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       HOLIDAY'S ABROAD
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The creation of the package
tour brought the possibility
of foreign travel to great
mass of the British people.
Over the last three decades,
the continental holiday, from
being a luxury has become
almost a tradition and some
families take a winter holiday
abroad too.

Main destinations for the UK
traveller are mostly in the
Med, but during the 80`s,
Florida has grown in
importance and is now a
serious rival to Spain.

Greece to with it's cheap
self-catering possibilities
has become a popular venue
has has the Algarve area in
Portugal and also Gite type
holidays in France.

DISABLED TRAVELLERS:

Britain's major centre for
help and advice for the
disabled traveller is the

Royal Association for
Disability and Rehabilitation,
25 Mortimer Street,
London,
W1N 8AB
(0171-637-5400).

It has a library of helpful
pamphlets, including the
Access guides.

The Air Transport Users
Committee,
103 Kingsway,
London,
WC2B 6QX
(0171-242-3882),

publishes a very useful
booklet for disabled
passengers entitled Care in
the Air, available free of
charge.

For up to the minute advice
especially on trouble-spots
contact:

  Foreign Office Travel Unit

         0171-270-4129