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T4 The Arizona Republic Sunday, December 4, 1994 Travel Data Update ROUND-TRIP AIRFARES FROM PHOENIX Fares were compiled Tuesday and may have changed. Prices listed indicate lowest available round-trip airfares from Phoenix. Most fares require: round-trip travel, advance or instant purchase, no changes, no refunds. Because of a U.S. Department of Justice ruling designed to promote competition, airlines no longer may reveal the expiration dates of their fares.

Thus, the prices listed may have changed after press time. Call a travel agent for the latest fares. Geography gifts are where it's at for the holidays Which slate has the 15 highest mountains in the United States? If you guessed Colorado, as I did, you're Vancouver $380 AS, DL, UA Calgary $455 DL, UA Montreal $481 US, AA, NW, DL Anchorage $538" CC VIA SEA Seattle Toronto $154 SW, UA, RA Minneapolis Portlands $481 US. AA, UA, St. Paul VS NW, DL (144.

HOSI on $268 NW, AW, TW SW, UA, 7 UA, DL, i it tin, a a AA, UA, DL, CO wrong. The answer is Alaska. RA San Salt Lake City JIVV, 0, HP, U.S. $88 SW, AW Detroit -V Chicaao $238 Francisco ew York Taking The Kids UA, AW CO, NW, MA $94 SW, UA, 448 AW.TW, DL, CO, US, UA, TW AW, DL Denver $175 UA, AW DL, UA, US.AA, NW, CO Las Vegas $65 SW, DL 7 Kansas City $168 SW, AW.a UA, CO, NW, TW Columbus $238 AW, US, SW, AA, NW, DL. UA, TW (7) LOS Washington, D.C.

$438 UA, AA.US. DL, NW, TW, CO, AW San Diego SW, AW Angeles $65 SW, AW, DL, UA Atlanta $408 Phoenix Do you know without looking at a map which state in the lower 48 borders just one other state? It's Maine. Don't feel bad if you got stumped by the questions from the kids' mystery geography game Where in the USA Is Carmen Sandiego? With so many families traveling for the holidays and everyone buying gifts, it's a good time to show the kids that geography Dallas NW, MA, DL, ni AA AW Houston $188 AW, NW, CO, SW, UA, DL Honolulu AW, UA, CO, TW, US, AA bi)U UA, UL, NW, CO, AW $186 CC $348 CC VIA LAX Hermosillo VIAELP $208 AM Orlando $398 US, TW, NW, DL, AA, CO, UA EILEEN OGINTZ $418 Miami Mexico City Cabo San Lucas 42o co AA Guaymas DL, TW, CO $130 AC $180 AZA AW, NW, UA.US, AA LOS ANGELES TIMES SYNDICATE Airlines TWA Trans World UA United USA USAir CC Combined carriers MA CO DL NW RA SW Markair Inc. Continental Delta Northwest Reno Air Southwest The Rocky Point Gringo Guide (Frontier Travel Adventures), by local author Mary Weil, is a 182-page softbound that is especially helpful for first-timers who might feel a little uncomfortable driving into Mexico. Everything you need to know is here, including information on crossing the border, entertainment, language, shopping, beaches, dining, hotels, safety and recreation.

The price is $12.61. Make checks payable to Frontier Travel Adventures, 925 W. Baseline Road, Box 105-H1, Tempe, AZ 85283-1100. Tis the season of airport madness, which includes a whole lot of bumping going on. Why are passengers bumped? Airlines overbook because they expect a.

percentage of ticket-holders to be no-shows, and the carriers don't want to fly with empty seats. When a flight is oversold, federal rules require the airline to ask for volunteers to give up scats before anyone is bumped involuntarily. On most flights, a few passengers usually have flexible schedules and are willing for a price to catch a later flight. There are rfo hard rules about how much volunteers should be paid for being bumped. In practice, a gate agent -boarding passengers usually makes an opening offer.

If there are no takers, the offer may be raised until someone accepts. Compensation can be cash, free tickets or other benefits. But there are hazards in voluntary bumping. Make sure the airline can confirm a seat on a later flight. If you are put on standby for another flight that is full, you could be stranded.

If you face a long wait, ask if the airline will pay for meals, a phone call or a hotel room. If not, these expenses could end up costing you more than you got for volunteering. If you are offered a free ticket, determine if any restrictions apply. For example, blackout dates may prevent you from using the ticket when you want to. Find out how soon the ticket expires and whether it is good for international flights.

If an airline can't recruit volunteers, it may have td bump someone involuntarily. In this situation, federal rules spell out compensation for your inconvenience: If the airline can get you to your destination within one hour of your original scheduled arrival time, you get nothing extra. If it gets you to your destination between one and two hours after your scheduled arrival time (or between one and four hours on international flights), the airline must pay you the equivalent of the one-way fare to your final destination. However, the maximum payout is $200. If you are delayed in arriving for more than two hours (or four hours on international flights), you get twice your one-way fare, or a maximum of $400.

