Monaco sky high for Australians

AUSTRALIA’S love affair with travelling has seen a stark increase in arrivals into Monaco.

Speaking to TD, regional director of the Monaco Gov Tourist Bureau Australia, Alison Roberts-Brown said Australia was now a top 10 market for Monaco.

“When we started our job here in around 2010 we were number 40, now Australia is around number nine for arrivals into Monaco,” she said.

Members of the trade gathered for a night at the opera to watch the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform Pellas et Melisande, conducted by Charles Dutoit.

The night also celebrated EK’s soon-to-debut A380 flights into Nice Cote d’Azur Int’l Airport, on track to commence this Sat.

Emirates regional manager, NSW/ACT Tim Harrowell said the extra capacity represented a 44% increase in weekly seats available into Nice.

“Emirates is also working with Monacair to offer helicopter transfers between Nice and Monaco, which is free for First class pax and available to other passengers for a fee,” he said.

Roberts-Brown said this enabled travellers to reach Monaco in only seven minutes from the airport.

Pictured above from left are Marc Humphries & Sarah Elfassy, Atout France; Tim Harrowell, Emirates; Alison Roberts-Brown and Emilie Hess, Monaco Tourism; and Anna Kelly, Emirates.