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page 4 places january 1978 i travel agents your ally for a worryfree vacation it pays to consult a travel agent before leaving on a vacation his services are not only free they can save you money time and t possible disappointment the travel agent knows the good vacation spots he has direct contact with transportation companies and he has a stock of hundreds of package vacations to suit anyone from the novice traveller to the experienced globe trotter since he collects a commission from carriers car rental agencies and hotels his services to his clients are absolutely free people in general know our services are free says andy zab- telling it like his chuk manager of the world wide travel agency in ottawa but in the back of their minds they feel there must be some hidden costs somewhere it may appear too good to be true but there are no hidden costs in preparing your trip the travel agent acts as your secretary and your counsellor someone else pays him for this service if you are planning a vacation in canada for example just visit your travel agent and tell him what you have in mind he can help you find a package to suit your budget and interests mr zabchuk finds it strange people dont hesitate to spend money on a doctor a lawyer or an income tax consultant but when it comes to preparing for a trip they do hesitate to contact a specialist because of suspected hidden costs but the travel agent has the interest of his client at heart and he cant afford x to make mistakes because he wants repeat customers its his job to find the itinerary his client wants or the package that will give him the most satisfaction the agent then makes all reservations and all the client has to do is pick up the bundle at the agents office and take off this magazine was produced for a number of reasons first of all more and more ontarians are spending their leisure time travelling be it to foreign countries or to other parts of canada and yet we have found 5 that there is relatively little material available that will give the would- be traveller a balanced view of the travel scene there are stacks of brochures available and they serve their purpose but since theyre put out by the people hoping to entice you to avail yourself of what they have to offer they tend to emphasize the good things they have to offer and completely ignore the less desirable aspects we cant blame them but we feel our readers deserve more j then of course there are the travel articles contained in the mem bership magazines sent out by credit card com panies and the inflight magazines published by airlines but once again their one purpose is to tempt you into using their services so the articles tend to be sugarcoated the same complaint can be made about the stories contained in the travel sections of the metro newspapers they rely for their revenue on the organizations which advertise on these pages so the stones are usually of the publicity release variety in our readership surveys we have found that what you want is the straight goods on the places you intend to visit and we feel this is part of our responsibility you we want you to come back satisfied that you receivedwhat you were cover photo debbie eavis oshawa student promised so do the people who have helped pay the cost of producing this supplement by ad vertising in it so we have asked our writers to teltit like it is in this and future publications we are striving to write con structively about the various aspects of travelling if there is something that is not quite right about the service provided by a particular carrier resort or organization we feel it should be pointed out but we believe this should be balanced by a mention of the positive features offered by these people our one aim is to let you know exactly what youre going to receive for the money you are spending after all a satisfied customer is the best advertising we can get vol1 no 1 places is a subsidiary ol douglas communications 76 king street west oshawa ontario l1h1a6 4167286660 tom douglas publisher editor jane mcdonald photo editor mike charuk advertising director dan k charuk promotions director the winter weekend 2 adults for 2 nights children stay free with our family plan this weekend live it up in luxury at the prince hotel dine on sumptuous japanese or continental cuisine relax in a sauna swim in our year round pool or stroll through 1 5 acres of parkland seea first run movie in your room or swing to disco sounds in raffles its a minivacation for reservations call tollfree 18002616353 or see your travel agent up to 2 children to 1 4 years of age stay free in their parents room the prince hbbel tfcoonto 900 york mills road toronto a mobil travel guide 4star award hotel c auru