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Did Melbourne just party harder than Sydney at facetime?

Melbourne's travel industry may have given Sydney a run for its money in the party department last night at facetime.

Melbourne’s travel industry may have given Sydney a run for its money in the party department last night at facetime.

 

A fun, cool crowd of agents and other industry friends filled Melbourne’s hottest venue, the Emerald Peacock, for the first KarryOn event hosted in the City by the Bay.

Specially-made KarryOn Kocktails, which were described by some as ‘almost too good’, greeted attendees as they entered the funky venue, while gourmet canapes ensured everyone maintained a healthy food-alcohol ratio.

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Prizes were drawn practically every half hour and ranged from Lonely Planet travel books to Champagne, a holiday and accommodation.

The entire G Adventures team delivered a taste of India in their Bollywood-style outfits, while the Oculus Rift headsets took agents on a virtual trip through the exotic destination.

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Meanwhile, the APT-inspired photo-booth captured the exciting atmosphere on camera and every guest walked away with an Opulent APT Eyemask.

The ladies from Travel Counsellors kicked up their heels and surprised agents by giving everyone the opportunity to win an Apple Watch.

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Our accommodation sponsor TFE Hotels gave one lucky lady a Marrysville Vibe Hotel weekend away with dinner and breakfast.

In true facetime-style, dancing and singing capped off the evening as Lorie from Travel Counsellors’ showcased some serious talent behind the mic. She was so funky.

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Big shout out to all the sponsors who helped make facetime Melbourne happen – APT, G Adventures, Travel Counsellors, TFE Hotels and Lonely Planet.

 

Thanks also to the whole Melbourne crowd, what a bunch of genuinely lovely people.

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But of course, the highlight of the evening was the large prize pool generously donated by our sponsors. Winners were:

– Mihaela Gale from Travel Counsellors won a bottle of  Verve Champagne from APT

– Katey Rayner from My Adventure Travel won an Apple Watch from Travel Counsellors

– Christine Rutherford from Galaxy Travel & Cruise won two nights accommodation at Vibe Hotel Marysville

– Richard Kellaway from CRC won a National Geographic Journeys with G Adventures trip to India

– Eight Travel Agents also won Lonely Planet Guide Books during our spontaneous post-card coupling game

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Did you attend last night’s event? What did you think was the highlight of the evening?