Bristol information

This page is designed to assist travel writers and press in their search for the latest information about the city of Bristol.

Why Bristol?

Set around an historic harbour, Bristol is a bustling, commercial and creative city. In recent years, it has enjoyed an impressive renaissance, finding its heart and soul as never before. Bristol is lively and dynamic, cosmopolitan and ambitious. Its cityscape is a fusion of elegant Georgian and Victorian architecture and stunning modern buildings and developments.

Bristol boasts a mix of award-winning and internationally-acclaimed cultural institutions, world-class events and festivals and enticing shops and markets. Bristol is successful as both a leisure and business destination.

Spectacular developments such as the opening of Cabot Circus, the city's new £500 million shopping and leisure quarter, and the final phases of the impressive harbourside development, spell exciting times ahead for the city.

Did you know?

• Bristol has been selected as one of the World’s Top 10 Cities to visit in 2009 by DK Eyewitness, the world’s best-selling guidebook publisher. Other cities within the list include Buenos Aires, Gdansk, Washington DC, Vienna, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Fes, Seattle (USA) and Vilnius.
• Bristol was the only UK city to be short-listed for the first ever 'European Green Capital' award. The city was selected alongside seven other European top environmental cities out of 35 initial applications.
• In 2008, just days after being recognised as a potential European Green Capital, Bristol was then announced as the ‘UK’s Most Sustainable City’ in a separate independent assessment undertaken by Forum for the Future.
• Bristol was crowned ‘European City of the Year’ at the annual awards held by the Academy of Urbanism, whose 100 members include industry-leading architects, planners, engineers, developers and designers.
• Bristol’s new £500million retail development, Cabot Circus, won the ‘Best Shopping Centre in Europe’ award at the 2008 MAPIC International Retail Development Conference in Cannes.

Bristol boasts a long list of famous people, places and products. Visit our Famous Bristol section to find out more about Bristol's impressive claim to fame.

Destination Bristol welcomes you, your writers, editors and travel teams to discover more of the reasons behind Bristol's current success. We are certain your readers and audiences will enjoy hearing about Bristol as an exciting short break destination, whether it be in search of family fun, luxury and indulgence, urban adventure or a green city escape. Bristol has something for everyone and every interest.

About Destination Bristol

Destination Bristol is the destination management partnership for Bristol & South Gloucestershire - a joint venture between Bristol City Council and GWE Business West.

Destination Bristol was re-formed in 2008 through the merger of Broadmead Board, the Bristol Harbourside Sponsors Group and the existing Destination Bristol partnership, to create a single body. The organisation works with over 600 major businesses and strategic partners with the aim of increasing business competitiveness within the city centre, supporting employment and economic growth, and raising the profile of the Bristol city-region as a world-class place to visit, study and live.

Press Contacts

We look forward to correspondence from press and media with an interest in Bristol. For all media enquiries including press visits, corporate PR, retail, and local media, general Bristol travel features and international media contact:

• Anna Slade
  Destination Bristol
  53 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4LH
  anna.slade@destinationbristol.co.uk 
  
  Tel: +44 (0)117 946 2205
  Fax: +44 (0)117 946 2225