{"id":16967,"date":"2013-12-05T06:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T06:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/accor-prepares-for-a-blockbuster-melbourne-summer\/"},"modified":"2013-12-05T06:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T06:26:00","slug":"accor-prepares-for-a-blockbuster-melbourne-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/12\/accor-prepares-for-a-blockbuster-melbourne-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Accor prepares for a blockbuster Melbourne summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span>With ticket sales nearing 20,000 less than month after opening, the hugely popular\u00a0<\/span><i>Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style<\/i><span>\u00a0at Melbourne Museum marks the beginning of a blockbuster line up of events this summer in Melbourne.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bond L-R Maree Martin, Marketing Manager of Melb Museum, David Bain Marketing Manager Sofitel Melb &#038; Shirley Lin - low res\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bond-L-R-Maree-Martin-Marketing-Manager-of-Melb-Museum-David-Bain-Marketing-Manager-Sofitel-Melb-Shirley-Lin-low-res-300x199.jpg\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bond-L-R-Maree-Martin-Marketing-Manager-of-Melb-Museum-David-Bain-Marketing-Manager-Sofitel-Melb-Shirley-Lin-low-res-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\"><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span>Accor\u2019s Shirley Lin joined Maree Martin, Marketing Manager of Melbourne Museum (pictured far left) and David Bain,\u00a0Marketing Manager Sofitel Melbourne to celebrate Accor\u2019s partnership with\u00a0Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><span>As the exhibition\u2019s official accommodation partner, Accor is predicting an influx of leisure guests over the summer months with The Ashes this month, 2014 Australian Open Grand Slam in January and the White Night in February.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Accor\u2019s Regional Director of Marketing for VIC\/TAS\/SA, Shirley Lin said, \u201cMelbourne will live up to its name as the events city this coming summer. We\u2019ve already seen a great response to the popular\u00a0<i>Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style<\/i>\u00a0and we expect this to only grow as more and more events come to life.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Whether it is cultural events or sporting tournaments, Melbourne will have something for everyone to enjoy. Our partnerships with arts institutions like Melbourne Museum allow us to create great reasons for leisure travellers to visit Melbourne over the summer and enjoy all that the destination has to offer.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Accor\u2019s Melbourne hotels are offering special\u00a0<i>Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style<\/i>\u00a0exhibition accommodation and exhibition ticket packages priced from just $209. The package includes overnight accommodation, buffet breakfast for two and two VIP untimed tickets to the exhibition, which can be used at leisure.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>The exhibition will showcase over 400 Bond archive items including Scaramanga\u2019s Golden Gun from THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, Oddjob\u2019s steel-rimmed bowler hat and the proto-type of Rosa Klebb\u2019s deadly flick-knife shoes worn in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, Tee-Hee\u2019s metal arm from LIVE AND LET DIE and Jaw\u2019s fearsome teeth which first appeared in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Melbourne will be the one and only Australian stop for Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style, which looks at the design and style of the James Bond franchise and the craft behind the sets, the music, gadgets, vehicles, technology and fashion over the course of five decades. The exhibition is on now until\u00a023 Feb 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>To book Accor Stay and See packages visit\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.accorhotels.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accorhotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.accorhotels.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/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 ticket sales nearing 20,000 less than month after opening, the hugely popular\u00a0Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style\u00a0at Melbourne Museum marks the beginning of a blockbuster line up of events this summer in Melbourne. 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