Gold Membership

Gold Visit West membership is for businesses wanting to focus on both the leisure and corporate markets, especially developing opportunities within the business events, conference and meetings market.

Gold membership is for you if your priorities are:

Developing routes to market for business events, conferences and meetings
Wanting to proactively promote your venue for business or social events, for corporate and association markets
Receiving a dedicated support service for the conference and business events industry
Developing leisure markets and travel trade partnerships
Maximising consumer marketing opportunities

Gold membership benefits

These are the key benefits for Gold members of Visit West. You can find out more details about each of these membership benefits below.

A business listing on the Visit West Convention Bureau website, and inclusion in pages and blog posts
A business listing on the Visit Bath or Visit Bristol website (if relevant) and inclusion in pages, blog posts, and competitions
A business listing on the Visit West Travel Trade website (if relevant)
Opportunities to host familiarisation visits and press trips
Access to Visit West member events, workshops and annual conference
Support and industry resources
Member-to-member discounts
Discounted stand sharing at trade events
Discounted additional advertising opportunities
Advertise job vacancies on the Visit West website

Visit West Convention Bureau

The Visit West Convention Bureau team work collaboratively with gold and partner Visit West members to promote their venues to the corporate, association and incentive markets. The convention bureau team continually enhances and builds Bristol and Bath’s reputation by showcasing the region as a first-class business event and incentive travel destination.

Delivered through digital campaigns, familiarisation trips and attending industry trade events, there are also additional proactive sales activities to build business for the future. The bureau works year-round to maintain a good knowledge of industry trends and build strong relationships with businesses, local and industry stakeholders, academics, and event planners to generate business event enquiries for the destinations. In addition, gold members will be part of our venue and accommodation  finding service for event organisers, designed to help support them in finding the best venue for their business.

Additional benefits include opportunities to participate in destination familiarisation visits and discounted rates to stand share at trade events and exhibitions.

Digital

Depending on your location, gold members can maximise the support of our Visit West Convention Bureau, Visit Bristol or Visit Bath brands. We have built up three formidable digital consumer platforms, with the Visit Bristol, Visit Bath and Visit West Convention Bureau websites, newsletters and our social media following. We use all of these platforms to share our destination information with our audiences.

Gold members will receive a listing on the Visit West Convention Bureau website as well as a listing on Visit Bristol or Visit Bath if relevant. Each listing includes five images and the option to add special offers, social media feeds, and live availability through TXGB. Gold membership gives you the opportunity to showcase your venue to the consumer and corporate markets.

The Visit West Convention Bureau team produce regular newsletters and blogs specifically targeting business event planners, as well as having a strong presence on Instagram & LinkedIn. Gold members can get involved in all of these.

Events & networking

As a regional destination marketing organisation, our members are more connected than ever. We work with over 650 businesses across the region, meaning each member gets to be part of something bigger.

Our exclusive member events and workshops offer opportunities to network with other businesses as well as hear from industry leaders. Gold members receive one complimentary invitation to all these events.

Press, media & travel trade

While we control, manage, and grow our own channels, it is critical that we work with influencers, writers and broadcasters to help them research, experience and share the best of Bristol, Bath and the surrounding rural and coastal areas to their audiences. Our Media Liaison Managers coordinate press and media trips for journalists, bloggers and influencers and regularly create and share press releases, so providing a proactive approach to earned media.  

Gold members have the opportunity to be fully engaged in this work , and where possible, we will link up writers and broadcasters with members who best match their particular brief or audience. This not only brings press coverage to our members but also benefits the whole region, inspiring visitors through local, national and international coverage. 

Gold members also have access to a range of specialist marketing opportunities for the groups and travel trade market. This can include advice, training, familiarisation visits with appropriate buyers, opportunities to collaborate at relevant events, as well as targeted enews and social media. It also includes full listings on relevant pages of our Bath & Bristol travel trade website .

Competitions

Gold members are able to get involved in our monthly competitions that give the public the chance to win unrivalled experiences from our members. These can be a great way to promote a new product or service and provide fantastic exposure for your business.

Additional advertising opportunities

At any point during your membership, gold members can take advantage of exclusive member discounts for a range of additional advertising opportunities. This includes our official Bristol & Bath publications and digital opportunities like featured website pages and web banners. These are a great way to secure further and more targeted coverage.

Support & information

Every single member is directly supporting the development of our fantastic region as a visitor destination. You will be part of a collaborative partnership championing visits for leisure and business right across Bristol, Bath and the West of England. 

We are available to all members to offer support and help keep you updated with the latest industry news. Members will be sent our weekly industry e-news, receive exclusive Visit West membership assets to use across your channels and have access to a professional photography library.

Members can also advertise their latest job vacancies on our website , which are shared regularly through our corporate channels.

Gold membership fees

All fees cover 12 months of membership and do not include VAT.

Gold membership starts from £525 plus VAT; however, prices are based on the size of the organisation. 

Membership can be paid by direct debit to spread the cost over 10 months.

How do I apply?

To apply, please complete our quick and easy application form. Once completed, one of the membership team will be in touch with you to talk through the next steps.