University Daily Kansan, December 8. 1981
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Late reservations face problems
Late reservations face problems Airlines cut back on flights
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By SUSAN COOKSEY Staff Reporter
Students planning on flying home for the Christmas holidays might encounter some difficulties, but with proper preparation, they can have a smooth flight.
The normally full flights at Christmas and this year's air traffic controllers strike have led to a shortage of available flights for students who have waited until now to make their bookings for flights home at Christmas.
"Since the strike, the airlines have cut back on flights," said Margaret Moritz, a travel consultant for Lawrence Travel Center, 1601 W. 23rd St. "There are just half as many flights as there usually are at Christmas."
Moritz said that many students booked their flights as early as September in order to avoid problems caused by the strike and high fuel prices. Most of the cut ticket prices by a large percentage.
"My dad made my reservations in September," said Gary Sarnoff, Chicago sophomore. "He always makes them early for me so I can get the cheaper air fares."
FAYE WATSON, manager of Sunflower Travel Service, 703 Massachusetts St., said people who didn't plan in advance may have to settle for flights offered at bad times and the ones that have the most transfers.
Moritz also said that students booking flights now may have to fly at midnight or early.
Watson said that they had arranged flights for most people who had called them so far, but the prices were much lower because the super saver flights were booked.
Moritz said that there were fewer super saver flights than there normally were at Christmas because there were fewer flights due to the strike.
"They may have to pay a lot more," said Moritz. "There are less super savers because there are only so many seats that can be sold at a discount."
WATSON SAID that she thought the strike made some students plan earlier than normal for Christmas flights. She said that the strike brought to the students attention that there would be fewer flights and they had better plan ahead.
Bookings for Amtrak are up because trains can accommodate more people. However, Watson said that many people who thought they could save money by taking the train have found out that taking the train was not much cheaper than flying.
Gary Watts, manager of the Union Bus Depot, 638 Massachusetts St. said that the bus lines would probably add extra bus schedules for the Christmas rush, but he suggested that passengers would be traveling by bus because passengers don't have to reserve space.
Watts did say that because their Thanksgiving rush was so good, they are expecting a large amount of people wanting to travel by bus at Christmas.
Tour packages offered for Colorado skiing
ByNEIL McCHRISTY Staff Renorter
Many students have postponed plans for a ski trip because of the mild weather that has visited Kansas this fall, and to people offering ski tour packages.
But if a student wants to sign up for a
class they are available to all the
major College she is interested in.
According to Darryl Ow, Wichita junior and entrepreneur of Ski, Elc., a local town sponsor, skiing offers people the chance to experience other competes or to compete at a relaxed pace.
"A lot of people say that skiing is almost like a religion," he said. "I tend to say sometimes skiing is believing. You're out there in the open space, you're drifting down the hill—you have time to think and let the skis work for you."
WHILE WATER skiing is limited to the movement of a boat, Oatts said, in snow skiing. "The only thing that restricts you is that you have to go downhill, and to some extent—if you get enough speed—you can go uphill."
Ot's group plan for the Christmas break is a 5-day trip to Winter Park, southwest of Denver, for $230. The price includes a hotel stay, skiing, ski rental and $1,000 coverage accidents.
Winter Park offers the widest range of
homes for the beginning, novice,
intermediate and experienced.
Summit Tours, a group represented by Brian Hlatan, Topeke junior, is offering trips to the U.S. in January.
"They have two completely separate mountains there, and they're accessible."
room for more people on the trips, Hilst said. All tours, which are offered by the group on approximately 50 college cam-
mages, have no deadline for sign-up, he said.
The Breckenridge tour, which offers access to three ski areas near Dillon, Colo., is a bargain for the average skiers, Hlist said, because they get to ski the Summit Pass, Arapahoe Basin, Keyston, Mountain and Breckenridge.
SUMMIT TOURS offers its Breckenridge tour for $219, which includes lodging, lift tickets and sk rental. Transit fares are approximately $79 by chartered bus.
Hilist said that Crested Butte, near Cummison, Colo., had advantage in the game.
"If you don't want lift buttons, the place they tell me to go is crested Butee," Hilst said, "because the mountain is a lot more developed than the lodging is, which is the way we want to keep it. We've had a lot more people on the mountain than the lodging."
The Student Union Activities Travel Committee offered a Christmas break workshop on computer safety and signup. The package was priced at $286, which included lodging, lift tickets, ski rental and transportation, said Gene Wee, programa adviser at the Student Union.
A "mix and match" category allows the person to provide his own skis or other options for a corresponding reduction in fees.
Hilst said that the cost of the Crested Butte tour is $179, plus $79 for chartered buses.
Wee said interest in the trips had been lagging this year.
"The trend has always been that way," he said. "You just kind of start slowly, then as the deadline approaches, you have people really signing up."
TWO LOCAL stores that offer ski equipment in the equipment for sale
"a lot of people have come in for rental skis for around Christmas," said Tim Schaffer, who works at First Serve Ski and Sports Shop. B84 Massachusetts St. "A lot of people are coming here, but there isn't a big crowd coming in."
Surpur, 804 Massachusettsets S., also said few people had come in for ski equipment so far but said he believed the situation could change.
Mike Sullivan, a salesman at Sunflower
Some of the ski package deadlines have passed, but many still offer spring break vacations, and takers can plan on a major change from the Kansas terrain.
"It's often a part of people's Christmas shopping plans," he said. "Husbands and wives will exchange ski packages, or something like that."
"You go up there and you're surrounded by these nice evergreens." Ott said, "and there's snow around, and the air is very cool and clean.
You get a refreshing atmosphere."
Arts Calendar
MUSIC
The following bands will be performing at the Lawrence Opera House, 642 W. 10th St., Brooklyn, NY 11235.
Fools Face, a rock band, will perform at 9 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday and Friday.
The Blue Ridim Band, a reggae band,
will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday.
The Rastafariats, a reggae band, will perform with special guest Ras Mads, at 9 a.m.
DuChamp, a new wave band, will perform at 9 p.m. Dec. 17.
THEATRE
their December children's theater performance of "The Bear, The Trolls and the Toymaker," at 1:30 p.m. Sunday Dec. 12 in Lawrence Arts Center. Lawrence tickets are $2.
The Lawrence Community Theatre will present "On Golden Pond," written by Ernest Thompson, at 8 p.m. today through Friday at the Lawrence Arts Center.
ART
The Seem-To-Be-Players will present
The Lawrence Art Guild will hold a Holiday Art Shop for the sale of work by local artist from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Desert Destiny Gallery. For more information, visit main gallery of the Lawrence Arts Center.
The Native American Artistic Traditions Lecture will feature Raibs Bohn, director of the Indigenous Studies Program at speaking on "Lost and Found Traditions: In Search of Contemporary American Indian Art," at 8 p.m. today in the Main Building of Anthropology Spoon Hill.
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