THE Emirates marquee at Royal Randwick was the best place to be to capture all of the trackside action on Sydney Cup Day at Randwick Racecourse on Easter Saturday.
Emirates once again welcomed travel industry and celebrity guests including Jodi Gordon, Emma Freedman, Roy Billing, Giaan Rooney and Kamahl, who all defied the rain and filled the popular marquee, which this year was decked out in a Spanish theme to celebrate the airline’s daily flights to Madrid.
As always, the Emirates hospitality was first class.
Exclusive invitees arrived to free flowing glasses of bubbly, Sangria and Passionfruit & Mint Mojitos, and got to indulge on a fiesta of Spanish canapés, tapas and desserts, with the hot item of the day a paella prepared by celebrity chef Miguel Maestre.
And to add to the authentic experience, punters were also treated to live music and a sizzling Flamenco dance performance on the terrace of the marquee, depicting the history and beauty of Spain.
Industry guests gathered around wine barrels that were set up as tables and networked with the day’s hosts including Emirates’ vice president Australasia, Barry Brown; NSW sales manager, Tim Harrowell and the airline’s delightful sales team.
In addition to Madrid, Emirates currently flies to more than 110 destinations in over 60 countries. From 01 June Emirates will introduce daily flights to Geneva, bringing its European operations to 26 cities.
Travel Daily was amongst the fun and frivolity at Sydney Cup Day on Saturday and snapped these exclusive photos of the glammed-up travel industry staff.
For lots more photos from the event see traveldaily.com.au/photos.
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