Travel Sweepstakes, 1976
With a bottoming out of the U.S. recession, Americans are expected to begin traveling once more in large numbers. Giving the economy a big push will he the new One Stop Inclusive Tour Charter (OTC) that will make long-range journeys a reality for millions of U.S. citizens.</br></br>Looking to Europe, the bargain nations will probably be Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Britain and the Eastern European nations. Prices in Northern European nationsÛÓparticularly Germany and SwitzerlandÛÓ continue high. There is, however, a solution, and that is the Inclusive Tour: Transportation, hotels, sightseeing and meals, all paid in advance.</br></br>One major exception to the slump in European travel appears to be France, which enjoyed a modest increase in 1975, even though costs remained high. But as one official said, "Paris is always Paris,Û and so the love affair between the traveler and the City by the Seine continuesÛÓeven in the face of inflation and recession.</br></br>A major reason the Japanese are roaming the globe in such great numbers is inflation at home. Nevertheless, tourism in Japan itself continues to grow. Resorts are doing a lively business and the 'major sightseeing centers and' cities remain crowded.</br></br>And while the number of tourists in Great Britain rose by more than 10 per cent in 1975, the loss among American tourists amounted to 7 per cent.