Visit West Conference 2026

Visit West hosted its annual Regional Visitor Economy Conference at Delta Hotels Bristol City Centre on 27 January 2026. 

In total, over 200 of Visit West's members and stakeholders gathered at the conference, which consisted of networking opportunities, a panel discussion and keynote speeches from major figures in the national tourism industry, as well as exciting updates from local attractions and key upcoming events. 

Please get in touch with us, if you have any questions about the event.

Visit West Conference Presentations

Below you can find all the presentations from our speakers.

• A review of 2025, and Visit West’s plans for 2026 from Kathryn Davis, Managing Director at Visit West
• David Edwards, Scattered Clouds – Assessing prospects for domestic and inbound tourism 
• Shaon Talukder - The AI Journey, mapping the future of travel & tourism 
• Kinny Chinangwa, WECIL Programme update 
• Holly Crane, Women's T20 World Cup 
• Simon Jones, Managing Director at Navigate - Trends and Visitor Marketing Opportunities 2026 
• Jenny Jenson - GDS Index: learning for development 
• Matt Philpott, Bristol Zoo Project - How to move 8 gorillas across Bristol, and other questions you didn’t know you wanted an answer to