In tourist class, you have people with problems, little money, big bags.
It turned out the travel agent had told them their tickets were for tourist class where they would be safe.
To save money, he had booked into a "tourist class" hotel.
"I didn't think the Bureau let its agents fly anything other than tourist class."
A better hotel, the Charles, in the tourist class, is available at a package price of $799.
A year later tourist class was introduced on Europe flights.
Thus, second and tourist class, became a major cash cow for shipping companies at that time.
He stood on his toes, looked back, and saw the end of the line now just emerging from tourist class into business.
A round trip costs $812 tourist class, $1,250 business class.
He was 9, traveling with his mother and sister in tourist class.