Melbourne Cup Carnival Making Cheap Tickets to Melbourne Fly Off

Stallions, dollars and passion! Welcome to the Melbourne Cup Carnival – one of the world’s richest and most prestigious horse racing events! Thousands descend upon the land of the beautiful city of Melbourne to be a part of frenzy that is created by this magnificent spectacle.

Melbourne Cup Carnival

One of Australia’s major sporting events, Melbourne Cup Carnival is a race for three-year-olds and over for a distance of 3,200 metres. This year the Melbourne Cup is going to be held from October 29^th to November 5^th, making it the best time to visit the city. 

Being held since 1861, the Melbourne Cup Carnival takes place at the Flemington Racecourse and entices many to book cheap tickets to Melbourne. In fact, some travel agents who specialise in Australian holiday package come out with travel deals focusing on the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Such deals and offers must be looked out for by holiday makers who are on a restricted budget and seek cheap tickets on flights to Melbourne. And if you are lucky enough to hit some kind of jackpot on your tour the concept of cheap tickets will surely be not considered as you plan your next vacation to Melbourne!

Beyond the Race Tracks

More than being the Australia's greatest horseracing meeting, the Melbourne Cup Carnival is considered a kind a social highlight of the year for the city of Melbourne and Australia in larger context. Melbourne Cup Carnival generates humongous betting pools on the horse races, huge purses for the races themselves with the Victoria Racing Club offering more than AU$14 million in prize money, and in the social context the event remains the hub of lavish parties and latest fashion.  

‘Fashions on the Field' is an event that is eagerly awaited by the people from the region. In fact, raceday fashion is sometimes showered with as much attention as the race itself! So, what better excuse for the men and ladies to be all decked up and look their classy best!

Melbourne has always been one of Australia’s the ‘place to visit’. The city is hugely popular among Britons as winter sun destination and tempts many to look for cheap tickets to Melbourne from London. Some of the city’s attractions that ensure that seats on London to Melbourne flights are always taken are Melbourne Aquarium, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Observation Deck and Melbourne Zoo.