New Yorkers of the more affluent sort were eager to resume travel now that wartime restrictions were lifted and New Yorker advertisers were eager to accommodate them. A travel outfit offered 21 days of big game hunting in groups of five in Mexico for $1050. TWA announced to the world traveler that it had shortened the trip to Rome to a day and a half, and it also serviced Newfoundland, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Iraq, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman, India, Ceylon, Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.
For the domestic traveler, United Airlines had 22 flights each way daily to Chicago, including five non-stops each way, in big 4-engine, 4-mile a minute Mainliners 230s for $32.85 plus tax. The airline also offered frequent Mainliner service coast to coast. National Airlines flew their 4-motor Buccaneers non-stop between New York and Miami. Atlanta-based Delta Airlines spanned the south on express flights, although there were no New York flights shown on their route map in the magazine. The airline touted its 44-passenger, four-engine planes. The diagram of the plane’s interior showed a baggage compartment and radio compartment between the pilots and the passengers, a buffet in the back of the passenger cabin, and parcel racks above the reclining seats.
The railroads were back in business again. Canadian Pacific advertised the re-opening to the public of the Jasper Park Lodge in the Canadian Rockies where room rates started at $9. Union Pacific bragged on the scenic wonders of southern Utah and northern Arizona.
Atlantic City, pre-casinos, still drew upscale tourists in 1946. The Ambassador, the “Monarch of the Boardwalk,” urged readers to bring their families to Atlantic City. The Seaside Hotel offered “spring pleasure by the sea.” The Shelburne suggested making spring your season. Every room at The Ritz-Carlton had an ocean view. You might also vacation early at Pocono Manor in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, which had convenient scheduled train and bus service. The state of Vermont offered a free booklet to those considering a summer home in the state. The Park Plaza and Chase Hotels reminded visitors to St. Louis that they were the places in town to see the big name bands. What was it with St.Louis and The New Yorker?