Costs--Answers By U.S. Travel Service

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31984, 10 May 1969, Page 20

Costs--Answers By U.S. Travel Service

Here are answers to questions many New Zealanders ask us.

Q. Are hotel rooms expensive? A. When we Americans visit our big cities many of us. prefer to stay at medium-sized, moderatelypriced hotels. In New York, there are dozens of them, ranging from SNZ6.SO to 5NZ10.75. In Washington, D.C., they cost between $4.50 and $10.75, often with no charge for youngsters under 14. The rates we quote here are per person, two in a room, and they’re typical of rates in oiir larger cities. Q. Are there special air rates for us? A. Yes. Our airlines welcome your visit to our coun-

try and most of them have worked out money-saving special rates for you. Your travel agent can tell you which fits your itinerary most economically. He'll also advise you on special rates for flying to the United States. Q. How about motor coach travel? A. A real travel bargain. For <9O, you can travel a whole month in air-condi-tioned luxury. And there’s no limit on mileage. Go as far as you wish. This special price is a good deal less than we pay ourselves. Remember to buy tickets at home. Q. What are your motels like? A. We enjoy their informality and convenience. Each room usually has TV. Most- motels have a swimming pool and we enjoy sunning ourselves around it. At Niagara Falls, you’ll get a spacious motel room from $6.25 to $7.25 a person, double occupancy. Around Disneyland, from $4 to $B. Q. Are meals expensive? A. In our big cities we find we can get a good dinner for under $3.00, a great one for about $7.25. A New England seafood dinner costs about $2.75,, In our deluxe restaurants, we pay mote, as you will. For a snack.

try our national dish—a ■hamburger. Prices vary, but our most popular one costs

20c. Q. How about sight-see-ing? A. When we travel, we like to take in all the sights. We’ve discovered that the most relaxing way to see a city is by guided tours in air-conditioned sight-seeing buses. And they’re reasonably priced. For $5.80, you’ll ride from one end of Manhattan to the other, with a guide pointing out all the interesting places you’ve read about. In Washington, D.C., a four-hour tour of our national monuments and buildings costs 55.50. A tour of sophisticated San Francisco costs $4.50. Many of our attractions, like a leisurely turn through the White House, are free. So are many of our superb art galleries and museums. Qj And entertainment? A. There’s plenty—-at all prices. Admission to a baseball game is about sf.4O. (If there is something going on you don’t understand ask the man in the next seat). We love to visit Disneyland, not far. from Los Angeles. It costs $2.70 to get into this delightful amusement park. At Fort Dells in Wisconsin, a stagecoach ride through “Indian Territory” costs 45c. Admission to the park, $1.15.