Visit Bristol Press Update - September 2021

Outlet: Condé Nast Traveller 
Reach: 2.46 million 
Headline: Best cheap hotels in the UK 
Date: September 21 
Link: https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cheap-hotels-uk 
Freelance travel writer Ianthe Butt got in touch after Visit Bristol sent out a press release about what’s new in the summer, as she was interested in writing about Mollie’s Motel and Diner. After a stay in the motel, Ianthe was successful in getting Mollie’s Motel and Diner included in Condé Nast Traveller’s list of best cheap hotels in the UK. 

Outlet: Metro 
Reach: 33 million 
Headline: Bristol unlocked 
Date: 3 September  
Link: Local’s guide to Bristol – from dockside drinks to street food | Metro News  
Metro got I touch as they were creating a local’s feature on Bristol as part of their unlocked series. We supplied images to accompany the piece which features Christmas Steps, St Nicholas Market, The Pump House, Gloucester Road, St George’s Concert Hall and Ahh Toots. 

Outlet: Manchester Times 
Reach: 70,000  
Headline: Bristol unlocked 
Date: 4 September 
Link:  Local’s guide to a great day out in Bristol – from dockside drinks to street food - Manchester Times 
The feature above was syndicated to Manchester Times and includes all the businesses as above.

Outlet: Lonely Planet 
Reach: 3.65 million 
Headline: Best weekend breaks from London by train 
Date: 15 September 
Link:  https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/best-weekend-breaks-from-london-by-train 
We are in constant contact with Lonely Planet updating them with Bristol’s news, and this feature focusing on destinations easy to get to by train from London features Bristol, street art walking tours, Bristol Beacon, Bristol Old Vic, Riverstation, Hotel du Vin and city poet Vanessa Kisuule. 

Outlet: Visit England 
Reach: 224,000 
Headline: Top places to visit in Bristol  
Date: September  
Link: Top places to visit in Bristol | VisitEngland 
VisitEngland contacted Visit Bristol for advice and recommendations for what to include in their spotlight feature on Bristol. The resulting article included The Wave, SS Great Britain, The Matthew, Underfall Yard, Where the Wall street art tours, Upfest, Arnolfini, SUP Bristol, The Lido, Poco, VX Bristol, The Ox, Mrs Pitts Chocolate House, Brooks Guesthouse, Brook Lodge Camping and Caravan Park, Clifton Suspension Bridge, White Lion Bar, Cabot Tower, International Balloon Fiesta, The Milk Thistle, Strawberry Thief, The Apple, Kongs of King Street, We the Curious, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Aerospace Bristol, Clifton Observatory, Cargo at Wapping Wharf and St Nicholas Market. 

Outlet: Daily Mail 
Reach: 1.1million reach 
Headline: There’s an awesome Autumn all over the UK 
Date: 15 September 
Link: Daily Mail | Check In | 15 September, 2021 (South) (mailmetromedia.co.uk) 
We work extensively with GWR to help promote Bristol and this double-page piece from the GWR campaign in Daily Mail includes M Shed and street art. 

Outlet: Bristol 24/7 
Reach: 253,000 
Headline: Mollie’s Motel: A remake of the vintage American roadside pit-stop with an environmentally conscious spin 
Date: 16 September 
Link: https://www.bristol247.com/lifestyle/travel/mollies-motel-remake-of-vintage-american-roadside-pit-stop-with-an-environmentally-conscious-spin/  
Lesley Gilillan – a member of Visit Bristol alumni – is a freelance travel writer in contact with Visit Bristol. After hearing about new hotel openings, Lesley wrote this feature on Mollie’s Motel and Diner for Bristol 24/7. 

Outlet: Group Leisure and Travel 
Reach: unknown 
Headline: Bristol is still ship shape 
Date: 1 September 
Link: https://www.groupleisureandtravel.com/features/bristol-is-still-ship-shape/9229.article  
Visit Bristol is in contact with Group Leisure and Travel who recently posted this review on Bristol which includes Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, SS Great Britain and Aerospace Bristol.   

Outlet: Food and Travel magazine 
Reach: Unknown 
Headline: City of Reinvention 
Date: September  
Link: City of Reinvention 
Food and travel writer Phillip Sweeney was in touch with Visit Bristol last year to arrange an exploration into the city’s culinary scene. Visits and introductions were made and the extensive feature includes The Ethicurean, Wilsons, Littlefrench, Divino Italian Deli, Breaking Bread, Bar 44, Bulrush, Mark’s Bread, Pony Bistro, The Bristol Cheesemongers, St Nicholas Market, Cider Box, Salt and Malt, Fish, Wapping Wharf, Root, Box-E, WokyKo, Bianchi’s, Kensington Arms, The Lido, Klosterhaus, Marmo, Bravas, Paco Tapas and Waamo Café. 

Outlet: South Wales Argus 
Reach: 2.47 million 
Headline: Travel: Holiday Inn, Bristol 
Date: 18 September 
Link: Travel: Holiday Inn Bristol Filton | South Wales Argus 
Visit Bristol hosted and organised a press trip for Iwan Davies at South Wales Argus last month and his feature includes Holiday Inn Filton, SS Great Britain, We the Curious, Aerospace Bristol, Box-E, Wapping Wharf and Kensington Arms. 

Outlet: BaoGe Chinese influencer  
Reach: 3.2 million 
Headline: n/a 
Date: 10 September 
Link: BaoGe's Weibo
Chinese influencer BaoGe visited Bristol as part of a press trip to showcase Bristol university to his followers. He also visited The Coconut Tree and stayed at Beech House while he was here. The live streamed sessions have a total of 79k viewers, 956 comments and 394k likes. 

Outlet: The West Australian  
Reach: 4.68 million 
Headline: Bristling with History 
Date: 11 August 
Link: Bristling with history | The West Australian 
Journalist Steve McKenna wrote a piece on Bristol and asked Visit Bristol for images and additional information to include. The article features Colston statue display at M Shed, Bristol Old Vic, SS Great Britain, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Spike Island, St Nicholas Market, Seven Saints of St Pauls and Where the Wall street art tours. 

Other coverage  

Style Nest included Bristol in their post on the most Instagrammable activities across Great Britain. The Week featured Bristol in their list of 14 best dog-friendly staycations in the UK. Financial Times produced a film on how local Bristol restaurateurs re-shaped their businesses during the pandemic and included littlefrench and Wilsons in the film. The Independent ran a piece on the mooning Mona Lisa statue in M Shed. GWR included a Visit Bristol blog in their round up of inspirational places for afternoon tea. Visit West Director of Tourism Kathryn Davis was interviewed on Voice of Islam Radio about tourism in the West and the effects of the pandemic on the local industry. 

Press releases  

Visit Bristol produced a press release circulated to national and local press highlighting what’s on this Autumn in the city with picks ups from Sunday Mirror and Family Traveller (coverage to come). 

Press trips and enquiries (where coverage is forthcoming)  

Visit Bristol hosted various press trips this month including British Travel Journal, BaoGe (see coverage above) The Travel Locker blog and Spanish film company Vascos por el Mundo.