Cotswolds Tourism is a public-private sector partnership responsible for leading tourism development in the Cotswolds. Your support helps us work in partnership with you, other tourism businesses and the local authorities across the region to promote and manage tourism to the Cotswolds in a joined up and co-ordinated way.

There are three levels of partnership with different benefits:

• Entry: £199 (+VAT) per year
• Gold: £425 (+VAT)
• Platinum: £1,000 (+VAT)

To become a member fill in our online entry form or contact susie.hunt@cotswold.gov.uk

Entry level

Cotswolds.com Website

Feature your business on the Cotswolds Tourism website including:

• A link to your own website (with images, contact details and information on your business)
• Inclusion in a 'what’s nearby' feature on other records for local attractions and accommodation
• Ability to track page views and clicks to your site.

Networking, Partnership and Support

• Invitations to member networking events
• Access to tourism facts and figures about the area on Cotswolds.com
• Receive regular updates about Cotswolds Tourism activities and regional and national issues relevant to your business
• Share tourism intelligence and research through TStats.

Marketing

• Option to use the Cotswolds Tourism brand in your on and offline marketing (in accordance with the official agreed brand guidelines)
• Opportunities to buy into additional marketing campaigns and activity including annual and one off publications.

Partner Benefits

• Take advantage of discounts from a number of tourism suppliers
• Attractions card giving free access to Cotswolds Tourism member to Cotswolds attractions taking part in the scheme.

All these benefits for only £199 (+VAT) per year

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Gold Level

In addition to the benefits outlined above you can become a Gold partner of Cotswolds Tourism for only £425 (+VAT) per year and take advantage of the following additional benefits.

Additional benefits on the  Cotswolds.com website

• Priority search ranking above Entry Level partners
• Enhanced listing with additional images and text
• Inclusion of social media feeds on your listing
• Inclusion of your own YouTube video on your web entry
• Enhanced promotion on relevant sections of the web search and campaign pages
• Ability to upload your own events (subject to suitability)

Marketing and PR

• Inclusion in Cotswolds Tourism social media campaigns (where applicable) and active promotion on Cotswolds social media channels
• Opportunity to contribute to our press and PR communications
• Opportunity for inclusion in press and travel trade familiarisation trips (where relevant and subject to availability)
• Opportunity for wider promotion through Cotswolds Tourism with VisitEngland and VisitBritain

Travel Trade

• Opportunity to feature in sample travel trade itineraries (where relevant) and other proactive promotion of the region to our partners
• Opportunities to stand share or be represented at trade shows on a pay as you go basisi

Gold Partnership - £425 (+VAT) per year.

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Platinum Level

In addition to all the benefits outlined above your business can also take advantage of the following:-

Additional benefits on the Cotswolds.com website

• Priority search ranking (above Gold and Entry level members)
• Multiple listings on the website promoting different areas of your business 
• Additional images and copy on your web listing
• Priority visibility and promotion throughout the website
• Opportunity to enjoy complimentary banner advertising on the website
• Opportunity to contribute blog stories to the website

Marketing and Strategy

• Opportunities for involvement in discussions on marketing plans and strategy
• Priority inclusion, wherever possible, in newsletters, e-newsletters, blogs and social media campaigns

Press and PR

• Priority inclusion in press releases (where relevant)

Travel Trade

• Priority inclusion in sample itineraries (where relevant) and other pro-active promotion of the region to our travel trade partners
• The opportuntiy to be involved in the international aspects of our activity
• Priority inclusion in our travel trade e-newletters
• Priority opportunities to stand share or be represented at trade shows on a pay as you go basis.

For only £1,000 (+VAT) per year

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Other Partnership Rates

Please note that not all businesses fit in neatly in to the above pricing structure and if you have any queries then please contact our Partnership Manager susie.hunt@cotswold.gov.uk