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We are so grateful to Curtis and the team for all their help and support with our bookings - very good service .

An excellent service on the many occasions I have booked through yourselves. DialAFlight is always my first port of call.

Thank you for keeping me updated and I had a great time.

Everything went perfectly

Sarah yet again has done us and your company proud

Thank you so much for your brilliant service. I look forward to booking with you again.

William Young was amazing. On the rare occasion he wasn’t in the other people we spoke to were also amazing - you have brilliant staff. Our son started university in America in August and we felt very secure in our bookings - thank you - we will be using you again and I’ve already recommended you to many people.

Gordon was excellent and dealt with everything that I requested. His recommendation for hotel and his tips were spot on

Niall excellent

All went well.

First class service.

Libby was brilliant and really helpful. Emailed updates and really gave a personal service.

Paid for BA but Air Lingus did the outward journey - which I knew - however their service is rubbish.

Another great service from the team. My holiday bookings are made easy. The app is great as the information I need is at hand

Teddy was always available by phone or email. We’ve booked many times now with DialAFlight and always asked for him. He’s a great asset to your company.

We were just a little concerned on way back as we didn't realise we flew back into Heathrow terminal 3 while our car was at terminal 5 until we checked in. However all was fine as terminal connections good but would be great if customers could be informed and reassured although we should have noticed earlier! Otherwise thanks you have a fantastic service and we will use you again.

Trust DialAFlight to ensure I get where I need to go.

Declan was great. He was so helpful and knowledgeable. He booked me a nice long layover at Chicago which was needed as it took ages to clear immigration and security. I was so relieved as loads of other people were panicking about not getting their next flights.

Thanks Cody. All flights worked well. We had a wonderful time with Ben and family

Gordon went above and beyond to arrange our trip

Great telephone service and fast confirmations as usual. One small niggle - hotel booked for a one night stopover should perhaps be closer to the airport

As always, a thoroughly attentive and professional service.

I have recommended you to several friends and colleagues. Overall things went well and JetBlue from Gatwick was a great suggestion by you.

Curtis and Callum were both first rate.

Andrew is amazing

Excellent customer service. Couldn’t do enough to help with my booking. Communication was excellent. Would definitely book with DialAFlight each and every time!

Keely Papworth organised our trip and deserves a medal for the organisation. Always answered our questions really quickly and explained everything to us. We had a lot of changes and she was very professional and made the changes without batting an eyelid. We will be using you for every trip from now on 100 percent.

Very helpful in all aspects

A difficult trip to organise but Julie did so well! Some questions whilst away and again a rapid and reassuring response.

All arrangements went smoothly

Only in Vegas

Showtime in the oasis that became the world entertainment capital, and Jen Crothers is dazzled by the choice

Since it started coming to life as a resort of extreme recreation early last century, Las Vegas has been a place of decadence, excess, and supercharged entertainment.

But it's not all about the dollar-draining casinos, unfathomable heat and oversized frozen cocktails - there's an incredible array of performances, concerts and comedy shows to keep you entertained every single night of the week.

This is all an unbelievably far cry from the town where, just over a century ago, all gambling was banned under strict new laws - even the flipping of a coin among friends to decide who was to pay for a round of drinks.

The name Las Vegas had been given to the area in 1829 by a trading party that was travelling to Los Angeles and stopped for water there - at that time, several parts of the valley contained artesian wells surrounded by extensive green areas. Las Vegas means the meadows in Spanish.

It officially became a city in 1905 when 110 acres of what was to become downtown were auctioned off to ready buyers. By 1931, Nevada state law-makers realised that the city's well-established illegal gambling industry would be more profitable for everyone if it was legalised.

The first gambling licence was issued to the Northern Club, with other venues to follow such as the Las Vegas Club and the Apache Hotel.

See the Legends in Concert show at the Flamingo

NEON LIGHTS

The city's first traffic light arrived that year too - and many other lights of the neon type were soon to follow as Las Vegas swiftly rose to be the gaming capital of the world.

Now it's all about shows as much as gambling, and one that's going from strength to strength is The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, which has just celebrated ten years at The Mirage Hotel & Casino, during which time it has been seen by eight million people. Even Sir Paul McCartney described it as 'the greatest show in Vegas'.

LOVE is just one of seven Cirque spectaculars taking place across the city. The flagship event - O, at the Bellagio - features high dives, walking on water and the most impressive synchronised swimming and diving outside the Olympics.

If watching big-name pop acts is more your scene, head to Caesars Palace. Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey are just some of those currently sharing headline slots.

The merchandise shop is worth popping into too, even if it's just to marvel at the $11 biros bearing the faces of the performers.

An Elvis tribute act as seen at the Flamingo

COULD IT BE MAGIC

Vegas has a long history of magic powers - and not just the ability to make huge sums of dollars disappear almost instantly. Siegfried and Roy wowed the crowds in Vegas from 1990 to 2003 before Roy was seriously injured on stage by a 380lb white tiger.

Since then, the wand has been passed on to Penn and Teller - they have been performing at the Rio for more than a decade, while David Copperfield is enjoying a residency at the MGM Grand.

Any Elvis fans planning on making a pilgrimage to his spiritual home this year will be in for a treat. The King may be dead, but long live the King - he's being reincarnated as a hologram to perform 15 shows at a venue yet to be announced.

The company behind the technology, Pulse Evolution, previously created a hologram of Michael Jackson for the 2014 Billboard Awards, which drew gasps of astonishment for its accuracy.

Alternatively, Elvis is available in tribute act form - he has been in the building at the Flamingo for the Legends In Concert, appearing alongside impersonators of Michael Jackson, Tina Turner and country star Garth Brooks.

Only in Vegas, right?

First published in the Mail on Sunday - April 2017

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