Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 18 Jul 1929, p. 29

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l 457 o.. Inc. Dentin ,DER" ind toad " Ml, 1929 it In response to numerous inquiries from car owners who contemplate touring Europe this summer in their own automobiles, the touring bureau " the Chicago Motor club Issued a statement outlining some of the im- portant regulations governing motor travel abroad. _ . f . Thursday, July 18, 1929 SUGGESTIONS FOR EUROPEAN TOURIST -The statement was based on re- ports received from the foreign trav- el division of the American Automo- bile 'aéscciation. with which the mo- tor club is affiliated. The A.A..A. pre- diéted that because the requirements ia' shipping a car abroad and driving in foreign parts have been greatly simplified in thenpast. year, theenum- ber of motor tourists this year will doubtless be double that of last year. The A.A.A, has representatives al nineteen foreign portsrand is affili-' ated with thirty-five European motor clubs by virtueurf its membership in the Alliance Internationale de Tour- isme. . Information Given hy Chicago Motor Club for. Those Who V Take Own Cars - cust"itrns"-trarriers, " 172156 -TiFiririrTFrG,i.iF loving abroad almost on -a par. with the simplicity surrounding travel ‘in this country." 5;, , _ q _ 2.--The A.A.A. will take complete charge of arranging for passport vis- 0s and also for delivery of necessary, travel documents and licenses by port representatives upon arrival of the motorist in Europe.. V . 3.--.Customs barriers have been .virtually eliminated as a result of foreign governments authoriiing the issuance of papers allowintthe mo- tor tourist to travel at will, and with" a minimum of trouble frorieustimts officers at border lines. Further Directions The A.ALA. smtement continues: "After passports have been secur- _ _ H.utrsport Facilities) Aid, “The American facilities for isstr. ing pai"isimrts," sayrthe foreign-traw ol division, i"totreehdr "with- the ar- rangements made by steamship lines tuhsridle ms; and the readipess of The national motoring body attri- butes the demgnd for travel informa- tion to the fact' thithe average American' motorist is broadening his travel horizons. _ A It is pointed out that the first step in arranging for a' trip abroad is the securing of passports, whielris now comparatively easy for resident Am- ericans through federal agents in all parts of the nation. Greatly improved services are also available in connec- tion with other requirements for the abroad. Some of these are: . 1.-vru. motor car is now virtually a part of the regular baggage. Steam- ship lines now trans rt them unerat- ed and at a flat rater§ased on weight, or cubic foot displacement. V Ravinia Opera and Concerts Seventeenth Season JUNE 22 TO SEPTEMBER 2 no: one. on me A. w. Inga n P. M. Batty and - Telephone Highllnd Park 2727 ed and the automobile it placed on board the s.steamahip, the car owner is well on the wnyto an enjoyable motor vacation, Our port representatives meet all ships on which unedited motorists are triveiintt, deli‘ver all licenses for the car, arrange to pull it through customs, secure gas and oil, and start the owner.on his jour- ney. . , "Through arrangements .with the Alliance Internationale de Tourisme, we secure for the motorist a docu- ment known as the Garnet de Pass- ages en Douanes, which is an inter- national trairel pass covering Great Britain, the Irish Free State, France, l, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Algeria, Tripoli and Tunisia. " Another Form "For motorists desiring to visit countries not included in the above list, there is another Horn, of" pass seet, the triptyque, which is' a cus- toms passport for one country. These .are now. issued for Bulgaria, Czech- osslov"akia, Egypt: Fintsiiid,' Poland; Portugal, Rumania, Greece, Spain; Jugoslavia. . "The motorist to whom a garnet or triptyque is issued passes the cus- toms without being called upon to deposit dues at the frontier. This is made possible through deposit of Se- curity with the. A.A.A.” _‘ The foreign. travel, division advis- ed parties contemplating mgtpr trips abroad to make their plans eddy and suggested that application for any details in regard .to contemplated To become a good aviator' one has to lbe air,eirnseious and to become a good "stock market operator one has to be hot-air conscious. 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