The Malta Tourism Authority, in collaboration with Air Malta, hosted 24 selected travel agencies from The Netherlands to discover the Maltese Islands for the so-called Kanjerreis over a two-day period.

MTA and Air Malta are the proud sponsors of the 2017 edition of the annual voting for Best Travel Agency of the Year in the Netherlands. In total, 24 agencies (two per province) were selected for the finals, from over one hundred contesting travel agencies.

The managers/owners of these selected agencies got the chance to visit Malta, flying to Malta with an Air Malta flight from Amsterdam. After checking in, the guests were taken to Vittoriosa for some welcome drinks, which were followed by a dinner at a restaurant in Sliema, hosted by the MTA.

The next day the group took a fast ferry to Gozo, with an exciting detour to Comino's Blue Lagoon. While in Gozo, seven teams went on a self-drive safari to get to know the island better. Lunch was enjoyed on the sunny terrace of a restaurant in Marsalforn. Later that night, when back in Malta, the group decided to go and explore St Julian's dazzling nightlife!

On their last day, Valletta was the main highlight of the programme, with a visit to St John's Co-Cathedral and a little free time for some shopping, followed by a harbour cruise in a traditional dgħajsa (boat). The group then proceeded for a short stop at Dingli Cliffs and Marsaxlokk. A beautifully restored old Maltese bus brought the group to their farewell dinner in Mdina.

On Sunday morning the 24 enthusiastic Malta ambassadors left the island, ready to spread the word about our beautiful islands.