Antigua is the Caribbean Island that I’ve sold the most often and had the best feedback on over the last few years, so I was curious to stay there myself and visit several of the hotels on the island. I travelled to Antigua on a fact-finding visit in February 2024, flying with Virgin Atlantic. I flew out in economy and …
AITO Award Win – January 2024
As a long term member of AITO (Association of Independent Tour Operators) Agents I was delighted and quite overwhelmed to receive the first AITO Chair’s award from Gemma Antrobus in January 2024, who said: ‘IF THERE WAS A MOULD FOR THE PERFECT INDEPENDENT TRAVEL AGENT, THEN THE CHAIR’S AWARD WINNER WOULD FIT IT PERFECTLY. OUR WINNER HAS SPENT THEIR ENTIRE …
Malta Revisited
When I last visited Valletta in Malta about ten years ago the traffic chaos, old buses, tired buildings, and average food left me unimpressed. More recently, however I had heard good things about the city and so I was tempted to return – and I’m so glad I did. Cleaned up and predominantly pedestrianised (largely due to EU investment), Valletta …
Halkidiki Greece
In April I visited the family owned Sani Resort on the Kassandra peninsula of Halkidiki. The resort offers a wide choice of accommodation over 5 contrasting properties, a vast range of facilities and a wide variety of restaurants and bars at Sani Marina within walking distance of 3 of the hotels. We moved on to Ikos Olivia, a 5* luxury …