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SAN FRAN LET’S GO! New direct Qantas flights from MEL to SFO launched

The first-ever direct flights from Melbourne to San Francisco are set to take off this week with Qantas AND Agents can be among the first to test out the new route.

The first-ever direct flights from Melbourne to San Francisco are set to take off this week with Qantas AND Agents can be among the first to test out the new route.

Launched at the appropriately named Golden Gate Hotel in South Melbourne, Qantas’ newest direct route to the US of A kicked off with beer, balloons and big prizes.

Selected Agents got to pop giant orange balloons, one of which contained a Northern California famil with experiences at Lake Tahoe, Sonoma and the Napa Valley and beyond.

 

The easy way to the north

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The SFO-MEL flights, operating four times a week, will save the hassle of battling LAX and make it easier to sort out your NorCal holiday. Reps from Visit California, Napa Valley, South Lake Tahoe and Incredible Adventures were all in attendance to give Agents a taste of what is on offer with the new flights.

“Sonoma is wine country-plus,” said Deleyse Langdale from Sonoma Country Tourism. “We have 425 wineries open to visit and every type of experience you can imagine, we also sit on 80 kilometres of Pacific coastline, so that famous Highway 1 runs the entire route and then we have the giant redwoods – so ocean, wine and redwoods is probably the quick way to give you the roundup on it.”

Deleyse also suggested Agents approach her directly and she will send insider tips to “help make you look more awesome to your clients than you already are”.

 

Win and Win again

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The team gave away an Apple Watch to “California Stars”, those Agents who had completed the eight-step Visit California training module. But the night was also about reminding agents about KARRYON’s very own Californian online treasure hunt – deets below.

Agents also got to make their own gifs in the SFO gif booth and were encouraged to send them to the hashtag #tosfowego.

<< CLICK HERE TO WIN A SPOT ON A FAMIL TO SAN FRANCISCO >>

 

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