Latest News (Travel Trade) - Visit West

We report back from another busy week of promoting Bath and Bristol at one of the world's largest travel trade events.

Five stand-sharers joined Visit West at The Group Leisure & Travel Show in Milton Keynes.

The Visit West team are gearing up for a busy autumn promoting the Bath and Bristol region to international travel trade buyers across a series of high-profile events in the UK and abroad.

Five tips to ensure hosting a familiarisation is a success for your business.

Jon Chamberlain, Head of Marketing at Visit West, promoted Bath and Bristol in 40 meetings with North American buyers at this year's event. 

September heralds the start of the new travel trade season – a vital time for the team at Visit West. 

The aim is to support businesses looking to work more effectively with the travel trade.

Over 30 buyers from Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Spain will experience some of the highlights and key attractions within the Visit West region this January.

Visit West (as ‘Bath & Bristol’) will be attending a number of travel trade events during late 2022 and early 2023, representing our region and members.

A new service is launched today to encourage and retain travel trade business in the region. 

Applications have now opened for VisitBritain’s flagship international trade event ‘ExploreGB,’ being held virtually from 21 to 24 March 2022.

Read the latest update on our Travel Trade work for Bath and Bristol.