founri peop,e , Ncw York
of its visas from two to five : and Washington more polite
years); Portugal, up 10 per than I had expected."
cent; Austria, up 20 per cent; j A West Cerman student
Switzerland (no figure avail- journalist from Bonn who vis
ited Florida and New York,
had this to say: "I liked Mi
ami and it was not as expen
sive as I thought. 1 shared a
motel with a friend and we
paid $4 each per day. New
able); Spain, up 20 per cent;
Holland, up 15-20 per cent;
Sweden, up three per cent;
Finland, up 25 per cent and
Denmark, up 20 per cent.
Improve Image
In the meantime, it is ap- j York I liked as a city, but peo-
Bel- parent the United States is im- 'pie were not kind.
proving its image with most of High Costs
the Europeans who go over to : A Belgian business man and
take a look. i his wife who toured coast to
U.P.I, reporters talked with coast: "We would like to go
scores of Europeans who have jback. It is a tremendous coun
been to the United States this trv, very attractive to visit.
vear. Their reactions were
mixed, but largely favorable.
There were few who said they
would not like to go back.
Some representative reactions:
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The main trouble is the cost,
which seems very high to us
Europeans. We found the food
extremely good, and that we
iiad not expected. For the
most part we found people
A British widow of 59 who ; friendly, but one thing that is
spent two months in New
York and Washington, D.C.:
"1 loved it. The vibration
there! Everyone in New York
vibrates. I wouldn't mind liv
ing there. Food is more ex
pensive but, then, you get
more of it. I was shattered by
hard for Europeans is that
most Americans don't speak
any language but their own."
A middle-aged Austrian in
dustrial worker: "The United
States is certainly something
to see and I would like to go
back. But not to live there.
ica there is not much peace you allegedly eat as cheaply I - Americans are pleasant to
and quiet except out in the ; as in Europe. 1 did like the ; foreigners and for the most
country, and everything is United States, except for the j part helpful, but not overlv
hurry, hurry." jway they empty your pocket-j interested in them; people en
A F re n c h business writer book." I gaged in service could be
who spent two weeks on a i An Italian lawyer and his more polite,
group tour that covered New j daughter, who toured coast to - American cities are ex
York, Chicago, Buffalo, Min- , coast: "We like America very citing, but the pace is perhaps
neapolis, New Orleans. St. much except for the hotels. In a little too swift for most Ell
Louis and Washington, DC: our hotel at Niagara Falls ropeans.
"The hotels the tour managers there was a convention of I - American scenery, e s p c -
booked for us were oldish, i some kind and a lot of the cially in the West, is awe-in-comfortable
enough but with i delegates were very drunk spiring. I
no polish. I had expected all1 and rude. We liked best New -Travel in the United!
the hotels to be more up to 'Orleans, San Francisco and States is excellent, including i
date. The language would jNew York - New York mainly I by highway. j
have been a problem except for ils sights and the Broad- - Tipping is a problem:'
that our tour had interpreters iWay shows. New Orleans and most Europeans would like to
with us. I don't think Amer-jSan Francisco just because! see Europe's "service includ
icans are really used to the they are nice cities.'' id" practice adopted in the
idea of having foreign tour- I Other major reactions might ! United States.
ists. I was disappointed in
New York. The weather was
bad, foggy, and in the whole
city there was so much soot,
and grime and dust. I espe
cially liked Chicago; its city
center is handsome ("Beau").
I think, for me a Frenchman,
I would not want to live in
America. But I would always
like to go back again when
I could."
Says 'Phooey'
A Swiss business executive
who toured the East Coast and
went to Chicago (the only real
dissident): "I say phooey to the
advei Using claims. I paid $2
for two ham sandwiches and a
be summed up:
- America is an expensive
place to visit.
- Most of the visitors would
like to go back for another
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BRITISH CANBERRA - When Britian's 45.-000-ton
cruise liner Canberra sailed into
New York harbor Aug. 2 she was carrying
about 1.800 Europeans who decided this is
the year to "visit the U. S.
berra is shown here in a
earlier this year. (UPI)
A." The Can
picture taken
2.
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Pemonstratedat
"SfOregon Workshop;
Salem A compact aid to
"4'vS teachers was demonstrated
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gram workP al Willamette
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tendent of public instruction.
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Dr. Jack Edling, director of
teaching research for the Ore
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