Ian Weightman

Travel PR professional with nearly 40 years experience in the tourism industry.

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

In case you were ever in any doubt, this is “why Stoke-on-Trent is so brilliant” - according to Sunday Times’ travel columnist Ben Aitken. The feature appeared in the paper at the weekend and can be read (and heard, in 7 minutes and 16 seconds) here: https://t.co/vzSeGgMuWQ

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At the same time that Derby was highlighted in a roundup of “Autumn’s tastiest mini-breaks” in The i’s travel pages at the weekend, here - hot off the press - is the link to Visit Derby’s latest travel media ‘News in Brief' newsletter: https://t.co/V3wkNDTgj3

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Meanwhile, in other news…. https://t.co/Kez18VkDla.
Absolutely thrilled and delighted to be a finalist. Thank you, one-and-all at the British Guild of Travel Writers. Here’s to each and every finalist named in this year’s #BGTW Awards…

[Paul Williams @PaulWilliams207]

Good to bring city council, civic, education, business, community and cultural stakeholder partners together to share more information on Stoke-on-Trent’s ambitions to progress an application to become a designated UNESCO Creative City. The intelligence gathering and programme shaping continues.
@jamesobridge

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

It's a good moment for David Parr House, in Cambridge. A six page feature in the current issue of Period Living magazine, available online at PocketMags https://t.co/6JkZ9brl0b; and featured by new online culture magazine Tint https://t.co/n4UjpPvDn5. (IMAGE CREDIT: Lois Maher)

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Here’s the September 'News in Brief' media newsletter @VisitDerby, giving #travel writers, editors & influencers access to news, upcoming events & blogs from the city. This time: a fresh look at Dracula, Lara Croft and Peter Pan! https://t.co/6bseUONM6H

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Highlights of a new trail in The Ardennes - by Caroline Mills in The Daily Telegraph. Following in the “fantastical footsteps” of Arduinna - mythological Celtic goddess - on a 219m trail, through France and Belgium. https://t.co/IwIqUlBXZg
(Image ©Thomas Gérard - Noody Prod)

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We were all invited to see artist Joseph Wright @NationalGallery, but @VisitDerby is where the story begins: his home city; a place that shaped him; home of industry, invention, light & shadow. THIS is "Why Derby needs to be on your radar" https://t.co/RcYRTeYGUq
(Image PICTORIA)

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This is the August 'News in Brief' media newsletter @VisitDerby, giving #travel writers, editors & influencers access to news, upcoming events & blogs from the city. This month, bringing Hollywood, "bustle" and a Wild Sauna to Derby https://t.co/RMcFHHItg1
Image: @aechphotography

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Derby: where to drink and what to see - according to British Beer Breaks co-authors, Kate Simon and Phil Mellows. After revisiting destinations included in their book, this “offers a handy update to the city for a day-trip (or more)”. @VisitDerby...
https://t.co/C1Nrchisdt

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

David Parr House was featured in Guardian 'Travel' - coinciding with the opening of the new Cambridge South railway station. A great read, it’s also a fabulous intro “to some of the university city’s lesser-known treasures on foot or by public transport”.
https://t.co/2VVQ19V1gm

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

Here's the link to the July 'News in Brief' newsletter @VisitDerby, giving #travel writers, editors and influencers access to news, upcoming events and blogs from the city. Everything from a 'Top 10' hotel, to a Hot Goth Summer.
https://t.co/C9iYMqUshL

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Ready for take-off - at David Parr House, Cambridge: #PicturesforSchools, 1 July to 8 August. Art from the post-war initiative founded by #NanYoungman, including one seen on BBC’s 'Fake of Fortune'. https://t.co/weKmUrS94f
Image: Robert H Lee, ‘Apollo 2, The Visor’ © Robjn Cantus

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An 'insider tip' from The French Ardennes... In the heart of Rumigny, Château de la Cour des Pres is a romantic 16th century fortified house that offers B&B to guests in two rooms during July and August. https://t.co/INnoXmYLsb
(Image credit: Loic Lagarde)

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

Here's the link to the June 'News in Brief' @VisitDerby, giving #travel writers, editors and influencers access to news, upcoming events and blogs from the city. Everything from a Lara Croft exhibition, to a Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival.
https://t.co/Cwjj0NZmnY

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Coming soon…
A new Grand Route: 'Ardenne Tour, in the footsteps of Arduinna' is a 350km loop round the French and Belgian Ardennes. The route can be completed in fifteen stages, of around 23km per day. Launches Autumn:
https://t.co/tohpOeXPNz
Image credit: ADTA, ©David Truillard

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

A terrific image of a cosplayer outside the #MuseumofMaking in Derby. A clever 'mash-up' - given that Lara Croft was 'made' in the city, and that there will be a lively series of exhibitions and events staged there during this, her 30th 'birthday', year.
Image credit: @VisitDerby

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Here's the link to the May 'News in Brief' @VisitDerby, giving #travel writers, editors and influencers access to news, upcoming events and blogs from the city. Stories this month include an art-historian influencer’s 'take' on "Wright of Derby". https://t.co/nGCFvI7hJT

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

A great moment - seeing this post from David Parr House in Cambridge go viral https://t.co/URhRrCnJFJ. Exactly the kind of profile this place deserves... (But I guess it means we can no longer call it a "hidden gem"!)
#ArtsAndCrafts

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

Here's the link to the April 'News in Brief' @VisitDerby, giving #travel writers and influencers access to news, upcoming events, and blogs from the city. Stories this month range from Lara Croft 30 years on, to discovering where the writing's on the wall.
https://t.co/lIR5wqBLBM