Word: travelling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Down. Demand for airline travel October was up 25% to 50% over August, and fares were down below railroad fares with Pullman accommodations. Examples of the new low fares: New York to Cincinnati ($28.20 by plane v. $30.39* by rail); New York to Chicago ($32.85 v. $36.93*); New York to Los Angeles...
...Allied Council agreed to end press and postal censorship, warning publishers to toe the anti-Nazi line. It restored a limited sort of rail service, relaxed the galling ban on travel between the U.S., Russian, British and French zones. Now food, fuel and people could begin to move between those drum-tight compartments. Finally the Council sent secret "recom mendations" to the four Governments on recognition of the newly broadened Provisional government...
Surprisingly, American Express profits soared during the war. Last year's net of $2.4 million was better than in any prewar year except 1929. Though 34 of its 59 pre war foreign offices were closed, and civil ian travel dropped out of sight, American Express was busy arranging trips for thou sands of globe-trotting officials connected with OWI, RFC, the Navy, and other Government agencies...
...biggest profits came from the boom in the sale of money orders and travelers' checks sold to essential travel ers, and to servicemen and their families. This year all classes of business done by the American Express Co. may reach $1 billion...
...American Express expects to be busier than ever. Air cruises to Latin America, in specially chartered planes, are being planned, may start some time this winter. In the first full year after all travel restrictions are lifted, and transportation is available, it is expected that U.S. tour ists will spend $10 billion for travel and recreation...