Partners

This is the premium level of membership aimed at those businesses who want to significantly support the development of the visitor economy and in turn receive a unique level of business support and inclusive marketing opportunities.

Partner membership is for you if your priorities are:

• To significantly invest in and support the region’s visitor economy
• Developing corporate and leisure markets as well as travel trade partnerships
• Top level exposure across all our digital channels
• Receive account management and regular in-depth reporting from the Visit West team
• Maximising peer to peer networking opportunities
• Complimentary digital and print advertising

Partner Membership Benefits

We understand that businesses in the region want to have a more strategic approach to working with Visit West over and above the membership offer.  For those businesses, we have developed a Partner level.  

Visit West Partner level is exclusively available for businesses who want to invest in supporting the visitor economy and the work of Visit West.   

This will include receiving the highest level of exposure via Visit West’s consumer channels, Visit Bristol & Visit Bath (depending on location) and dedicated support to maximise the B2B opportunities with the travel trade, groups, and business events market, as well as dedicated strategic support. 

In addition to the benefits as part of Visit West’s Gold package, Visit West Partners will receive: 

Digital Support  

• Prioritised in search results on consumer websites 

• £1,000 of additional digital advertising credits. This applies to partner rates and cannot be redeemed against campaign activity. 

• Guaranteed quarterly social media posts across key channels- We will add further coverage and reach with additional retweets/reshares. Copy/images/video to be supplied for posts 

• Prioritised booking for Instagram takeovers – Partners to book upon renewal 

• Priority inclusion in seasonal consumer campaigns and thematic B2B campaigns 

• Preferential partner rates for all additional commercial opportunities 

Press, Media & Travel Trade 

• Priority inclusion in Visit Bristol / Visit Bath press releases (where relevant)  

• Access to specialist marketing opportunities to the groups and travel trade market  

• Partner rates for stand share with Visit West at B2B events 

Print 

• Quarter page advert in Bath Visitor Guide or Third page advert in Bristol Visitor Guide 

• Exclusive partner rates and priority booking for all Visit West led campaigns, print and additional marketing opportunities where relevant  

Events & Networking 

• Invitations to Visit West led events to network with businesses and members 

• Exclusive partner only events 

• Free entry to Visit West master classes  

• Opportunity to speak at events such as Visit West Annual Conference (where appropriate) 

Partnerships 

• Quarterly review meetings to discuss trends, statistics, upcoming projects and digital performance across relevant Visit West channels 

• The Visit West team will champion Partner members at a strategic level  

Partner Membership Fees

Partner Level is from £5,900 plus VAT 

All fees cover 12 months of membership  

Payment can be made by BACS, debit/credit card, direct debit or a schedule of staged payments. 

We can also explore enhanced bespoke packages. For further information, please contact: membership@visitwest.co.uk 

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.

Need More Information?

If you would like more information on membership or have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

We look forward to hearing from you!