Visit West is the Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) for the West of England. We represent the four unitary authorities of Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, businesses within these areas, and members beyond, working to maximise the potential of the region's visitor economy.
Building on the work of the former Destination Bristol and Visit Bath, it brings together the business communities, local authorities, and wider stakeholders, and the domestic and international travel industry to create a strategically-focused and innovative delivery organisation with a clear purpose.
As a membership-driven organisation, we are dedicated to promoting and supporting the businesses that make our region thrive. Becoming a member of Visit West gives you access to a wide range of benefits and services for your business designed to help your business grow, increase visibility, and contribute to the region's tourism and hospitality sector. You'll also become part of a network of more than 650 like-minded businesses, working together to develop and market the region to consumers, travel trade and business events industry.
Testimonials
"I always tell people that our Visit Bristol membership is the best investment we make! We have occasionally tried press advertising, costing a similar amount to our yearly VB membership fee, and never had a single lead from it. But we regularly get work through you, one way or another. In fact, other than Google and word of mouth, it's our other main source of work!"
- Sophie Higgins Wheeler, Co-Founder, Pattern Designer from Graft
"Visit Bath completely understands and supports our marketing objectives. They proactively seek out opportunities for us to increase mid-week business, and work hard to get our message out - it’s like having an extra member in our marketing team. They include us in the many press trips they arrange with members of international, national, travel and lifestyle press, which has resulted in several mentions of Thermae Bath Spa and The Gainsborough Bath Spa in target publications around the world..."
- Mary Stringer, Senior Press and Communications Executive at Thermae Bath Spa and The Gainsborough Bath Spa
"We have received lots of bookings via the site and it has paid for the membership many times over, so that's brilliant!"
- Florence Pardoe, Founder at GOOD: Stories in Food
