QUIET HA Virgin Isla modations BOR—in Trunk Bay .on St. John's in the U. S. ds. Delightful climate, plus wonderful accorn , ade the Virgin Islands an ideal haven for the winter-weary vacationist. Capital r Not: Rio ::.H..ndergoes Big lifting Project Fac RIO DE JA ElRO—This metro polis, the "Ma velous City," is un der going a major face-lifting op eration undist rbed by the pros pect that in l •ss than two years it will yield o Brasilia, deep in the country's interland, the title of capital of Brazil. Confident that, as the c pital or not, it will remain fore er Brazil's main tourist center and the gateway to the nation, 'io is busy tearing down hills, • igging tunnels and filling in Guanabara Bay to make enough room for its present and future inhabitants and visitors. Operating with a new fund of 05,000,000 from a Federal Gov ernment loan and from increased city taxes, Rio's mayor has order ed a crash program on projects that have been dragging half heartedly for years. The hub of the undertaking is the tearing down of the vast Sao Antonio hill, occupying an area roughly one-third of Manhattan's Central Park. that sits squarely in the middle of the downtown district blocking traffic and new constru tion. Working around the clock searchlights are used tor night operations—the city crews plan to remove 46 million cubic feet of rock and earth by the end of the year so that the modern, business Castel° section of Rio can be linked with the older commercial Lapa area and the maze of narrow streets above it, A north-south avenue will cross this new theroughfame, channel Motorways Overseas (New York) 1959 Motor Coach Tour Program , Featuring Pan American World Airways Newest Acquisition To its Fleet THE BOEING 707 JET AIRCRAFT Five Itineraries Spanning The Western World W THE EUROPEAN LAND CRUISE 31 DAYS $942 all inclusive H THE ITALIAN LAND CRUISE 27 DAYS $873 all inclusive K THE NORTHERN CAPITALS LAND CRUISE 24 DAYS 8881 all inclusive C THE CENTRAL EUROPE LAND CRUISE 25 DAYS $BBl all inclusive F THE DOLOMITES AND ITALIAN LAKES LAND CRUISE 21 DAYS $771 all inclusive Ten other deluxe motorways itineraries available. Charter groups a specialty. otations given without obligation. For further information, rates and reservations, or write: ' .l- tiil-Zl:'-i:Bitillial' . .-IXII-1 ing rapid traffic to the residen tial seaside district of Copaca bana and beyond from the center of Rio where the railroad station stands, from the harbor and the International Airport. Florida Aims At Vacationers Florida's fabulous Gold Coast area from Miami Beach to Fort Lauderdale has built its reputa tion on supplying the vacation er's every need for fun in the sun . . . and Florida found out a long time ago that when America vacations, it depends on the auto mobile. The visitor to Florida, both winter and summer, wants to be able to -step from his plane or train into a new automobile and to supply this need throughout the year, Olin's Rent -A - Car r..aintains a huge fleet of cars in Miami. This fleet is owned and opera ted by Olin's Rent-A-Car who started out in the auto rental business way back when Florida was strictly a winter attraction. Olin's maintains a fleet of nearly 2,000 brand new automobiles and has offices in Miami, Miami Beach. Hollywood and Fort Lau derdale to handle the annual flood of tourists. Olin's are rep resented in State Colege by Penn State Travel. Proudly Announces Ifs JET AGE INTRODUCTION' TO EUROPE (Division. Rogal Travel Service. Harrisburg) Pleasure Top Reason For Trips Pleasure is the principal reason for prompting Americans to take, an international journey. A study by the Commerce De partment's Office of Business Economics shows that nearly 66 percent of U.S. citizens traveling to overseas countries in 1957 made their trip for pleasure. This represented approximately 885,- 000 persons, based on the over seas movement last year of 1,- 370,000. Results of the study made by the office of Business Economics with the assistance of the Bureau of Foreign Commerce show a relation between the purpose of the trip and the transportation facilities Used by Americans tra veling to overseas countries. (Tra vel to Canada and Mexico is not included since a