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In a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint, Bristol Airport has switched to a 100 per cent renewable electricity supply. 

Visit Somerset's CEO has met with the Director of Holiday Courses and Events at Millfield School, to look at opportunities for next years Millfield English Language Holiday Courses in July & August 2020.

One of England’s celebrated landscape spectacles is suffering due to climate change as the impact of last year’s hot weather and increased pest activity has turned acres of heather from glorious purple to a muddy brown.

Major Domestic and International Tour Operator calls on Visit Somerset for marketing collateral to start marketing the county of Somerset

Visit Somerset is delighted to report after earlier enquiries from Visit Britain Japan that the Visit Somerset team with support of many members, have now created the first phase, definitive international product - that has launched at two prestigious Japanese tour operator events. (See below with original article)

Visit Somerset is now looking to launch phase 2 of its social accessibility strategy in conjunction with Compass Disability, Text Speak and Weston College at the DMO's annual AGM to be held at Brean Country Club in Brean on 21st November 2019.

The Visit Somerset team are to launch a Coastal Strategy with Minehead BID, Weston Town Council and Burnham on Sea Council.

Visit Somerset is delighted to announce that Weston Town Council have joined the official destination management organisation for Somerset. The Visit Somerset team will become an extension of their marketing strategy with the aim of enhancing the visitor economy, whilst working in partnership with the already well established Visit Weston.

Yet more talent and inspiration that Somerset can boast about.

Middlewick Holiday Cottages sit just beside Glastonbury Tor and boast an inspiring commitment to self-sufficiency. ROSIE INGE stays over.