Tourism Trends in Glasgow by Greater Glasgow Hotels Association

Tourism in Glasgow is becoming increasingly big business. Despite the reports by the World Tourism Organisation, indicating the biggest ever fall in tourism of 0.5 per cent in the last year, Glasgow's hotels still have 'buoyant occupancy rates' and are bucking the downward trends felt by other parts of the UK.

New hotels continue to appear and investment into the city resulted in 21 new hotels being built between 1998 - 2003.

Dubbed 'Scotland's Capital of Cool' by the world's most widely read travel magazine National Geographic, the city's hotels continue to do well despite a reported drop in verage UK-occupancy rates. (falling by 0.1 per cent from 2002 to 2003).

Philip Mahoney, chairman of Greater Glasgow Hotels Association comments on the vibrancy of the tourism industry in the city.

'The year 2003 proved to be buoyant for tourism inGlasgow, and the city was seen to shirk trends felt by otherUKdestinations

Glasgow continues to flourish as a short break destination and the city's endorsement by National Geographic as 'Scotland's Capital of Cool' seems well deserved. Deemed to be the second UK shopping city after London with the excellent conference facilities, tourism in Glasgow continues to flourish.

Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley Tourist Board's Director - Marketing, Scott Taylor suggests that:

'The demand for the destination has been matched by the development of infrastructure including the phenomenal growth of new restaurants, increasing number of direct flights and the exceptional growth of the hotel industry'...'This can only be a good thing in bolstering Glasgow's competitive strength in the increasingly fierce battle for customers in the 21st century.'

(information based on Greater Glasgow Hotels Association - press release Beattie Media,5th February, 2004)

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