A team of undercover inspectors have voted The Manor House Hotel in Castle Combe as one of the UK’s top afternoon tea venues for its quality, range and service in the Award of Excellence category in the Tea Guild’s prestigious 2013 Tea Guild Awards. The Manor House was one of 37 city and countryside...
Top names in the fashion industry were out in force this week as Bath in Fashion got into full swing – with one of the high points so far the opening of a special exhibition highlighting the work of the ground-breaking fashion photographer Norman Parkinson. Internationally-renowned fashion designer Roland Mouret curated the exhibition at...
Some of the biggest names in the fashion industry will descend on Bath later this week as final preparations get underway for the city’s fourth annual Bath in Fashion festival. More than 100 businesses – supporting everything from catwalk shows to shopping promotions – are expected to be involved, leading organisers to say this...
A host of world-famous authors including J K Rowling and Hilary Mantel are preparing to descend of Bath as final preparations for the city’s renowned 10-day Literary Festival get underway. With more than 170 events scheduled at venues across the city, this year’s inspirational Independent Bath Literary Festival looks set to beat last year’s...
Hotels and tourist attractions in Bath look set to benefit from a predicted boost in German business and leisure travellers as new flights linking Bristol Airport with major German cities take off. Some 30,000 German tourists visit the city each year but Bath Tourism Plus’ (BTP) latest marketing strategy aims to capitalise on the...
Bath Rugby and Bath Tourism Plus (BTP) have kicked off their joint marketing scheme which aims to boost ticket sales by selling them to visitors at the Visitor Information Centre by Bath Abbey. Players Mark McMillan, Dan Hipkiss, Guy Mercer and Nick Koster were in the recently-revamped Visitor Information Centre on Saturday to meet...
Airline bmi regional today announced three more direct flights from Bristol Airport to major European cities – opening up key business opportunities for West firms. The airline, which launched its service to Hamburg on Monday, is to fly to Munich, Hanover and Milan from May. It also today announced that, due to demand, it...
The first direct flight from Bristol Airport to Hamburg by bmi regional took place this morning – strengthening trade links between the two cities. Landing at the German city on time to a sunny but chilly morning – the temperature at the airport was minus-5 degrees – the Bristol delegation of VIPs on the...
A new direct bus service linking Bristol Airport with the centre of Bath is to be launched in March, potentially providing a significant boost to the city’s tourist industry, it was revealed today. The service, which will be operated by Bath Bus Company, was announced at Bath Tourism Plus’s (BTP) annual forum. The 200...
A record 200 tourism-related businesses – ranging from cafes and bars to hotels and visitor attractions – are today expected to attend Bath Tourism Plus’ (BTP) annual tourism forum. BTP will use the event at the Hilton Hotel to unveil its 2013 Bath Visitor Guide and Venues Directory and outline its plans for the...
