Testimonials

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Spitfires & Sportscars 2023

There are some things in life which are so good they deserve to be praised and publicized. Your recent Spitfires and Sportscars U.K. 2023 tour is the best and most professional tour or trip I have ever had the pleasure to experience, and I have been to about 70 countries and 114 islands in 50 years of overseas trips. From the very first email contact to our last farewell at Heathrow, which threatened to bring this typically unemotional fellow to tears, your good-natured, helpful, level-headed advice and light-handed direction has been superb. How you managed to wrangle such a diverse group of people, from the locquacious and glamorous B, to the errant and sense-deprived L, is a miracle of expert human relations. Under your leadership we fitted in and experienced a score of museums, shows, celebrations and re-enactments which none of us could have done alone. Your ability to turn setbacks into unexpected triumphs, like the cancelled aircraft wreckage museum visit which morphed into the visit to Winston Churchill's house, Chartwell, shows brilliant lateral thinking and demonstrates how well you can dig up a "Plan B" to suit sudden unavoidable changes of circumstances. Your pre-departure contacts with us all showed such care and attention to the most miniscule detail that there was absolutely nothing that could go wrong for us in any way. I hope your business continues to expand and prosper and I will certainly recommend your tour management services to all and sundry of both friends and strangers.

Bill
Bill
Wings over the Outback 2019
Thank you Melanie for arranging and leading a superb trip, in conjunction with Air Adventure Aus. You were wonderful and Air Adventure's pilot was friendly, competent and approachable, and very pleased to discuss aspects of the flying on the several occasions when I was "drafted" to the co-pilot seat! I would happily recommend this tour to anybody with an interest in aviation and a wish to see some of the difficulties faced by people in the Outback. My very best wishes and thanks again for a fantastic and memorable trip.
Lindsay
Lindsay
Wings over the Outback 2019
Thank you for a great tour; as a first up I think it worked very well, with plenty of interesting action, people and places. And a great group! I would like to thank Melanie once again for organizing a very memorable and action-packed tour, which exceeded my expectations and will remain a wonderful memory.
Brian
Wings over the Outback 2019
Still can't believe all we did and saw in such a short time. More than I expected thanks to you and Nick. Many thanks to you for the professional way you organized everything including us. Us oldies need a mother to gee us along. Also nick. What a nice guy and fantastic pilot. So professional and yet so approachable. You two made it.
John & Jenny
John & Jenny
Wings over the Outback 2019
Overall very enjoyable. Met some great people. A good mix of aviation and other interesting events. Outback experiences excellent, especially Flinders Ranges, Painted Hills and Nilpena and Angorichina Stations. Thankyou Melanie for a very well conducted and enjoyable tour which we will happily recommend to others.
Tony & Min
Wings over the Outback 2019
What a fantastic jam packed trip with a wonderful team. Our pilot was amazing in every way and totally professional, his level of flying skills second to none, a true pilot and we hope he goes well in his career. Cheers Melanie for all your hard work.
Mike
Mike
Wings over the Outback 2019
Not being an aviation buff, I went more to see the outback and parts of Australia not visited before. I found the tour content excellent with you allowing enough time to get back to the motels early enough for time to put your feet up. I had a thoroughly enjoyable 10 days and met many nice people for which I am grateful and thank you.
Les
Les
Wings & Wheels 2017
As a 62 year old who hasn’t been further than Australia before this trip, at first appeared daunting. I wanted to do it but it was clearly well outside my comfort zone. I shouldn’t have worried because Melanie and Kev made this a magical trip, organising everything for us, nothing was a trouble. The camaraderie we as a group established made every day a moment to remember and cherish forever.
Bob Gillon
Battle of Britain & D-Day 2016
I enjoyed the tour and would recommend it to anyone interested in Aviation. You and Kev do a great job looking after everyone.
David & Irene
David & Irene
Bomber County 2014
Irene and I thank you for a great aviation tour – the fabulous air shows, museums and other places of interest visited. The accommodation was excellent and we formed some lovely friendships with others on the tour. Mel, your organizational skills are second to none and your friendly, caring manner delightful. Good friends of ours had joined your tour in 2013 and were so enthusiastic we decided to join your ‘Bomber County 2014’. It lived up to every expectation and we happily recommend any like-minded enthusiasts to join future aviation tours. With sincere thanks and best wishes.
Michael & Ros
Bomber County 2013
Our first tour ever has really made us think of future trips this way. This tour was extremely professional, lots of fun and good value for money.
Rodney
Rodney
Planes, Trains & Autos 2011
Congratulations on such a well planned and run tour that we had the experience of sharing with you. As far as I am concerned it could not have gone off any better. Hope the strain of looking after us old ******* was not too great and that you enjoyed your extra week in the UK. Best of luck for next year.