{"id":12443,"date":"2013-09-03T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/burst-into-floriade-with-accors-spring-getaway-package-2\/"},"modified":"2013-09-03T09:42:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T09:42:00","slug":"burst-into-floriade-with-accors-spring-getaway-package-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/09\/burst-into-floriade-with-accors-spring-getaway-package-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Burst into Floriade with Accor\u2019s spring getaway package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span>With the nation\u2019s capital bursting into spring with colour and bloom, Floriade 2013 is on track to wow guests as it celebrates its 26th anniversary and Accor is proud to be the official accommodation partner of the event.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>To celebrate the sponsorship, Accor\u2019s hotels in Canberra will be showing their support with an <\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aWoHU-t5te0\/UiWub1GTgcI\/AAAAAAAAAg8\/a-u9fcJwpvg\/s1600\/Canberra-Floriade-2013.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aWoHU-t5te0\/UiWub1GTgcI\/AAAAAAAAAg8\/a-u9fcJwpvg\/s320\/Canberra-Floriade-2013.jpg\" width=\"320\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span>accommodation package green thumbs are bound to love.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Accor\u2019s 5 hotels in the nation\u2019s capital, Novotel Canberra, Mercure Canberra, Ibis Styles Canberra, Ibis Styles Eaglehawk and Ibis Budget, are all offering a\u00a0<b>Spring Cultural Getaway package<\/b>\u00a0which will run throughout the duration of Floriade, from\u00a014 September to 13 October 2013.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>The Spring Cultural Getaway package, which is available at all 5 hotels, includes;<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Two nights\u2019 accommodation in a standard room<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Full buffet breakfast for two people<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A $50 Bunnings voucher (for kick-starting the garden, of course)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span>The first 200 bookings made online at\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.accorhotels.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accorhotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.accorhotels.com<\/a>\u00a0on the Spring Cultural Getaway package will receive a free packet of Bloomin\u2019 Bulbs.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b>Rates start from $115 per night at Ibis Budget and from $185 per night at Novotel Canberra. The Spring Cultural Package is available from\u00a014 September to 13 October.<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nJ2PJurhB_k\/UiWunqB4qSI\/AAAAAAAAAhI\/aYbytBEIV_g\/s1600\/561797_10151283521468825_1082516461_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nJ2PJurhB_k\/UiWunqB4qSI\/AAAAAAAAAhI\/aYbytBEIV_g\/s320\/561797_10151283521468825_1082516461_n.jpg\" width=\"320\"><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><b><span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span>Floriade\u2019s marketing manager Adelina La Vita said partners like Accor were an integral part of the event\u2019s success and she encouraged visitors to take advantage of the special offer.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u201cThis year\u2019s program offers something for everyone and provides the perfect excuse to book a getaway to Canberra,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Canberra has been celebrating Floriade since\u00a01988\u00a0and the festival attracts over 400,000 attendees each year. Visitors to Floriade 2013 can expect to see over one million flowers on display throughout\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Commonwealth Park. This year\u2019s garden beds, horticultural workshops, shows, children\u2019s entertainment and the festival\u2019s evening event, NightFest are all inspired by the theme \u2018<i>Beautiful Innovation\u2019<\/i>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>During the month-long event, visitors will pick up expert gardening tips, watch celebrity chefs cook up a storm, be inspired by a selection of Australia\u2019s most inventive individuals and explore the country\u2019s multicultural identity.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>To book the Spring Cultural Getaway package at any of Accor\u2019s 5 Canberra hotels, head to\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.accorhotels.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accorhotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.accorhotels.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a data-hashtags=\"travel\" data-size=\"large\" data-via=\"rodeime\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><br \/><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelbrochures.com.au\/af\/16\/napp\/show\/Bundle_list.htm?id=4\">Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the nation\u2019s capital bursting into spring with colour and bloom, Floriade 2013 is on track to wow guests as it celebrates its 26th anniversary and Accor is proud to be the official accommodation partner of the event. To celebrate the sponsorship, Accor\u2019s hotels in Canberra will be showing their support with an accommodation package [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}