Visit West, the official Local Visitor Economy Partnership for the West of England, has today announced a new travel trade website (visitwest.co.uk/trade), offering a more intuitive and comprehensive resource for DMCs, tour operators, travel agents and transport companies looking to include Bristol…
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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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Visit West, the official Local Visitor Economy Partnership for the West of England, has today announced a bold new identity to bring together its brands. This builds on the rebranding of its Convention Bureau – formally known as Meet Bristol and Bath - earlier this year and brings together all the…
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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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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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The skies above Bristol are set to come alive once more as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in partnership with Albert Goodman, prepares to return to the city from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 August 2026. The free-to-attend celebration of Bristol and hot air ballooning will this year welcome over…
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Following its biggest and most ambitious year yet, Bristol Light Festival will return to the city from Thursday 18 - Saturday 27 February 2027*, with the organisers, Bristol BID now officially opening the artist call out for the next edition of the much-loved event. Returning for its seventh year…
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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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UPFEST returns to Bristol, transforming Bedminster and Southville into a huge open-air gallery as more than 300 artists begin painting over 150 live murals across the city. Running from Friday 15 - Sunday 31 May, Europe’s largest live street art festival will bring 17 days of live art, DJs…
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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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