Food & Drink Membership

Rich in local produce and host to renown producers, artisans, and chefs; Dorset offers visitors an abundance of gastronomical delights. Visitors spend £596m per year on food and drink in Dorset which helps our local economy to thrive. 

Promoting your business on visit-dorset.com is more than just a way to advertise your business.  
We want to work in partnership and collaborate with you to make your business more profitable and the Dorset tourism economy thrive. 

Join us today, become a member and your business will gain access and benefit from:

• Featuring on the top performing and official visitor website for Dorset visit-dorset.com 
• A landing page for your business, harnessing the power of the visit-dorset.com website, a trusted source of information, ranked highly by search engines
• A 25% reduction to our usual rates to support you through challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic 
• Press & PR opportunities – welcome high-profile journalists and social media influencers to benefit from additional marketing
• New for 2021 'Book Now button' linking to your table reservation booking website page or where possible link directly to the TXGB booking platform 
• Opportunities to work together on joint social media campaigns
• Featuring on popular Dog Friendly or Group Friendly landing pages
• A seasonal image library and marketing campaign toolkits for your website and social media 
• Helpful business support and marketing advice from our experienced team, engaging with us can really benefit your bottom line 
• Members only access to additional digital marketing opportunities, banner adverts, website banners and our targeted consumer e-newsletters
• Regular communication, we’ll tell you about tourism industry news, promotional activities, training and events to keep you ‘in the know’
• Networking and webinars - meet other business and organisations to help stay connected
• Favourable rates for companies with multiple businesses – please contact us to find out more

Read what's different about each website landing page package and what's included in the discounted price:

Bronze: A simple, great value solution.

Here’s an example of a Bronze membership.

Silver: Showcase your business with this enhanced website listing that will appear above Bronze in visit-dorset.com search results and also show within “what’s nearby” from other local businesses. 

Here’s an example of a Silver membership.

Gold: These prominent listings will appear above Silver and Bronze in visit-dorset.com search results and also within the featured section on the Food & Drink landing page, category pages (e.g. Restaurants) and town specific landing pages (e.g. Eating Out in Weymouth).

Here’s an example of a Gold membership.

*Once booking is confirmed and payment has been received you will be provided with a unique username and password to complete the setting up of your online listing.

Should you require further details relating to the packages available please email tourism@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk