For Europe-bound tourists, worried over reports of gas rationing and of train schedules dislocated by the Suez crisis, American Express had a reassuring word. Barring any drastic new international flare-up, Western European travel conditions will be just about the same as in 1956. After checking in with the governments of 18 countries, American Express
President Ralph Reed reported: "Tourists will be supplied with enough gasoline to meet all their requirements, either for their own or rented cars." Enough fuel has been supplied to hotels so that hot water and heat are ample; transportation schedules are normal. But tourists will find...
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