large portion of such travel consists of repeated crossings or very brief visits by persons living near the border; also excluded are Americans on cruises, U. S. military personnel and Government employees and American businessmen living in foreign countries.) In addition to the 885,000 U. S. residents on pleasure trips, 231,- 000 visited foreign countries for business purposes, and 225.000 traveled to see relatives. The bal ance of 28,000 were traveling for study, research, health or other purposes, the OBE study finds. About 1,070,000 Americans tra veled to overseas countries by air, while 300,000 went by ship. Business travelers used air trans portation on 90 percent of their trips—undoubtedly because of the saving time, as reflected in their--relatively short stays a broad. They also used higher class accommodations more fre quently than other groups of tra velers. Nearly 80 percent of travelers' for pleasure used air transporta tion on overseas trips, and about two-thirds of those going abroad for family reasons. The analysis finds that about 556,000 of the 1,370,000 overseas travelers went to Europe. Nearly half of the trips to that area were made for pleasure purposes, near ly 30 percent for family reasons, and about 20 percent for busi ness purposes. Of those going to Europe for pleasure about 60 per cent used planes for their overseas trans portation. 23 METZGER BUILDING STATE COLLEGE ADams 8.0528 FRENCH VILLAGE, a retreat for epicures and a look-see at French provincial life. Open House Set For Thursday The general public is invited to attend an Open House to be giv en by the Penn State Travel Ser vice in its new quarters, Suite 23 in the Metzger Building, State College, on Wednesday an d Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Visitors will have the opportu nity to inspect the modern facil ities an the new teletype equip ment which will provide direct communications between this of fice and all airline and steam ship office. , Visitors will be greeted by Mrs. Bernice John, manager and exec utives of the parent firm of Har risburg. Come aboard for all the fun of France ....0 , ,,,,N4a09 • ', NarN„,„olor Ntase , 9 7 Ntio"%wee Now 'lime - 'Nur- Once aboard a great French Line ship to Europe, you are forever spoiled for any voyage less en _ chanting. , You find the very air sparkles with the fun loving spirit of France. You enjoy merry hours of entertainment. Your appetite revels in the delights of world-famed French Cuisine. Gracious English speaking service—with a chance to practice up on your French en route. All too soon, the last joyous day is down the horizon. And then you know why many of the world's most experienced travelers choose this in comparable way to Europe. Consult your authorized French Line Travel Agent, or iii 2. 4, Six Penn Center Plaza, Philadelphia 3, Pa. REGULAR SAILINGS FROM NEW YORK: The magnificent SIAM-ton Liberia. The gracious and,. storied Ae de France. The intimate Flandre. 12 Jet Planes In New Orders Scandinavian Airlines System 'has raised its original order for sit 500-mph, 10-passenger Cal a velle jet airliners to twelve, with `first operational flights scheduled [ for early 1959. The aifline plans to introduce the swept-wing jetliner on its European and Near and Middle East routes, with sharply-reduced flight times. In all, SAS now has 19 jets on order, including seven DC-8s for the line's transatlantic and polar 'routes. The 600-mph long-range !planes will operate both on North Atlantic runs and the shortcut polar flights linking Los Angeles ,and Copenhagen and Copenhag 'cn-Tokyo. Moshannon Aids Widespread Travel With area airline facilities at nearby, recently-enlarged Black Diloshannon airport, Philipsburg, Allegheny Airlines boasts you can fly anywhere in the world on one ticket. While Allegheny's routes are limited by CAA, connecting serv ice enables you to fly trans-At lantic and Pacific or anywber• you wish to go on your Allegheny ticket. Allegheny's equipment includ es 40-passenger Martin Executiv es and Douglas DC-3's. You are allowed 40 pounds of luggage plus brief case and hand luggage free on any Allegheny flight . rage t)
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