BENEFITS TO TOURISTS
CURRENCY DEPRECIATION. EXPERIENCE IN TURKEY. (By Telegraph—Special to Standard.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 9. The benefits gained by tourists from the depreciation of cflrrency m poverty-stricken States such as modern Greece were instanced in a lecture delivered by Rev. D. C. Herron, who visited Greece and Turkey during his recent overseas tour. Not until the end of his stay in Greece did Mr Herron decide to visit Turkey, and this was simply because the low cost of living in Greece enabled him to save more than enough to pay the expenses of a short stay in Turkey. With the Grecian Drachma at 275 to the pound sterling, he was able to live quite well at boarding houses for from 6s to 7s a day, while the taxi fare for a quarter of a mile to the station amounted to less than Sl contrast were the extortionate demands of the Turkish boatmen and taxidrivers. • who levied a severe toll on the unguarded tourist.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 241, 10 September 1929, Page 6
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163BENEFITS TO TOURISTS Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 241, 10 September 1929, Page 6
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