May 2018 media highlights Consumer news and features International Outlet: CREA web Date: Between 05/05/2018 – 19/05/2018 Japanese journalist/blogger Kazuyo Yakuda visited Bristol as part of the influencer weekend in March. Three articles were released after the trip, the first looked at the scenery of Bristol, the sec- ond focused on Bristol’s street art with the third highlight Bristol’s heritage and culture with men- tions of Brunel’s SS Great Britain, M Shed, The Bristol Old Vic and Bristol Cathedral. National Outlet: Elle Croft Reach: 3096 Twitter Headline: 15 reasons why you need to visit Bristol as soon as possible Date: 02/05/2018 Blogger, social media consultant, copywriter and author Elle Croft visited as part of the influencer weekend in March. Her list of reasons include Bambalan, The Florist, Where the Wall street art tours, Bristol Aquarium, Radisson Blu Hotel, Bristol Balloon Fiesta, Bristol Harbour Festival, Being Brunel and Brunel’s SS Great Britain. Outlet: Pip and the City Reach: 38563 Twitter Headline: How to spend a weekend in Bristol – The quirky city of colour Date: 08/05/2018 Blogger Pip visited Bristol as part of the influencer weekend in March. She has been named as a Travelex Top Travel Blogger and an ‘Instagrammer to follow‘ by Brecon Carreg. The blog features the street art tour with Graft, The River Grille at The Bristol, a Sunday roast at Racks Bar & Kitchen, Pieminister followed by sweet treats at Swoon and Pinkmans, afternoon tea at Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel and Spa, Bristol Harbour Hotel, the ‘highly Instagrammable’ Florist, her stay at Hotel du Vin and food at Bistro du Vin, Being Brunel, stargazing at We The Curious Planetarium and Clifton Suspension Bridge. Outlet: Savoir There Headline: Bristol for Foodies Reach: 10,000 Date: 21/05/2018 Food and travel Journalist/blogger Jailan Yehia spent two May days in Bristol investigating the city’s reputation as a food destination – adding in street art, shopping and Clifton Suspension Bridge on the way. Her food journey covered a vegan takeover at E-Box, porky café Pigsty and Wild Beer (all at Cargo in Wapping Wharf), St Nicholas Market and Shop 3 Bistro in Clifton. She also flagged up VegFest and covered her stay in a Rocket on the Roof at Brooks Guesthouse. Jailan’s blog will be followed up by an article in East Kent magazine (which has a circulation of 10,000). Outlet: The Independent Reach: 4,796,302 unique daily browsers Headline: 10 of the Best Things to do in Bristol Date: 25/05/2018 ‘With friendly folks, a thriving foodie culture and one of the most noteworthy music scenes in the country, Bristol is on the up.’ Joanna Whitehead’s article includes St Pauls Carnival, Bristol Music: Seven decades of sound at M Shed, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Casamia, Upfest, Arnolfini, We The Curious and The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Trade Outlet: Mice & Tourism, Around the World. Headline: Bristol’s new events spaces Date: 16 May 2018 Based on a press release issued in April, this Mice industry newsletter ran a whole page on Bristol’s new event spaces at Being Brunel and the Engineers House, as well as up-and-coming plans for new facilities at Bristol Old Vic and Future Inns. Other stories House Beautiful picked up a report by Trouva (the online home for indy shopping) on the UK’s 10 most stylish places which included one in Bristol. Clifton Village, says Trouva, ‘has fast become Bristol’s leafy, stylish suburb, filled with delicious foodie fare and independent shops’. Brazilian website, discasdeviagem.com lists its top 18 things to do in Bristol including lots of interactive features like YouTube videos and Google Maps. There’s been lots of national coverage about Casamia’s accolade as ‘best regional restaurant in the UK’ (according to Square Meal) including a piece in the Telegraph. Bristol Aquarium gets a name check in Wales Online’s round-up days out within an hour of Cardiff. Press trips and enquiries (where coverage is forthcoming) Mega busy month with several individual and group press visits in May 2018. Jodie Molyneux from Aberdeen’s Evening Express spend a May weekend in the city courtesy of The Bristol hotel (DB provided her with a media pass). In association with Ireland West Airport, Destination Bristol hosted a small group of print journalists on a two-day trip from the Republic of Ireland: Darragh Kelly (Roscommon Herald), Declan Varley (Galway Independent) and Robert Cullen (Sligo Weekender). From Spain, vlogger-blogger and Huffington Post writer, Ruben Alonso spent three days in Bristol shooting a city-guide video for his you-tube channel Ruben y El Mundo (26,000 subscribers). Neil Sowerby, editor of the Manchester Confidential series, visited Bristol with his small pooch Captain Smidge with plans to cover the city’s food and drink as well as its dog-friendly side. Visit Britain supported a media trip for three Nordic influencers (from Denmark, Norway and Sweden). Press releases May 2018 issue included Bristol: The Simpson are Coming (and Wallace and Gromit too) and Meet Bristol launches new membership category for event suppliers. Networking Destination Bristol’s membership forums both took place on Thursday 17 May this year. The Hospitality Forum in the morning was hosted by Mercure Bristol Brigstow Hotel with a presentation from the Grand Appeal and a talk from Bristol Insight, Open Top Bus Company. The Attractors Forum in the afternoon was hosted by The New Room, John Wesley's Chapel with another presentation from the Grand Appeal and talk from Moritz Mayrhofer, Market Manager at Booking.com. .