THE OFFICE FOR TRAVEL, HIKING, AND VACATIONS        
 
 
 (1) Short Afternoon or Day Excursions by Motor
Bus or Rail. Trips of this type are exceedingly
popular and account for almost two-thirds of the
travel business operated by Strength through Joy.
They are run to a nearby spot offering something
worth seeing, such as a castle, a game preserve, a 
Zeppelin hangar, or a ship's lock, and it is usually contrived that the buses shall stop at some place
where there will be dancing or swimming or walks
through the woods.
 
 In June of this year the following trips were
advertised for instance in Berlin: Saturday afternoon
1:30 - l0 p.m., "summer festival" on a river steamer,
music on board, price RM 2.50. All day Sunday 9:30
a.m.-ll p.m., by bus to the Spreewald (80 kilometers from Berlin), price RM 6, including luncheon
and a boat trip on the river. Innumerable other trips
of the same nature were also made.
 
 (2) Weekend Trips By Motor Bus or Rail. Much
the same as those, described above, extending from
Saturday afternoon until midnight Sunday. The price
usually includes fare, lodging and admission fees to
historical monuments, etc.  From Berlin the trips
may go to the Harz Mountains ( RM 18.50); Thuringia
and the Kyffhauser Mountain (RM 18); a tour of
provinces on the Polish border (RM 16.50); and so
forth.
 
 (3) Bus or Rail Trips with Hiking, Paddle
Boat or Bicycle Tours. These excursions vary in
length, sometimes taking place over the weekend