What 6509 DialAFlight clients thought of Europe

Great service and after sales support. Good customer service from Harry. Well done at an affordable price

Highly satisfied with the back-up help

Michelle and her colleagues provided an excellent service..

You always come up with what we want and the flights you found for Thessaloniki were so much cheaper than those for others on our trip

Eric arranged yet another fantastic holiday! Great service as always

Great flights and a lovely hotel. Very well organised and we had a wonderful time. Another super trip from DialAFlight!

Good hotel but very difficult to book a table in the restaurant

Happy to hear from you before we travelled and kept us updated in case of any delays.

Thank you again Guy. What a fantastic trip! Your recommendations were spot on. We can't wait for our next trip

Thanks again to Simon and the team. Fab holiday as always

I would like to say I will always travel with DialAFlight which is the best. Thank you

Jim is a top man - will use again!

Everything was perfect - as always. Thank you to Alex and team.

As per usual - excellent

Another great holiday organised by Stacey at DialAFlight. Outstanding hotel and everything went smoothly.

Fabulous hotel. Superb service. Would have been nice to say the same about BA in Palma airport

We finally got to Porto after three attempts thanks to Covid. What a wonderful city and excellent hotel. Transfer to and from airports were on time and again excellent. Thank you Michael, Ben and all others for all the help and assistance. Once again the holiday was wonderful and we would never use anyone else.

Kennedy was top notch, very helpful, informative and chatty throughout the whole booking!

Small problem as I gave the wrong mobile number, but expertly quickly resolved by Simon and the team. Excellent service as usual, and looking forward to our next trip organised by DialAFlight in a couple of months

We had an amazing time - all went to plan.

Kennedy is absolutely fantastic. She answers enquiries quickly and efficiently. She takes the time to understand what it is you want and then goes above and beyond to make sure that she fulfils those wishes. Superb!

A well organised trip. Flights were perfect

Well done - all went very well

Thank you for all your help and patience. Trip went well with no problems.

Excellent as always

Saved the day by booking us Club Class on the ferry Pozzallo to Valletta, 21.00 hrs arrival. First foot passengers off and only two taxis waiting. Much relief at getting speedily onwards to hotel.

Howard and Russell were great as usual. Anyone we speak to is always so helpful.

Another excellent deal booked via Zoe. Everything was brilliant and we will definitely be booking through DialAFlight again in the future.

As ever, a fabulous trip with fantastic hotels. Flights and transfers were seamless … and with cancellations due to weather we didn’t have to worry as DAF were already on it and contacted us with amended arrangements. Perfect - thank you.

First class service and a holiday to remember.

Malta - the heroic island

Miranda Seymour reveals why fans of this magical Mediterranean holiday spot keep returning every year

Awish to return is the best compliment a tourist can offer. Asking friends about Malta, I discovered they'd all become regular visitors to this beautiful and heroic island perched south of Sicily at the centre of the ancient trade routes of the Mediterranean.

One of the island's fondest fans is a former pilot who first arrived there during the Second World War, when Malta - an essential British naval base and under constant attack - won the George Cross for bravery. Chums joke he's still looking for the leg he lost in Valletta's Grand Harbour. He just says he loves the place. So does Meghan Markle, who came here in 2015 to check out her Maltese ancestry and found herself wanting to stay.

Enjoy snorkelling in the quiet rock pools of Malta

PARADISE FOUND

A three-hour flight from the UK, Malta features year-round sunshine, delicious food (like Meghan, I loved the rabbit stews and fresh fish) and an amazing history. People first arrived in Malta around 5,200 BC and formed farming and fishing communities. The island’s temple period started around 3,600 BC, a thousand years before the first pyramid was built.

Valetta: the must-see capital of Malta

UP FROM THE ASHES

Bombed to smithereens during the Second World War, the capital Valletta has finally been restored to picture perfect glory, ready for its reign as this year's European City of Culture.

Elegant old townhouses have been converted into boutique hotels. We stayed at Ursulino, where a roof terrace offers views across the enormous harbour to the ancient city of Birgu.

Ferried over in a gondola at dusk on our first evening, we joined crowds exploring Birgu's narrow streets by candlelight. All electricity is turned off for this one night in the October Festival when house-owners open their doors, musicians rove the streets and actors stage impromptu plays.

It was like stepping back in time to when the Knights of St John took refuge here. Exiled from Rhodes, Birgu was where they first built their lavish palaces during the three centuries they governed the island, defending it from naval attack by the Turks in the Great Siege of 1565, a battle you can safely relive on-screen as part of the well-designed Malta Experience.

Views from the roof terrace at Ursulino

There's no escaping Malta's heroic past. Every day, cannons fire a salute across the harbour to honour the Knights. One of the world's biggest and most comprehensive armouries, spreading out along a vast corridor of the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta, displays an awe-inspiring array of weapons from that famous siege.

Any visit to Malta should include a trip to the ancient city of Mdina, the backdrop to movies such as Gladiator and Troy, and TV's Game Of Thrones. Visiting film stars love to wallow in the laid-back luxury of Mdina's sumptuous Xara Palace Hotel.

Stunning Marsaxlokk - a little fishing harbour with a lovely outdoor market

WHERE TO GO

It’s worth taking time to enjoy the lovely views over the Mediterranean from the towering Dingli Cliffs. The little fishing harbour of Marsaxlokk - be thankful all the islanders speak flawless English - boasts a cheerful outdoor market where you can buy lace, silver earrings, salted capers and even a fresh tuna head, neatly severed for you by a fisherman's wife.

The side trips add colour and fun. But Valletta is where you'll want to idle time away, strolling down café-filled streets while you discover more about Malta's amazing past.

DINING AL FRESCO

Restaurants played a large role in our five-day visit. My favourites were the outdoor cafe-style eating places centred around one of the two main streets that run the entire hilly length of Valletta.

There was plenty of time to sit and watch the world go by, including the unforgettable spectacle of four Segway-mounted policemen coolly rolling past as the advance guard for their president's black Daimler.

If you want to be sure of a welcome abroad, look no further. The George Cross symbolises a friendship with Britain that thrives as much today as it did during the Second World War.

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