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Food Fridays: What are they and how do they work?

We offer Food Friday posts on our Visit Bath and Visit Bristol consumer channels. Find out more about this award-nominated weekly campaign and how you can get involved. What is Food Friday? Food Friday is a weekly feature across our consumer social media channels, featuring up to five of your…

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Adding and updating your accessibility features on your listing

Visit West, alongside VisitEngland and Access and Inclusion UK, has been working to improve the accessibility information provided to visitors to our region. In order to do this effectively, we need to update information about what you, as businesses, offer and how we can showcase that information…

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Instagram Takeovers: What are they and how do they work?

We offer Instagram takeovers of our Visit Bath and Visit Bristol consumer channels every weekend, and on selected weekdays throughout the year. What is an Instagram Takeover? An Instagram Takeover is when someone temporarily takes over another account to create and share their own content. They…

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Get involved with Merry Bristmas

Visit Bristol will produce and curate a wide range of digital content which will be published on the MerryBristmas section of the website. This will also be sign-posted across the website, including the homepage. As well as excellent search engine optimisation for organic traffic, this content will…

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Get involved with Bath at Christmas

Visit Bath will produce and curate a wide range of festive digital content, which will be published on the Bath at Christmas section of the website. This will also be sign-posted across the website, including the homepage. As well as excellent search engine optimisation for organic traffic, this…

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How to make the most of event listings

One of the benefits of Visit West membership is the ability to add your events to our consumer websites for free. The What's On pages on both VisitBath.co.uk and VisitBristol.co.uk are incredibly popular pages and received over 1-million page views each in 2025. There’s no limit on how far in…

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Making the most of your membership: Hosting media visits

Hardly a weekend goes by without a journalist or influencer staying over in Bristol or Bath for a travel feature. Indeed, in the busiest seasons, we often have several in the city at once. We couldn’t host such a vast number of media visits without the cooperation of our members and your limitless…

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How backlinks drive visibility for your business and the region

Why referrals & backlinks are more important than ever in 2025 (and how you can help us to help you) As part of our ongoing mission to grow organic search traffic to our consumer visitor websites including Visit Bristol, Visit Bath, and our wider B2B websites, we’re working hard to stay ahead of…

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Quick wins to get started on your accessibility journey

When we talk about accessibility in tourism, sometimes the task ahead can feel overwhelming. In this blog, we’ve tried to pull together some ‘quick wins’ to get you started. Getting started with accessibility doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. With just a few tweaks, you can begin making…

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Unlocking Commercial Potential at Bristol Harbour

Several prime commercial spaces in and around Bristol Harbour are now available and ready to host new ideas, bold ventures and vibrant experiences. From high-footfall waterside locations to unique spots on the docks, these sites offer strong potential for a range of uses. This is a rare chance to…

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