European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse I. Of t i Florida looks to 1994, Hopes tourists fears Ore fading by the new York times Florida s $31-billion-a-year tourist Industry began 1994 hoping that the memory of violent attacks on visitors to the state including the murders of 10 foreigners might finally be receding. The results for 1993 were clearly mixed said Mayco Villafana of the greater Miami convention and visitor s Bureau. The state estimates that the number of visitors to Florida increased by 1.9 percent to about 41.3 million but acknowledges that the bulk of that growth came before september when the killing of first a German arid then a British tourist produced a wave of cancelled trips in speeding via train to the Rome plane by the new York times the italian state railways in cooperation with a italia airlines has simplified the journey Between Central Rome and Fiumicini Airport. The establishment in late november of a 30-minute nonstop rail link Between the Termini train station and Fiumicini allows passengers with hand baggage travelling on a italia flights to Check in at Termini where four Check in and ticketing desks have been opened beside platform 22, the departure Point. The service consists of 15 trains a Day one every hour Between 7 . And 10 50 228 passengers in air conditioned first class cars. The trains Are equipped for travellers who use wheelchairs. The ride costs $7, calculated at a rate of 1,700 lire to the Dollar. The new Termini Fiumicini service has not supplanted the previous rail link which was expanded in september to include a number of new stops. Service to and from Fiumicini is now available at the Tiburtino Tus Colana Osti Ense Trastevere Magliana Muratella and markets around the world. Europeans in particular still appear to be nervous about vacationing in Florida especially Miami. Robert Todak general manager of Art Deco hotels a group of four hotels in the Chic South Beach area of Miami Beach said there has been a definite decrease in european travel into South Beach in the last Quarter of 1993. Primarily we Deal with european tour operators and they Are tourism suggest that not just. Violence but unfavourable changes in Exchange rates and an economic slowdown in Europe have also contributed to the drop. That of course is bad news for the operators of restaurants and tourist attractions As Arthur Hertz owner of the Miami a aquarium discovered last month after Germany and Argentina played a soccer match in Miami considered a possible preview of the 1994 world cup final. There was a group of 350 germans that was supposed to come and Over 100", cancelled in Germany Hertz recalled. Of those who did t cancel Only 78 came Here to a aquarium. The rest did t want to leave the hotel.". Some american tourists have proven equally leery. When Florida state played Nebraska in the Miami s Orange bowl for the National College football championship subway line a St. Peter s Stop a Ottaviano via Del Mascherino 37 phone 0039-6-6896202 fax 0039-6-6871372 Borgo Vittorio Borgo to via d. Concil Wazione old Uso Center on Jan. 1, a Lew Cor Husker fans lodged themselves in hotels More than 100 Miles away rather than staying in Miami. But those who opted for More convenient quarters were quoted in local press accounts which Miami officials distributed nationally As saying that the dangers of the City had been overblown and that they. Never Felt threatened. The falloff would be even worse but Tor tourism from latin America where Strong economic growth and a More fatalistic attitude about violence have contributed to a double digit increase in visits to Florida " the real test however will come this Spring and summer. Overseas weddings have advantages by Donna Miskin new Day marrying overseas in t just romantic it could be practical too. Heading for Bali the Virgin islands or Denmark some favorite hitching posts allows the Happy couple to leave family feuds and conflicts roundabout. Is. Susan Harris the. Uso in Rome recently moved. The map above indicates their new location As Well As its new Telephone and fax numbers. Pont Galeria rail stations. Before september service was available Only at the Trastevere and Osti Ense stations. There Are 49 trains each Way on this route running 20 minutes apart from 6 55 . To 10 25 . Daily. takes 40 minutes to the Airport from the Tiburtino train station and costs $4. These trains Are also equipped for travellers who use wheelchairs. Behind and Combine nuptial and honeymoon budgets into one says modern Bride Magazine whose Survey shows about 63,000 couples Elope overseas each year. � �. The Vatican conservation Laboratory expects to unveil in april Michelangelo s restored list judgment Fresco in the sistine Chapel the. Last of his masterpieces to be cleaned in s 14-year project. The dutch Are gearing up to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Tulip s arrival in he Netherlands. The Celebration kicked off wednesday. The bulb is actually turkish in origin first grown in about 1000. For Tulip info in the Netherlands Call your local travel Agency or Call 212 370-7360 in the states. European Telephone numbers. And what they mean calling the Paris Uso from Italy or germ 00 33 1 calling the . Embassy in Bonn from t 010 49 228 a. This is the this is the Many cities International also have their Access code. Normally own codes. From Many appears in Paris is 1. Bonn countries parenthesis and is 228, Berlin is including is usually two or 30, Frankfurt is Germany and three digits. This 69. In Italy Italy it is 00. Number gets you Rome is 6 and from the United into the country Naples is 81. Kingdom it is you Are calling. 010. This number gets you out of the country you Are calling from. To o. Of i us. � / a in of. Jany 10.70.99.68 he United kingdom 3391 the last set of numbers is the local Telephone. For example All numbers in Paris have eight digits after the City code. It is common for periods to separate every two digits. Many european countries however Nave no set number of digits. If calling from inside most countries drop the Access and country codes and add a 0. To Access an International line from Canada and the United states dial 011 from Germany dial 00 from Italy dial 00 from the Netherlands dial 00 from Spain dial 07 from the United kingdom dial 010 when Dulaj the country code Austria 43 azores 351 Belgium 32 Bulgaria 359 Canada 1 Croatia 385 Cyprus 357 czech Republic 42 Denmark 45 Egypt 20 Finland 358 France 33 Germany 49 great Britain and Northern Ireland 44 Greece 30 Greenland 299 Hungary 36 Iceland 354 Ireland 353 Israel 972 Italy 39 Kuwait 965 Liechtenstein 41 Luxembourg 352 Malta 356 Monaco 33 Morocco 212 Netherlands. 31 Norway 47 Poland 48 Portugal 351 Romania 40 saudi Arabia 966 Slovakia 42 Slovenia 386 Spain 34 Sweden 46 Switzerland 41 Turkey 90 United Arab emirates 971 United states 1 s4s. Susan Harr january 27, 1994 stripes Magd Ine 25
