Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland, a leading hotel group operating 63 centrally located properties with more than 13,000 rooms, has announced the acquisition of The Bristol Hotel from The Doyle Collection. Following a rebrand to Leonardo Royal Hotel Bristol, the hotel will become the group's second…
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The University of Bristol’s new Sloane Robinson Building has opened at the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, marking a major new chapter for the University and creating a distinctive new destination for conferences, meetings and events. The 38,000-square-metre building sits alongside Bristol Temple…
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Thermae Bath Spa is celebrating two decades of welcoming millions of visitors while helping make Bath into one of the UK's leading visitor destinations. Image: Thermae Bath Spa Since opening in August 2006, more than five million people have enjoyed Britain's only natural mineral-rich thermal…
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Bristol Airport is excited to announce Discover Airlines, part of Lufthansa Group, will be operating a twice weekly service to Frankfurt, Germany from May 2027. The popular German leisure airline will be offering flights on Mondays and Thursdays, perfect for both business travellers and those…
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A new short film called Starring Bristol has been launched by Visit West today, showcasing some of the blockbuster productions filmed in Bristol to encourage visitors and locals to ‘step onto set and find your favourite scene’ as part of a new screen tourism campaign. Standout scenes filmed in…
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Bath & North East Somerset Council announce a £7.2million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to progress plans for the development of the UK’s leading fashion museum, housed in the prominent Grade II listed Old Post Office in the centre of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bath. Fashion…
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Vichy has honoured Bath, its partner spa town, to mark the fifth anniversary of both cities’ UNESCO nomination for their outstanding spa culture and thermal waters in July 2021. The celebration included a full weekend of events celebrating Bath and its cultural heritage. The Mayor of Vichy and his…
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The Visit Bristol website – produced by Visit West, the Local Visitor Economy Partnership for Bristol, Bath and beyond – has launched a new Bristol Quiet Areas map, led by University of Gloucestershire, to highlight three quiet, cooler and more accessible urban spaces in Bristol. The Bristol Quiet…
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Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Global’s iconic Bread Street Kitchen & Bar is set to open in Bath this summer at the DoubleTree by Hilton, bringing the brand's vibrant dining experience to one of the UK's most historic and culturally rich cities. "We couldn't think of a better city than Bath for our next…
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One of the UK’s most iconic maritime heritage sites has today announced a transformation. Formerly known as Brunel’s SS Great Britain, the Bristol destination and home of the first modern ship will rebrand as Bristol Dockyards ahead of the reopening of its state-of-the-art new museum on 18 July…
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