During the season trains do luxe now run regularly from most of the large urban centres direct to some special point in the Alps. In Switzerland alone over forty funicular lines Supplement these express services, and excellent mountain hotels are springing up like mushrooms throughout the country. The ordinary traveller may take advantage of reduced fare excursions and circular tickets to visit consecutively several of the famous alpine centres during his two weeks' holiday, and often the price of such tickets, which is extremely reasonable, includes hotel accommodation as well.