Cheap Business Class Flights to Melbourne

Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia. This city which is located on an estuary of the Yarra River is situated on a large natural bay called Port Phillip. Melbourne is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. The city is a favored tourist destination for it has a decidedly European ambience with its many lush, verdant parks and outdoor cafes though the city also many well known sporting events like the Australian Open which is the opening tournament of the annual tennis Grand Slam circuit, the Melbourne Cup, the Qantas Australia Grand Prix and many cricket and tennis matches on grounds of the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Club).

If a visit to Australia is on your travel radar then Melbourne is a city which is not to be missed, in fact a healthy rivalry exists between the two premier cities of Australia, i.e. Melbourne and Sydney as both claim to be the choice tourist destination down under. In this respect, Melbourne has a slight edge over its more glamorous cousin as it is widely regarded to be the Aussie cultural capital which is home to many museums, performing arts centers and natural attractions.

Any journey to Australia from the US will involve a long haul trek half way across the world and if you have made up your mind to explore ‘the land down under’ to use the lyrics of the famous Australian rock band, Men at Work then business air travel is definitely recommended.

Traveling business class to Melbourne need not be prohibitively expensive if you manage to procure discount business class seats to Melbourne. So how...Read More do you manage to score cheap business class airfares to Melbourne or for that matter to any other worldwide destination? By tracking the activities of airlines that offer connections to the destination that you want to visit. Very often airlines themselves promote their services to a particular destination by offering special offers in the form of cheap business class seats. They then advertise these special offers via their dedicated newsletters or through social media channels like Facebook and Twitter. Another way to acquire these cheap business class air tickets is to join a frequent flyer program of an airline that you patronize habitually, for this way you can accumulate miles which you can then exchange or use to pay for a discount business class seat. You can also consider signing up for a rewards credit card which offers you points in the form of miles for all your purchases for these miles can then be exchanged for cheap business flights to Melbourne or elsewhere.

If all this seems troublesome or improbable for you, then perhaps you would want to get in touch with your preferred travel agent who far from being obsolete in this digital age can definitely help you find cheap business airfares to Melbourne by using his/ her contacts with various airlines. Moreover if travel agent is an established, high selling agent then he/she is bound to have insider access to cheap business class airfares to numerous worldwide destinations.

Melbourne like the rest of Australia, lies in the southern hemisphere and the city is best visited during its summer months which extend from November to March which are characterized by warm temperatures which tend to hover around 77^oF (25^oC). Winters in Melbourne extend from June to August and are quite unpleasant and cold with dull, grey skies and temperatures that register on an average 55^oF(13^oC) and the city is known to receive much rainfall all throughout the year. Your luggage for your Melbourne trip must then always include a sturdy umbrella to protect you from the frequent showers that drench the city and its suburbs.

Melbourne which is home to a multi-ethnic large immigrant population is usually accessed via its international airport which is located 15 miles (25km) to the north of the city. The airport is well connected to the city center by shuttle and public bus services and taxis. Within the city, transport is provided by The Met which is Melbourne’s public transport system that is made up by trains, trams, buses and taxis. The Central Business District in Melbourne is well laid out in a grid like system that is easy to navigate on foot though most tourists love riding the historic City Circle trams which provide easy access to most of the city’s attractions.

Further Melbourne lies in Australia’s Eastern Time zone and hence is 10 hours ahead of GMT. As for electrical standards Melbourne like the rest of Australia has an electric supply that is of 240/250 volts and 50Hz though the three-pin flat blade plugs that are used in Australia are quite unlike what are used elsewhere in the world and if you are carrying electrical gadgets with you, it’s likely that you will need an adapter for your visit to Melbourne. Legal tender in Melbourne is the Australian dollar which is divided in to 100 cents.

Melbourne offers a plethora of attractions which are bound to please all ages though if you are really keen on taking in the city’s myriad attractions it would be wise to invest in a Melbourne and Beyond attraction pass that offers free admission to several Melbourne attractions along with free use of public transport. This card can be purchased in various denominations depending on the number of days that you intend to be in the city.

If you are traveling with your children, you need not worry for Melbourne has several attractions that are geared towards children like the Melbourne Zoo which is home to 350 different species of animals and the Melbourne aquarium which host several thousand species of marine life. Children will also enjoy a trip to Melbourne’s sacred Melbourne Cricket Ground which hosts numerous cricket and Australian Rules football matches all year round.

Cricket is a religion in Australia and the Australians play their cricket hard and fast as a result of which they have been on top of the cricketing world for many years now. One of the best places in Australia to take in a cricket match is at MCG. Of all the matches held here it is the Boxing Day cricket match which is traditionally held here on the day after Christmas i.e. 26th of December between the Aussies and another the touring team that is famous for its raucous, carnival-like atmosphere. Even if you can’t take in a test match or a one day fixture you can learn about the ground’s importance in Australian sport by taking a guided tour of the MCG and its museum. The tour is conducted every day, at half-hour intervals between 10am to 3pm. The tour price o includes charges of admission to the Australian Gallery of Sport and the Olympic Museum, which are also situated at the MCG.

Other interesting museums in Melbourne include the National Gallery of Victoria and the Chinese and Melbourne museums all of which have numerous paintings and arte-facts from bygone eras. Another attraction which should be visited on any Melbourne trip are the city’s Royal Botanic Gardens which host large, landscaped individual gardens that are home to nearly 51000 plants that belong to nearly 12000 different species. The gardens are also home to much native Australian fauna like bell birds and kookaburras.

For stunning vistas of the city, you should pay a visit to the Eureka Skydeck which is an observation tower located on the 88th floor of the Eureka Tower, the tallest building in Melbourne which is located in the city’s Southbank precinct. The Old Melbourne Gaol is also well worth a visit as it is Victoria’s oldest surviving remand prison which gives you an insight into prison life in Australia in the 19th century.

If you have enough time to spend in Melbourne, you could also plan a few excursions outside the city limits to visit attractions like the Macedon Ranges which is home to several natural mineral springs and the stunning rock formations of the Twelve Apostles which can be accessed by the scenic Great Ocean Road which lies adjacent to   Hide