AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 October 1939, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS

EXPECTED IN NEW ZEALAND. I AUCKLAND, October 16. The view that the effects of the war on overseas travel from Australia would have a favourable reaction on tourist traffic to New Zealand was expressed by Mr. 11. Howard, Australian representative for the Cunar.d t White Star Line, who was a thorough passenger from Sydney. In common with other overseas representatives of the company, Mr. Howard, who has been in. Australia for three years, has been recalled to England for the duration of hostilities. "The travelling public of Australia will bo looking more than ever to New Zealand for holiday voyages,” said Mr. Howard, referring to the curtailment of sailings to Europe through Suez. “This would greatly assist the Centennial Exhibition, which was assured of good Australian support in any case.” Mr. Howard said that, the Atlantic route to England had become increasingly popular in recent years. Many New Zealanders patronised it, and he foil convinced that it would resume its appeal as soon as the war was over. Some sailing would l.e maintained in the meantime, but schedules had been greatly interfered with. Various concessions were still available to passengers travelling by that route in conjunction with Pacific and Suez lines. Fares on the Atlantic had shown only a slight increase, he continued. The rise was less than direct line fares. He expected that it would be some months before outstanding bookings were cleared, and other means of obtaining passages for intending passengers were arranged.