29 AUGUST 1952, Page 18

Sm,—It is useless arguing about prunes, as to express a

dislike of them is an essential article in the creed of the food snob. Since food and travel snobbery go together, Janus's remarks on this subject are on a level with his comment on the cost of the funicular to Murren. Strange though it may seem to Janus, tens of thousands of English people have enjoyed a fortnight's holiday in Switzerland on £25, without disturbing the public-school atmosphere of the hotels in this " exclusive " resort.—Yours faithfully, F. S. INGLE.

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