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Sustainability Case Study: Wake The Tiger

Wake The Tiger is a trailblazing attraction in Bristol, the UK's first Amazement Park, and has always put sustainability front and centre of its business. We asked the team to tell us more about their ethos and the steps they've taken to become a more sustainable organisation. Do you hold any…

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Sustainability Case Study: De Vere Tortworth Court

This grand country house hotel has taken meaningful steps to reduce its environmental impact and care for the building, historic grounds and people. We asked the team to tell us more about their ethos and the steps they've taken to become a more sustainable organisation. De Vere Tortworth Court…

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Sustainability Case Study: Sparks Bristol

Sparks Bristol is a shop, community hub and exhibition space, supporting over 150 local makers and artists. Learn more in our latest Sustainability Case Study. We asked them to tell us more about their ethos and the steps they've taken to become a more sustainable organisation. How important is…

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Love Saves The Day's main stage goes fossil fuel-free

Grid Faeries x Ecotricity are the official sponsors of the Main Stage at this year’s Love Saves The Day festival, taking place at Ashton Court, Bristol, on 23–24 May. In a major step towards decarbonising live events, the Main Stage will be powered using battery technology charged with 100% green…

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Daily direct services between Bristol and Oxford return

Direct services between Bristol Temple Meads, Swindon and Oxford will run every two hours from Monday, providing daily links between the three destinations for the first time in more than 20 years. The new services will run Monday to Saturday, calling at Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Chippenham…

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Sustainability Case Study: Pieminister

Bristol's much-loved pie purveyors, Pieminister, are all about Pies, Planet and People. We asked them to tell us more about their ethos and the steps they've taken to become a more sustainable organisation. Pieminister is a B Corp (score: 101.2), a Living Wage Employer, and is a member of the UN’s…

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Sparks Bristol marks three years of transforming Broadmead

Sparks Bristol marks three years of transforming Broadmead with a free city centre celebration of art, repair and sustainable living on Saturday 9 May, highlighting how a former department store has been reimagined as a leading community-led high street project. Running from 11am to 6pm, the…

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Travel trends: What visitors are looking for in 2026

Having read our fair share of reports, roundups and predictions, we thought we'd do our own roundup of some of the key themes and trends across tourism and travel for the coming year, so that our members can see how they can best prepare and capitalise on key trends in 2026. In summary…

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