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Bath wins TripAdvisor Award

Bath has been chosen as a best destination by TripAdvisor in the 2008 Travellers' Choice Destinations Awards and appeared in two categories - 'Top 25 Europe Destinations' where the city came in at 4th place, and 'Top 100 World Destinations' where Bath featured at 14th. In both categories, Bath was the top British destination.

TripAdvisor (www.tripadvisor.com) is a free travel guide and research website that offers reviews and information by other holiday-makers to help plan a vacation. In its inaugural year, the Travellers' Choice Destinations Awards honour the world's top destinations, earning their distinction from those who know them best - real travellers. The winners were determined by a combination of travellers' favourite places and overall popularity on TripAdvisor.

Robin Bischert, Chief Executive of Bath Tourism Plus says, "We are extremely pleased with the TripAdvisor awards, based on real people's reviews, which show that Bath is a very unique place to visit and a city that competes with some of the most popular destinations around the world. Visitors are drawn here to see the wonderful Georgian architecture and Roman history and with a great offering of restaurants, top attractions, superb accommodation and beautiful countryside on its doorstep, Bath is a very special city. In addition Bath is the only place in the country to have natural thermal water as well as being designated a World Heritage Site, which distinguishes itself from many other destinations not only in the UK but also around the world".

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For further information or images to illustrate this information, please contact Lucy Weaver at Bath Tourism Plus on 01225 477441 or email: lucy_weaver@bathtourism.co.uk.

Bath Tourism Plus
Working with the public and private sectors, Bath's destination marketing organisation, Bath Tourism Plus, takes full responsibility for co-ordinating the work of a busy tourist information centre, the marketing of Bath and the surrounding area to leisure and business travellers, PR activity to attract the nation's top travel writers, a conference office, and development of Bath's official destination website www.visitbath.co.uk

For more information about the services that Bath Tourism Plus offers to meetings, conference and incentive travel businesses, see www.bathconference.co.uk

Travel to Bath
Bath is easy to access from all over the UK and the world.

High speed, direct train services operated by First Great Western link Bath Spa train station to London and its major airports. Bath Spa train station is well situated, just 5 minutes level walk into the city centre's main shopping and tourist areas. See: www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk

Bristol International Airport is just 15 miles from Bath and operates direct flights from New York and Orlando in the USA, as well as most major European and UK airports. An express bus service to Bristol Temple Meads train station operates throughout the day, and Bath is just a 20 minute train journey from there. See: www.bristolairport.co.uk

Bath is also easy to access by car, from junction 18 of the M4 motorway which links Bath to Bristol, London and South Wales.

There are three Park & Ride services on the outskirts of the city which operate fast, frequent services into the city centre, offering a hassle free, cost effective way of reaching the city centre.