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Our exclusive member events and workshops are a great opportunity to network with other businesses and hear the latest news from industry leaders.
Invitations and more information will be sent out to Visit West members prior to each event. Unless specified, pre-registration is required for all events.
Check back soon for details of our upcoming events.
28 February 2021
We welcomed some of the industry’s leading experts to our first hybrid annual conference in February 2022.
January 2022 (programme delivered over three sessions and different topics are covered in each session)
Developed as part of the government’s £40M Discover England Fund, this course is designed to equip you with the skills and foundations to develop and promote your product for sale in international and domestic markets. This training programme is aimed at suppliers from all sectors of the English travel industry – from accommodation to attractions, and from excursions to experiences.
9 December 2021
Bristol City Council have announced that Bristol’s Clean Air Zone will launch in late summer 2022, following Government confirming an investment of £42m in Bristol’s clean air plans. The announcement is available here and Bristol City Council have a dedicated Clean Air Zone (CAZ) site. To ensure you have as much information as possible, as early as possible, we have arranged a webinar with Bristol City Council to give an overview of the scheme with a chance to ask questions. We know that business developing in 2022 has already been impacted by misinformation about the scheme, so this webinar should help you and your teams understand the changes coming next year.
Thursday 21st October 2021 - 10am
A session aimed at venues sales team, led by a representative from the Alliance of Independent Event Agencies (AIEA), focussing on how to collaborate with agents for success, top tips for site visits and creating a great proposal. This training will take place in person only & is available to Meet Bristol & Bath members only.
Monday 27 September 2021, 11:00am
Join us to hear an update on all things digital, this includes web and social statistics as well tips on how you can maximise our digital presence through your membership. We will also be discussing upcoming digital campaigns that our members can get involved in.
Tuesday 21 September 2021, 11:00am
One of the conditions of the £10m National Lottery Days Out Campaign is to be bookable, or willing to be bookable via TXGB, and we want to ensure that we give attractions and experiences in our region the best possible chance to participate.
This webinar aims to:
Thursday 24 June 2021, 12:00pm
This summer, the Bristol Rail Regeneration Programme will be taking a major step forward with the replacement of Bristol East Junction at Bristol Temple Meads. This will increase capacity to allow for additional services and new stations through the MetroWest initiative backed by the West of England Combined Authority and will mean better performance and fewer delays in future.
The junction is being upgraded over an eight-week period from Saturday 10 July to Friday 3 September. Some journey times will change, and customers will need to check their journey before travel.
Thursday 17th June 2021, 2:00 PM
Considerate Groups mobile app – fluttr – is designed to help save money and become more energy efficient by better managing their consumption and facilitating access to retrofit projects. In partnership with Visit West, the developers of fluttr are running a 30-minute webinar to introduce you to the team from fluttr and share what the app can do to help your business.
Friday 11th June 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
In 2019, the biggest international market for international visitors to the region was the USA, with 119,000 visitor trips. This has been rising steadily from 2014 and is now almost double what it was just 5 years ago. On this webinar, we will look at trends and tips to help you maximise this market as we plan for recovery.
Monday 10th May 2021
We are delighted to be launching Visit West, the new Destination Management and Marketing Organisation for the visitor economy in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. This event was to give members an overview of our future plans for the region and what is means for members.
Wednesday 17th March 2021
This session gave an introduction to Meet Bristol & Bath as well as highlighted ways that you and your business could get fully involved to make the most of your membership with us.
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