Shout out to United Airlines who is bringing two of the coolest cities in the world together, and to SF Travel and SFO International Airport who hosted an epic event to celebrate!
With support from United Airlines, Visit California, Sonoma County Tourism, Visit Napa Valley and South Lake Tahoe, SF Travel, SFO International Airport, and Brand USA hosted a San Francisco themed event in Melbourne to celebrate the launch of the new United Airlines direct flight between the two cities
Pack your bags because the first flight from Melbourne departs on October 31st 2019 and will operate three days a week every Monday, Thursday and Saturday until further notice.
Celebrations
Jemima Handful, Jessica James and Amanda Monroe
The event took place at Beneath Driver Lane, a speakeasy in Melbourne’s CBD and included San Francisco staples such as clam chowder served in bread bowls to mimic the world-renowned Boudin Bakery at Pier 39.
Other San Francisco demonstrations through the event included three drag queens named Jessica James, Amanda Monroe and Jemima Handful who welcomed the guests and entertained the crowd with a musical performance and a San Francisco themed version of The Price is Right for the prizes.
Finally, Wes Leslie, musician, and Founder of Wild SF Tours flew out from San Francisco to join the event as a roaming storyteller sharing the meaning behind the term “Sugar Daddy” that originated in San Francisco.
The event ended in a special surprise giveaway for two winners. The first winner was Jennifer Mikkelsen of Travel Counsellors who won a trip to San Francisco, Sonoma County and South Lake Tahoe and the second winner was Karen Scharnbock of APT Touring who won a trip to San Francisco, Napa Valley and South Lake Tahoe. AMAZING!
Amanda Monroe, Jennifer Mikkelsen of Travel Counsellors, Karen Scharnbock of APT Touring, Allie Sparr of SF Travel and SFO Intl Airport, Jemima Handful and Jessica James
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