To qualify for denied-boarding compensation, you must adhere to the carrier's check-in policies. Most airlines require that you check in at least 10 minutes before flight time on domestic flights. Check-in for international flights can be as much as three hours in advance because of security procedures. There is no compensation for passengers who are bumped because the airline has substituted a smaller plane. The rules also don't apply to charter flights, to flights on planes with 60 or fewer seats or to international flights bound for the United States.

The best way to avoid getting bumped is to show up early at the airport. On oversold flights, the last passengers to check in are usually the first to be bumped, even if they have met the check-in deadline. Compiled by Thomas Ropp of The Arizona Republic. AA American AC Aero California AM Aero Mexico AS Alaska AT America Trans AW America West AZA Arizona Airways International flights Amsterdam $838 Madrid $808 Athens $1,026 Paris $808 Auckland $1,378 Rome $936 Bangkok $1,182 Sydney $1,178 Frankfurt $868 Tokyo $1,000 London $726 Zurich $908 Souice: All About Travel agency. Phoenix.

'All international flights are combined carriers. The Arizona Republic TEMPERATURES WEEK OF DEC. 11 can be a lot more fun iiian memorizing state capitals or learning the names of the A tip for teaching geography on the road: Ask kids why jrestaurants, roads, farms, exits and hotels are located here they are. How are places similar and different? Can ihey guess-how far away a mile is? is still a sure bet to teach kids about new places. Huy a family atlas, a globe or books about the regions you plan to visit next summer.

This holiday season, there's never been more to choose from fast-paced CD-ROM computer games, board games, videos, card games, puzzles, beach-ball globes, pillow globes, junior atlases and magazines. The National Geographic Society devotes one-third of its holiday catalog to products aimed at kids. A top seller this year is the $24.95 jewelry-making kit inspired by cultures from China to Egypt. Another is the National Geographic World Magazine for kids that's filled with hip graphics, plenty of brain-teasers and weird facts. Rand McNally also has plenty for kids, whether they're traveling or learning about places at home.

There's a new First Atlas The World of Flags ($12.95) and an entertaining series of $3.95 activity Backseat Books. Other sure winners: the CD-ROM versions of the popular Where in the World Is Carmen Where in the USA Is Carmen Sandiego? and the Junior Detective version of the popular Where in the World games. The computer and board games are designed to allow gumshoes to track Carmen and her V.I.L.E. henchmen from exotic locales to familiar territory. Erom Broderbund, they retail for about $50.

Eileen Ogintz is the author of Taking the Kids travel guides for children in the American Southwest and northern and southern California (HarperCollins West), $9.90. Have a question or comment about family travel? Send them to: Taking the Kids, 2859 Central Box 119, Evanston, IL 60201. City High Low Pep City High Low Pep Acapulco 88 72 3 Madrid 49 37 31 Amsterdam 44 36 64 Manila 86 70 35 Athens 59 48 47 Mexico City 66 43 13 Atlanta 53 38 34 Miami Beach 76 62 23 Bangkok 87 68 4 Moscow 25 16 72 Beijing 38 19 7 New Delhi 74 47 3 Berlin 39 30 49 New York .42 30 31 Buenos Aires 81 60 29 Paris 45 36 51 Cairo 69 51 3 Rio de Janeiro 81 70 44 Cancun 82 68 29 Rome 56 45 33 Chicago 37 24 33 St Petersburg 27 19 70 Copenhagen 41 35 54 San Francisco 58 48 31 Denver 47 20 16 San Juan 82 72 72 Dublin 47 37 45 Seattle 48 39 60 Fiji 85 73 58 Seoul 38 21 30 Helsinki 32 24 65 Singapore 87 74 60 Hong Kong 69 60 9 Stockholm 36 30 54 Jerusalem 60 46 22 Sydney 76 63 41 Johann'burg 78 57 35 Tahiti 88 72 44 Lisbon 59 48 47 Toronto 34 22 42 London 46 39 47 Vienna 37 31 47 Los Angeles 68 48 18 Washington 46 30 31 EXCHANGE RATES Per U.S. Country dollar Austria (schilling) 10.85 Australia (dollar) 1.3086 Canada (dollar) 1.3775 England (pound) .6384 Finland (markka) 4.8269 Franc (franc) 5.3615 Germany (mark) 1.5630 Greece (drachma) 240.60 Hong Kong (dollar) 7.7322 India (rupee) 31.3800 Ireland (punt) .6496 Israel (shekel) 2.9501 Italy (lira) 1610.15 Japan (yen) 98.700 Mexico (peso) 3.4470 New Zealand (dollar) 1 .6038 South Korea (won) 794.10 Spain (peseta) 130.37 Sweden (krona) 7.5210 Switzerland (franc) 1.3232 Tahiti (franc) 97.4818 Taiwan (dollar) 26.2470 Venezuela (bolivar) 1 69.50 Rates, compiled as of Tuesday by Bank One Arizona, are for large transactions and may not be Indicative of actual buying and selling rates. Figure indicates statistical probability of rainsnow.

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