European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Travel tips Naples tourism fair Rector Hopes its Start of Annua o/p7/r by Marian Hamilton Medit Teranen Bureau Tom Govero director of the United service organizations in Naples Italy considers its first tourism fair slated for Friday through sunday in Naples to be his baby. Birth pangs and All. I dreamed this up four years ago when a first came Here a said. At that time we set up a master plan for a tourism fair and began working on logistics for it but i we got overtaken by events. We just found i that we had other More pressing this time around he and his staff and volunteers have been working and planning since dec 3. Mimi Notaro has added preparing for the fair to her list of duties As a Uso employee.,There s so much work we re overwhelmed Here she said laughing. / we be been organizing the participants getting supplies for the exhibitors processing Security forms Roget people on the Naples nato base for the fair., there s been a lot of  Govero agreed. He said that advertising for the fair has included interviews on armed forces network posters on both bases and fliers in Gaeta and in Rome. Next week we i i even have advertisements on the place Mats at Wendy s on base and we will have ads in ii Mattino and All the Naples newspapers he said v ./."-, Rai the italian radio and television network has agreed to run spots advertising the tourism fair As part of its Campaign to promote the Campania Region of Italy. Our Only major problem was getting the printing done on time and getting materials distributed to the appropriate people for advertising said Govero. It s a problem of italian culture but italians Are master improvisers he said smiling. They do get it done even if it s at the last  in spite of the work and the problems other things have gone better than expected Govero said. We have 55 exhibitors our goal was 40 exhibitors. We still have people calling us but of course now it s too late and so we Are turning them  Govero said there will be a wide spectrum of organizations at the fair. Eighty percent Are from Italy but we will also have representatives from Portugal Switzerland Germany in the form of Lufthansa airlines several greek cruise lines the British tourism office and British air and Aeroflot he said. In addition he said eur Disney near Paris will advertise their special discounts for the military and we have encouraged other exhibitors to offer discounts for the military As Well we Hope there will be enough room Brj Allther exhibitors said Notaro. Well squeeze them in  said that out of town visitors can find a variety of ways to get to Naples. There Are military flights from Frankfurt to Naples and overnight trains directly from the German cities of Munich Stuttgart and Frankfurt. If they come Down Here and get in Contact with the Uso he said we will be Happy to make very interesting hotel reservations and weekend packages for them.,r  for example we can offer them a weekend package on the Island of Capri near Naples for $95. That includes hotel transportation and one meal. We have other packages to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast for the same  customers must buy tickets costing $2 6r 3,000 italian lire per person to get into the fair but each ticket buyer will be eligible for a Chance to win one of numerous trips and travel packages being offered by the exhibitors. The fair is open to All american id card holders local nationals will need to have a sponsor to sign them into the nato base. Fair goers can buy tickets from the Uso from volunteers outside the Navy Exchange and at the nato base or at the door Govero said the tickets Are mostly being sold through clubs like the veterans of foreign wars chapter and the Naples officers wives club. We plan to make this an annual event he said. In fact we plan on a series of Trade fairs that will bring some of the local opportunities in travel and in food to this Community. In the fall we plan to have a food and wine fair. We will also have a Large fashion show that will allow Pur local communities to View the current italian fashions and find out where they can obtain  some of the prizes to be won at the Naples tourism fair include round trip airline tickets to Frankfurt Germany the United states Cancun Mexico arid the Canary islands. Cruise and ferry tickets to Greece. 625,000 italian lire $380 discount on a cruise.  / British rail tickets limousine service in Naples. Weekend hotel packages in Garmisch Parten Kirchen Germany Rome Sorrento via Reggio Amalfi and Naples Italy. Weekend Tours in Carpi and Venice Italy.  /. Scholarship in a european school free cooking course in Italy. For More information about the tourism fair and lodgings in the Naples area dial your International Access code the country code 39 and 81-724-4664 or Dan 625-4664 or Send a fax to 39 81 724-3224. Makeover set for be ii from wire reports the Queen Elizabeth ii the most famous of luxury cruise ships is slated for a makeover of ample proportions $45 million at the end of this year. The flagship of the Cunard line which was built in 1969, will be undergoing refurbishment of most of its Cabins and Public areas a spokeswoman said. However the company has t quite decided what new look the ship will get. / treat yourself while in Britain or on the continent with a special hotel Deal from Brj Trail. 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If calling from inside most countries drop the Access an country codes and add a 0 to Access an International line fat wcia�8irkl a a the United states dial 011 from Germany dial 00from Italy. Dial 00 from the Netherlands dial 00fronj Spain dial 07 from Tyve United kingdom dial 010 then dial the country code Italy 30kuwait 965azow 351 Canada 1 Maka y. Mamom Cyprus 357 a Morocco 212 czech Republic 42 Nti my 3t denf45_. To 358 Germany 48great Britain and Northern Ireland 44greece 30 Greenland 299hungary 30. Iceland 354ireland 353 Israel 972 or a Ftp Slovakia 42 so Vena 386spain 34 Sweden 46switzerland 41 Turkey 90 United Arab emirates 071 United states 1 Sas. Susan Harris ipril21f 1994 stripes Magazine 21