canada so much to qo for m travel times is pleased to present our annual canada issue in cooper ation with the canadian govern ment office of tourism its a banner year for canadian tourism because government and industry have combined to offer competitive affordable vacation travel packages within reach of the average budget its called canada so much to go for there are more than 50 packaged tours of canada developed by the government with five principal part ners air canada cp air cp hotels via rail canada and the canadian automobile association when the program was announced last january by the honourable jack horner minister of industry trade and commerce he said theyre being offered at prices that are affordable and competitive with anything being offered south of us you can fly drive take a boat get on a bus go by rail or use your own car you can go for seven days or three weeks bring your family and really discover what makes this country so great the packages include transporta tion costs hotel rooms and tickets for attractions you name it and at prices cheaper than weve ever had on anything like this in canada before youll see these slogans canadian routes cp share canada air canada super- econo tours vai open road tours caa said mr horner its a good dollarfordollar square deal that will match anything the competitive destinations can come up with so for your summer vacation consider these possibilities explorer tour a nineday es corted air canada tour of western canada to calgary banff lake louise vancouver and victoria the package price 545 during the peak season based on double sharing includes motorcoach and ferry trans portation accommodation sight seeing and some attractions meals and gratuities charter class canada fare return from montreal to calgary is an additional 215- kcbtn g siiirl publisbtr scotia trail a sevenday cp package costing 345 per person double occupancy from toronto it covers flight accommodation in ma jor hotels around the nova scotia coast including three nights at digby pines resort and a rental car the saguenay-abitibi- voyageur from toronto this sevennight 185 per person via rail canada package features the turbo train to chicoutimi a bus tour through laurcntide park to quebec city for two days and nights and then to rouyonnoranda before returning to toronto newfound land explorer a nineday 325 per person via rail canada package from montreal that includes train fare a ferry ride to and bus tour across the island and accommoda tion the canadian auto mobile association oftcrs packages to every provincethcy pro vide prepaid accommodation at reduced rates caa estimates a family of four would spend 426 in 14 nights at mediumtohigh quality hotels and motels across canada camp ing vacations both cp air and air canada have these one example is a minimotor home that will accommodate three adults and one child available throughout canada from air canada the vehicle wili rent for 225 during low season and 375 during high season for complete information about these and other budgetpriced pac kage vacations travel times recom mends that you see your travel agent for caa tours contact your nearest caa officed travel times spring 197s volume xvi no 2 published six times a year by smith publishing company ltd editorial sales offices suite 741 1010 st catherine street west dominion square building montreal quebec h3b 4b4 telephone 5l4s66s14s toronto sales office 49 st clair avenue west toronto ontario telephone 4169677243 staff robert g smith publisher tonv sloan editorial assistant special feature editor marion morrison special feature travel times is pleased to have the honourable jack horner minister of industry trade and commerce lead off our 14th consecutive canada issue with a thoughtful article on the canadian tracl industry pictures tracl time would like to thank the government of canada office of tourism and the gouverncmcntdu quebec department of tourism for the pictures in this ussuc travel writers contributors to this issue arc mary charters chervl frccdman gabriclla goligtr leila lccorps claude lemicux norma mclcilan john moore marion morrison phil oreilly krjstvna potticr statement of circulation travel times is inserted in the following ncwpapcr montreal gacttc ottawa aapickcring news adverti sers burlington post brampton guard ian etobicokc gazette markham eco nomist sun mississauga news new marketaurora era oakvillc beaver oshavva this week and stoulfvillc tri bunc plus selective circulation by post mans walk in london hamilton kitchenerwaterloo st catherines sar nia and toronto total circulation 705000