Visit Bath Press Update - September 2021

National Coverage

National Geographic Traveller 
October issue – Inside Guide to Bath 
Reach – 500k
Visit West worked with the locally based freelance journalist, Natalie Paris to give suggestions of businesses etc. to include. Members featured: B&NES Botanical Gardens, Herschel Museum of Astronomy, American Museum & Gardens, Holburne Museum, The Elder, Original Wild, Bath Narrowboats, No. 15 Great Pulteney. 

Jewish News – Home and Away Life Magazine 
September issue – ‘Where can you go now’ 
Reach – not known
Visit West helped facilitate the press trip to Bath for this feature. Hotel Indigo, The Elder and The Holburne feature. 

House of Coco 
Autumn issue – Bed, Bath & Beyond City Guide to Bath 
Reach – 100k 
This feature was the result of a press trip from 2020. Members featured: The Roman Baths, GWR, The Bird Hotel and Plate at The Bird. 

5 Things to Do Today – Halloween in Bath 
29 September 2021 
Reach – Not known 
This coverage resulting from a Halloween in Bath press release recently issued. 
Stronger on Sundays with Melissa James, The Last Five Years at The Garrick theatre, Halloween in Bath, Golf at Quinta do Lago Portugal and World Animal day in South Africa | 5 Things To Do Today

Regional

METRO – Southwest edition 
02 September 2021 top 10 things to see and do in the Southwest this week.
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein 
Coverage resulting from Visit West’s local/regional PR support for the opening of the new attraction.

World Wellness Weekend – 18 - 19 September 
Visit West compiled a press release to promote the activity taking place in the city for World Wellness Weekend in partnership with EHTTA and Wellmap.org. Coverage was obtained in Bath Life Magazine, The Bath Chronicle, Bath Echo, The Bath Magazine and InBath magazine.      
City’s businesses set to celebrate World Wellness Weekend next month | Bath Echo

Bath & Somerset Business Exchange – September issue 
Reach: 3k 
The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset published a piece on Meet Bristol & Bath’s nomination for two M&IT industry awards.
The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 21: Autumn 2021 (joomag.com)

Influencer Marketing 

BaoGe Chinese influencer  
Reach: 3.2 million 
Date: 11 September 
Chinese influencer BaoGe visited Bath as part of a joint press trip to both Bristol and Bath. BaoGe attended the Jane Austen Festival and visited the Roman Baths and Sally Lunns. 

Travelling Tuesdays
Reach: 16.8k 
Date: 11 September 
Visit West supported a press trip for travel influencer Travelling Tuesdays who came to Bath in partnership with the National Express. Abena visited the Roman Baths and explored the key sights.

Broadcast

Voice of Islam Radio – Tourism, explore what’s on your doorstep 
Reach: Not known 
Date: 28 September
Visit West was invited to chat live on the Drive Time show of Voice of Islam Radio. The feature covered how the pandemic has affected travel along with recommendations for things to see and do in Bath and Bristol.

Radio Bath – September update for Bath 
Reach: Not known
Date: 26 September 
Visit West were invited to do a pre-recorded interview to update listeners on what’s on in Bath during September focusing on Austen Autumn, Great Bath Feast, Bath Children’s Literature Festival and House of Frankenstein. 

Other coverage featuring Bath: 
Soak up Bath with these wonderful things to see and do - Lonely Planet
Best city breaks in the UK to escape to this autumn | Evening Standard
Where is ‘Bridgerton’ filmed? The real life locations | CN Traveller
GWR placed an advertorial in the Daily Mail on 15 September which featured Bath.