Business links between the West and the German city of Hamburg are taking off following the launch of direct flights from Bristol Airport. So what can the business traveller do between meetings or to fill a few hours before flying home? Bath Business News travel editor ANNE GORRINGE went to find out . ....
High-end conference organisers from Europe and beyond are being targeted in a bid to bring their events to Bath by stressing the city’s ‘wow factor’ and its wide range of premier venues. Bath Tourism Plus (BTP) is exhibiting at the UK’s first-ever three-day Meetings Show UK at London’s Olympia, which opens tomorrow, and will...
Hotels and tourist attractions in Bath are hoping to benefit from a boost in visitor numbers from Germany when a new drama filmed in the city is broadcast on German TV’s prime Sunday night slot. London and Munich-based production company Gate TV, which specialises in dramas for British and German audiences, has been filming...
Professional forager and garden writer Dave Hamilton is today out to prove there is such a thing as a free lunch when he signs people up for a free walk around Bath to discover the wild food available for free around the city. Dave, who has written for BBC Gardener’s World Magazine and co-authored...
Bath area firms are being encouraged to put ‘green’ at the heart of their business and enter a competition that could win them the title Greenest Business in the South West. Firms have until 5pm today to register their application in the contest staged by Business West, the business support organisation which runs Bath...
Bath’s Roman Baths have been crowned one of the country’s best tourist attractions in the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013. Members of the Roman Baths team were officially presented with the silver award in the large visitor attractions category at the glittering awards ceremony held in Manchester on Monday. The Roman Baths –...
The film industry is big business and as The Great Gatsby opens at cinemas today, travel companies are hoping to benefit from the boom in interest in the 1920s. Bath Business News Travel Editor ANNE GORRINGE takes a look at what’s on offer… Much of the action and lavish parties in The Great Gatsby...
Bath Tourism Plus (BTP) will be showcasing the city’s top attractions at the world’s leading exhibition for meetings, incentive travel and events in Frankfurt next week in a drive to attract more business events. As continental Europe’s largest financial centre and home to one of the world’s largest hub airports, Frankfurt is a key...
There can’t be many cities on Earth where it’s possible to faithfully recreate a classic photograph 65 years on and find virtually nothing has changed. Yet, as this picture shows, Bath’s timeless beauty can provide a stunning backdrop today in exactly the same way it did when the great fashion photographer Norman Parkinson visited...
Can’t decide whether to splash out to see your favourite band on their European tour or go skiing? These days you can do both, writes travel editor ANNE GORRINGE With veteran bands like The Stones charging an arm and a leg for their concert tickets, it could be wiser to spend your money on...
