Whether you’re a long-time member or newly signed up, we want to ensure you know how to make the most of your Visit West membership.
Jump to: Product listings | Backlinks | Events | Content Callouts | Press Releases | Media Visits | Member Events | Social | Competitions | Advertising | Convention Bureau
Check and update your product listings
Showcase your business to our audiences. Our member listings get excellent traffic and this is your chance to shine. Send us good seasonal images, update your opening times, add your social media feeds, talk about accessibility and give consumers a reason to visit your business.
You can take advantage of tailored descriptions across our suite of websites, meaning you can change your messaging depending on the audience. The needs of the travel trade are different to those of a consumer or someone looking to book a conference venue, for instance. To update your listings e-mail us your changes.
Backlinks to Visit Bristol and Visit Bath
Backlinks are essential for improving your SEO ranking and are especially valuable when they come from high-authority, popular websites – like Visit Bristol and Visit Bath. What’s more, Google and other search engines reward reciprocal linking, so shared links between our site and yours will help us both rank higher.
Another benefit of backlinks to Visit Bristol and Visit Bath is that they provide a quick, easy way to share up-to-date information with your visitors and guests. Save yourself the job of researching, writing and updating valuable content about visiting Bristol, Bath and the surrounding area and point them in the direction of our pages instead.
Event listings
The What’s On pages on Visit Bristol and Visit Bath are one of the most visited areas of our websites, so uploading your events here is a sure-fire way to get plenty of eyes on them and hopefully more attendees. These pages are also a key resource for our marketing team when planning campaigns – we refer to the listings for blog posts, social media content, newsletters and press releases as well as our major Christmas and summer campaigns.
How to submit event details:
Content callouts
We do weekly content callouts in our member newsletter (if you do not currently receive this, sign up here) to share what themes we are working on across blogs, social media and more. Please let us know what you're up to so we can mention it across our channels.
Press releases
As mentioned above, event listings help form our press releases, which cover what’s on and what’s new in Bristol and Bath. These are sent to longer-lead press as well as weeklies, dailies and local media.
The more we know about what you’ve got on, the more chance there is of being included in these round-ups and garnering some great coverage. As well as uploading your events, you can email the team your own press releases, latest news or any images you would like us to use; it doesn’t matter how far in advance or how brief updates may be.
Media visits
Our Media Team is responsible for coordinating press trips for journalists, bloggers, and influencers, planning itineraries that include our members who best match the writer’s niche or brief.
Offering complimentary visits is a great way to win yourself some top coverage. If you’re keen to welcome more press, it’s a great idea to get your business included on our media pass. We hand these out to all visiting journalists and influencers, so they can enjoy complimentary access to a number of attractions and tours during their stay.
Do email our Press & Media Team if you would like to know more about our work with the press.
Attend member events
It’s important for us to share our latest news and developments with you, which is why we host members' forums, webinars, workshops and an annual conference.
As a member, you’ll be invited to all our regular forums, where we give an update on the progress of our campaigns, share what’s next and how you can get involved. These are always a good chance to network too, not only with our team but with fellow members who make up the local tourism industry.
Our Annual Tourism Conference is an opportunity to hear the successes of the previous year and what to look forward to in the year ahead. This event always includes relevant industry guest speakers and lots of opportunities for networking.
Social media
Both Visit Bristol and Visit Bath have a formidable social presence that’s ever-growing.
(figures correct as of May 2026)
We cram in as much about members into our own content plans as possible, but to maximise your presence even further, we encourage you to use our hashtags (#VisitBristol and #VisitBath) and tag us in your own posts. That way, our followers are likely to come across your content and we are able to engage with and share posts where appropriate.
Competitions
Silver, gold and partner members can get involved in Visit Bristol and Visit Bath consumer competitions. We run two types of competitions, giving the public the chance to win unrivalled experiences from our members.
The first is a social media giveaway. This is a ‘comment to enter’ style competition that gets published on our Instagram or Facebook page, getting excellent engagement. A social giveaway lasts for three to five days before a winner is randomly selected; a short-term piece of promotion for event tickets, or your new product or service.
Alternatively, we run a package competition on the website, usually including an activity, somewhere to eat and somewhere to sleep for the winner. These are longer promotions that provide great exposure for your business; they usually run for three weeks and are mentioned on all social media platforms as well as our consumer e-newsletters.
To get involved in these, please email our marketing team.
Additional digital advertising opportunities
If you’re looking for extra advertising through the Visit Bristol and Visit Bath channels, then do consider our additional advertising opportunities that are available to all our members. Options include featured website pages, web banners and inclusion in our consumer newsletter. These are a great way to secure even further and more targeted coverage. For more information on these, please email Lisa Franklin
Visit West Convention Bureau
The Convention Bureau benefits below are only available to gold and partner members with an interest in the business events, conference and meeting market, as well as leisure.
We're always open to promoting relevant member news and updates through our social media channels and newsletters. Pass on details of your refurbishments, new function rooms, special offers, experiences, events and anything else you think will appeal to event organisers.
Members have access to the dedicated Visit West Convention Bureau portal, which provides updates and opportunities available via the Convention Bureau alongside industry updates.
Further benefits you can take advantage of include:
- Inclusion within the Visit West Convention Bureau venue and accommodation finding service. Please note that commission is applicable on the total value of confirmed bookings at 10% inc VAT
- Inclusion in themed blogs, itineraries and incentive guides
- Opportunities to participate in client educational visits to the region with the view of showcasing your facilities
- Opportunities to stand share with Meet Bristol & Bath at events and exhibitions (additional charges apply)
- Assistance with bids for events, including provision of content, city information, city images and videos
Monthly Membership Opportunities Update
We hold a monthly workshop to provide guidance on how members can maximise their membership to its full potential. Please email the membership team if you would like to attend one of these sessions.
Keep in touch
Our members can receive an exclusive newsletter that keeps them up to date with important industry news and campaigns we are working on. This is sent out every Friday – you can sign up here. Follow our weekly content callouts through the newsletter to see what campaigns or upcoming blogs you can get involved with.
Keep us updated with all your latest news, ideas, updates to your website listing – whatever you want to discuss, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
For the most up-to-date corporate information from Visit West, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram. Along with our own news, we share members' news, job vacancies, achievements and help keep you up to date.
