Visit Bath Press Update - November 2021

International

Hendes Verden – Danish publication 
Reach – not known
November issue 
Visit West supplied content and images for a Bath at Christmas feature in Danish lifestyle publication Hendes Verden. 

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National

The Guardian 
Date – Saturday 13 November print edition 
Reach – 187k 
Headline - UK Cities to visit at Christmas 
Bath was featured as one of 3 cities to visit at Christmas time. Members/partners featured: The Abbey, Bath on Ice, Theatre Royal, American Museum (Bath Christmas Market). 

The Times
Date – Saturday 27th November print and online 
Reach – 15 million 
Headline – Hotels for Christmas 
Visit West forwarded suggested for Christmas hotel packages. No. 15 by GuestHouse Hotels was featured. 
Festive escapes: 25 hotels to book for Christmas | Travel | The Times

Graziadaily.co.uk 
Date - 19 November 
Reach – not known 
Headline - Best Bath hotels for a weekend stay, living the Bridgerton dream 
Visit West supported a piece on Bath hotels for Grazia online with suggestions and contacts. Members featured: Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel, The Bird, Homewood, The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa. 
The Best Hotels For A Weekend In Bath | Grazia (graziadaily.co.uk)

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Olive.co.uk 
Date – 8 November 2021
Reach – Not known
Headline – Best UK Christmas Markets 
Olive magazine featured the virtual Bath Christmas Market and the Enchanted Light Trail at the American Museum. 
Best UK Christmas Markets 2021 - olivemagazine

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bbcgoodfood.com
Date – 8 November 2021
Reach – Not known
Headline – Best Christmas City Breaks featuring Bath Christmas virtual market 
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/best-christmas-city-breaks

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Regional

Somerset Life – November issue
Reach – 30k
Headline – Bath has Christmas all wrapped up
Visit West wrote copy for a 4-page feature on Bath at Christmas. Members/partners featured: Bath Abbey, Bath BID light trail, Bath on Ice, The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, Milsom Place, Cote Brasserie.

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The Irish Times 
Date – 19 November 2021 print edition 
Reach – 80k 
Headline – Play the Away Game 
Visit West hosted the features editor of the Irish Sunday Times for a travel piece hooked on the upcoming Bath Rugby matches with several Irish teams. Members featured: Thermae Bath Spa, Roman Baths, Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, The Francis Hotel.

Greatbritishlife.co.uk 
Date – 29 November 2021
Reach – not known
Visit West supplied content for the editor of Somerset Life to write a piece on Christmas shopping in Bath for Archant Publishing’s online magazine. 
Best places for Christmas shopping in Bath | Great British Life

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Local

Bath & Somerset Business Exchange Magazine
Date – 30 November 2021
Reach – not known
A press release on the Too Good To Go partnership was issue which resulted in coverage on the Bath Business Exchange website 
Support the fight against food waste with Too Good To Go - The Business Exchange - Bath and Somerset (tbebathandsomerset.co.uk)

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MICE

AMI Magazine.global

Reach – not known 

A press release was issued to announce that Meet Bristol & Bath had secured a major international conference in Bath in 2022. 
European disease specialists to meet in Bath - Association Meetings International (amimagazine.global)

Broadcast

Times Radio
Date – 4 December 2021
Reach – 600k 
Feature: The impact of Bridgerton on tourism to Bath
Kathryn Davis was invited to talk on the tea time show about the boost in tourism Bridgerton has brought to Bath and the south-west. 

Trade

Group Leisure & Travel
Date – November print edition
Reach – 20k
Feature TV & Film locations featuring Bridgerton and The Royal Crescent.

Influencers

Shrikant Shelar (@travelladdoo)
Reach – 53k 
Visit West hosted influencer @travelladoo in Bath. Members featured: Hotel Indigo, The Roman Baths, The Bird Hotel, The Abbey Tower Tour, The Pump Room Restaurant, No. 1 Royal Crescent, Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein. 
Shri created several reels/videos for his Instagram channel. 

Other Coverage

https://www.goodjourney.org.uk/bath/

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/travel/g38187319/luxury-hotels-bath/

https://www.weekendnotes.co.uk/bath-hotel-indigo-elder-restaurant/

A house buyer's guide to Bath | The Spectator

24 hours in Bath, England (britishheritage.com)

9 of the best Christmas Markets in the UK | Rosemary and Pork Belly

The 13 friendliest cities in the UK | CN Traveller

Bath at Christmas | The Midsomer Norton & Radstock Journal (mnrjournal.co.uk)

Press Releases

Bath At Christmas
Visit West launches partnership with Too Good To Go
Major international scientific conference will take place in Bath in 2022

Visit Britain South Korea

Visit West worked with Visit Britain South Korea to host a group of South Korean tour operators and a journalist from a key online publication in Bath for the afternoon as part of a 10 day visit to the UK.