So much development has been taking place in Malta which includes a whole host of brand spanking new hotels for us all to fall in love with.

A "free cash" incentive scheme by the Malta Tourism Authority aimed at enticing tourists to visit Malta and Gozo this summer has launched.

As the ferry docks in Cirkewwa, Malta, I book an eCab taxi to take me to my next destination, the stunning Solana Hotel in Mellieha.

Spotting a window in my usually crazy busy work diary, I leapt at the chance of booking a ridiculously cheap flight from Newcastle to Malta