Thank you for the holiday of a lifetime
Thank you Eve/guys we had a wonderful trip and look forward to booking again soon
Thanks to Brandy for sorting our flight and hotel arrangements - it all went smoothly!
Callum did a terrific job as always.
Everything worked well. My only comment is that when I make that journey to Singapore again, I should go direct. I am too ancient to be trundling down those endless corridors.
All went swimmingly - will use again.
Ruby has been such a star, loved working with her, really friendly, helpful and kept us updated
Amazing personal service - would definitely recommend to friends and family. Thanks Dexter you arranged a fabulous holiday
Excellent, personalised service.
Jake is fantastic
Thanks Ray, the service went over and above - helping me navigate my way through international travel, which l don't do that often. Trip of a lifetime. Flights ran smoothly, fabulous hotel, wonderful memories!
Sean has been brilliant.
Have already recommended you to friends because of the excellent service, good communications and support
I managed to leave my iphone on the plane after the first leg home, from Singapore to Dubai. Ermirates have been fantastic in getting it back to me. Can't fault them
DialAFlight makes going on holiday very easy and the follow up details and customer care throughout the holiday is exceptional. Jim Camahin is highly recommended in his endeavours to keep things running smoothly and remains in touch throughout our holidays to ensure the best possible experience.
Thanks for rebooking a flight from Canberra to Adelaide when the VA flight was cancelled and for getting a refund. All other flights went well. Happy to recommend you to others.
Paul looked after us yet again. Great holiday experience
Sebastian has been great throughout
Well done to Kylie for once again arranging everything like she always does. From hotel recommendation to chauffeur pick ups, cruise details etc it was all perfect.
Always very happy with your friendly and efficient service.
I have used DialAFlight for many years and always got excellent service
Spencer is fabulous
Booked nine flights with yourselves but had 1 cancelled flight which caused us grief but was sorted in the end
A huge thank you to Warren Douglas Noble who was excellent and delivered exactly what he was asked for with great enthusiasm.
Just like to thank Jack Sulliman for his excellent attention to detail
Sadie. You were fab!
Very good service from Glen Blackburn most helpful and efficient.
Flights and hotels were easy to book, very helpful staff, all went according to plan. will definitely use again.
Vinnie was top class from booking through to travelling. Will definitely recommend and use for future bookings.
Had an amazing time in Singapore, thanks to Nicholas Brew. The hotel was a bit dated but the bonus was its location, costs and really friendly and helpful staff. Have already recommended DialAFlight to friends and would have no hesitation in doing so again
Room service at my M Social hotel was brought by a robot called Auria. Welcome to Singapore.
It rang me up to say that it had arrived at my door. I popped open a flap in its domed head, took out my morning copy of The Straits Times, thanked it, and off it toddled down the corridor.
Glancing through the paper, my eye alighted on what I could only assume was a sensationally ground-breaking article entitled Where To Have Spontaneous Fun in Singapore.
Downstairs at the breakfast bar of the hotel half an hour later, I accidentally smashed a coffee mug.
The relentlessly cheerful coffee station guy - or quite possibly a more advanced type of robot - fell about in paroxysms of delight as if it was the funniest thing he had ever witnessed.
I took another mug from the rack and the coffee machine finished off my cappuccino with a foam portrait of my face.
After breakfast, my city guide was waiting in the lobby. She was wearing a safari outfit with mosquito net veil.
Our day commenced with a ten-minute bumboat (water taxi) ride to a neighbouring island called Pulau Ubin, which means Granite Island.
On the main island of Singapore, five million polite and hard-working souls live together on 274 square miles in multi-cultural harmony - closely monitored by CCTV. Pulau Ubin is a fraction of the size and has 38 inhabitants. The island is a recreation park with walking and cycle trails and viewing platforms raised above the mangroves.
Singaporeans as a rule aren't keen on either walking or cycling, said the guide, and neither was she. Plus she was terrified of being bitten by a mosquito. So she had arranged a minibus and driver.
The elderly driver, a native of the island, spoke in a harsh local dialect that made him sound furious about everything.
Soon after we'd set off, he saw a detached orange blossom lying on the track. 'Flower!' he shouted, slamming on the brakes. 'What sort of flower?' I said. 'Flower! Take photo!' he ordered.
A little further on, an adolescent wild pig was rooting around a litter bin. 'Pig!' he shouted. Guessing it was tame, like everything else in Singapore, I got out of the minibus and gave it an affectionate pat.
The other highlights of our island tour were some busy crabs, an old quarry, and an abandoned Thirties bungalow of stockbroker Tudor design.
Five exhausted Singaporean women - the only humans we encountered - flagged us down and implored us to give them a lift back to the bumboat jetty.
In fairness to Singaporeans, why would anyone want to visit raw nature when they can see 10,000 neatly labelled species of plant, including 1,200 types of orchid, arranged among the manicured lawns and flower beds of the magnificent Singapore Botanic Garden, while a full orchestra on the bandstand is playing a medley of hits from all your favourite musicals?
In the afternoon the guide took me to see the grisly Courts of Hell at Haw Par Villa, built in the Thirties by two Burmese-Chinese brothers with the proceeds of their Tiger Balm fortune.
The Courts are gory dioramas graphically depicting the torments and eternal torture of sinners in a Confucian version of Hell.
Every Singaporean child is brought here as a warning. Previously they were put in a sinister boat which entered Hell through a dragon's mouth; now they walk.
The guide speculated quite plausibly that this ghastly attraction was the main impetus behind Singapore's morally-driven economic miracle.
An hour later, chastened and shriven, I took my seat for the evening's Formula One race - to my mind a worse kind of Hell than the one I'd just visited.
Coincident with the start of the race on the Marina Bay Street Circuit was a violent rainstorm.
I legged it back to my room at the M Social, called Auria and asked it to bring up a beer and a sandwich.
Then I switched on the telly and watched the race via a camera mounted on the leading driver's helmet.
But only for about five minutes.
First published in the Daily Mail - February 2019
More articles below...
Not quite what you're looking for?
We can easily customise an offer to suit your exact requirements
Clients range from TV companies to Space agencies, investment banks to firms recruiting nurses, doctors and teachers around the world. One saves tigers, elephants and and orang-utans, another clears landmines around the world.
But they all have one thing in common. They love the unique DialAFlight approach. Read more here
Let us extend the personalised service of your booking into your holiday with great prices on business class flights ready to add a touch of class to your trip.
Take the stress out of travelling with a host of wonderful perks on offer from priority check-in and premium lounge access to chauffeur service and fine in-flight dining, plus the supreme comfort of a fully-reclining seat.
Call us to see how much you could save on Business Class flights.
Airport Lounges from £25
Once you’re through security leave the crowds, kids and chaos behind you with a visit to one of our comfortable airport lounges.
All offer complimentary food, drinks, wifi and newspapers with some also including Fastrack through security. Prices from £25.
Use our speedy private transfer service to avoid the stress of finding your way out of the airport terminal and looking for a taxi or bus on arrival.
With our meet and greet service, our driver will meet you in the arrivals hall. They will monitor flight arrival times giving you peace of mind that someone will be waiting for you with a name board even if your flight is late.
They will then assist you with your luggage and organise a private transfer directly to your hotel - there’s no waiting around for other passengers for shared transfers!
So no queues, no delays and less stress.
What could be better than giving someone the Gift of Travel?
Starting at just £50, with no maximum value, DialAFlght's 'Gift of Travel' vouchers make the perfect present for any occasion or celebration.
And it couldn't be simpler to organise, just contact one of our travel experts today and they will organise a personalised travel voucher to be sent out.
BACK TO TOP
