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DESCRIPTION:The visitor economy is crucial to Bristol\, Bath and the wider 
 West of England\, generating over £2.46 billion and supporting around 45\
 ,800 jobs. Visit West plays a central role in coordinating\, promoting and
  developing this economy. Visit West operates as an officially accredited 
 Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP)\, delivering the Visit Bristol an
 d Visit Bath brands\, business-led development programmes\, travel trade a
 ctivity\, and the Meet Bristol and Bath Convention Bureau. It represents p
 ublic and private sector partners across Bristol\, Bath and North East Som
 erset\, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire\, while supporting busine
 sses through a membership programme. Awarded LVEP status in March 2023\, V
 isit West is part of a national network created by VisitEngland following 
 the de Bois Review\, aimed at strengthening collaboration and reducing fra
 gmentation in destination management across England. In addition\, Visit W
 est manages three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Bristol—Broad
 mead\, Bristol City Centre\, and Redcliffe & Temple—focused on improving
  safety\, cleanliness and the overall visitor experience for levy-paying b
 usinesses. Together with cities\, towns\, villages and regional businesses
 \, Visit West helps position the area as a leading UK destination\, suppor
 ting the sector through marketing\, research\, workforce development and r
 ecruitment resources. 
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Kathryn Davies - Visit West
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 economy is crucial to Bristol\, Bath and the wider West of England\, gener
 ating over <strong data-end="126" data-start="109">&pound\;2.46 billion</s
 trong> and supporting around <strong data-end="164" data-start="149">45\,8
 00 jobs</strong>. <strong data-end="180" data-start="166">Visit West</stro
 ng> plays a central role in coordinating\, promoting and developing this e
 conomy.</p>\n\n<p data-end="722" data-start="259">Visit West operates as a
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 tor Economy Partnership (LVEP)</strong>\, delivering the <strong data-end=
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 ata-start="390">Visit Bath</strong> brands\, business-led development prog
 rammes\, travel trade activity\, and the <strong data-end="524" data-start
 ="481">Meet Bristol and Bath Convention Bureau</strong>. It represents pub
 lic and private sector partners across Bristol\, Bath and North East Somer
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 23</strong>\, Visit West is part of a national network created by VisitEng
 land following the <strong data-end="860" data-start="842">de Bois Review<
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  data-start="1007">Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)</strong> in Brist
 ol&mdash\;Broadmead\, Bristol City Centre\, and Redcliffe &amp\; Temple&md
 ash\;focused on improving safety\, cleanliness and the overall visitor exp
 erience for levy-paying businesses.</p>\n\n<p data-end="1446" data-is-last
 -node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1220">Together with cities\, tow
 ns\, villages and regional businesses\, Visit West helps position the area
  as a leading UK destination\, supporting the sector through marketing\, r
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