TOURING ABROAD.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1920, Page 4

TOURING ABROAD.

■MANY BOOKINGS FOR HOME. TOURISTS FOR NEW ZEALAND. According to Messrs. Thomas Cook and Sons, all the passenger accommodation on steamers from Australia and' New Zealand to England is booked up till June \ next. Those, desiring to visit England could be taken by Jie Vancouver or Saii Francisco route, but. £2 a day nbee the railway fare is necessary for travelling across America. There are a number o! families endeavoring to secure passaged for England, including parties who landed here some time ago and were desirous of returning Home. They did not expect the present rush, and are finding it very difficult to secure a passage. This applies equally to the .Suez and Panama routes. 1 here arn a great number of inqulriei for passages to the Argentine, especially from foreigners who intend to e'ettU there. Many people also desire to visit boutli Africa, these including a number ol j oung m«n who are thinking of settling in British East Africa. Japan is attracting a large number ol people this year, but the majority art going there purely for business purposes, China is not, however, drawing manv owing to the rate of exchange. The yen has practically doubled in value, and thi trip, .therefore, would prove twice as «x. pensive as formerly, In J apan tll6 raU of exchange is not nearly so high, and i more on a par with that which prevailed in America. Despite the fact that so many are go* Jbi >ng abroad, Ne.w Zealand is still proving attractive to the outside world. A num. ber of tourists arrived from Sydney by the Maheno on Monday, and after visit, mg Rotoruft they will proceed to Wan. ganm and the Cold Lakes. Many who have been sight-seeing in the South Is. and called at the tourist office in Auckt land during the past few days and then proceeded to Rotorun, Altogether the tourist season promise fee a successful one. '