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Similar switches have been making life hectic for travel agencies everywhere. Olson-Travelworld Ltd., a large Los Angeles touring company, reports that cancellation rates for tours to Egypt and Israel have risen to 20%, while those for tours to Turkey have risen to 10%. Big British tour operators like Thomson Holidays report the same traveler reluctance: Thomson bookings to Israel, for example, are down 50% from the same period last year. British sun seekers who traditionally flock to beaches in Cyprus or Turkey have also begun shopping around for other roosts. French-owned Club Mediterranee reports that future bookings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: They'd Rather Be in Philadelphia | 9/17/1990 | See Source »

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