Airport Taxi News March 2010

With summer fast approaching, A12 Cars has chosen Malta as this Summer's featured destination. With its Mediterranean climate, sandy beaches, historic sites and range of quality hotels, Malta is the ideal getaway.

In Summer, the island is perfect for water sports and beach activities and has been described as an open-air museum by some; one is unlikely to run out of things to see during a visit to Malta. Each township has its own unique sights to offer if one pays close enough attention. Hiking in the countryside offers a taste of rural Malta, especially if trekking along the coast of Gozo. Sailing is a wonderful option, as Malta boasts an impressive array of caves, scenic sunsets and other views.

Distinctly Maltese cuisine is hard to find but does exist. The food eaten draws its influences from Italian cuisine. Most restaurants in resort areas like Sliema cater largely to British tourists, so you have to go a little out of the way to find 'real' Maltese food. One of the island's specialities is rabbit (fenek), and small savoury pastries known as pastizzi are also ubiquitous. The Maltese celebratory meal is fenkata, a feast of rabbit, marinated overnight in wine and bay leaves. Look out for specialist fenkata restaurants.

In terms of getting there, several low-cost carriers such as Ryanair, Easyjet and national airline Air Malta fly to Malta Airport from Gatwick (LGW), Heathrow (LHR) and Luton (LTN) airports. Chelmsford's only eco-friendly private hire (minicab) service, A12 Cars, can take you to any of these airports from as little as £70 one way. What's more, this year A12 Cars have teamed up with Malta Taxi Online (www.maltataxionline.com), Malta's specialist Airport Transfer and Taxi service, to offer a seamless, convenient door to door transfer from your home address in Chelmsford to the airport, then from Malta Airport to your hotel.

Whilst you're on holiday, Malta Taxi Online can also assist with guided tours and scenic day trips around the island, offering you far more than a standard airport - hotel transfer service. And by booking in advance and avoiding any surcharge levied by the hotel for ordering a cab, you can be guaranteed a great value taxi service that meets all your requirements. Similarly, because A12 Cars use hybrid (or petrol-electric) cars which use less fuel, we can keep our fares as low as possible, and your journey is more environmentally friendly. If you've just booked your holiday in Malta this summer, why look any further for your airport transfer service than A12 Cars and Malta Taxi Online?

Facts and Figures:

Heathrow Airport Terminal 4: Air Malta fly 23 times a week in the summer. A12 Cars airport transfer: just £155 return

Gatwick Airport: Easyjet and Air Malta both fly twice daily to Malta Airport during the summer months. Charter Airlines Thomson and Thomas Cook also operate a weekly service to Malta from Gatwick Airport South Terminal from May to October. A12 Cars airport transfer: just £145 return

Finally Ryanair operate a daily Luton Airport - Malta service until October. A12 Cars airport transfer: just £135 return 

Prices quoted apply to Chelmsford (CM1, CM2), Stock, Ingatestone, Margaretting and Mountnessing (CM4). Call for a fixed quote from other areas.