Glasgow
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It is Scotland's cultural capital and
one of the most dynamic cities in Europe: steeped in culture, rich
in history, with elegant streets, squares, parks and gardens.
What's more, it's one of the UK's finest Victorian cities with
magnificent architecture everywhere you look.
Lonely Planet's Best in
Travel 2009
Ranks Glasgow as one of the world's
top ten cities to visit
Commonwealth Games Host
2014
Glasgow is an unforgettable city:
modern, vibrant and dynamic. Known the world over as the
Friendly City, we are the ideal host for the
Friendly Games.
"Glasgow has reinvented itself as
a cultural centre with new concert halls, art galleries and
countless festivals"
Condé Nast
Traveller, UK
"Brimming with style and culture,
Scotland's biggest city is a revelation"
Time
Magazine
"Scotland's Capital of
Cool" National Geographic
"a byword for style and
chic."
Lonely Planet Guide to
Scotland
Glasgow is a real Exhibition city, with a friendly welcome for
visitors
Glasgow is home to Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. It has
one of Europe's finest civic art collections in galleries such as
the Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery and the Burrell Collection
and entry into all 27 of the city's galleries is free.
Visitors will love Glasgow, the friendliness of the people,
the quality of the shops, the numerous high quality restaurants,
bars and clubs. Scotland has some of the world's most breathtaking
scenery; much of it is on Glasgow's doorstep. And of
course some of the world's finest golf courses are just a
short drive away.
'Let Glasgow Flourish' proclaims the
city's coat of arms - and it does. Glasgow is growing. Over the
past ten years the number of jobs in the city has gone up by 20%.
That's twice the rate of the rest of Scotland. A great deal of the
increase has been in the International Financial Services District,
which has attracted international companies such as JP Morgan and
Morgan Stanley, as well as home grown financial firms like Direct
Line, the Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS.
On top of financial and business
services, buoyant sectors include the creative industries,
health, education, retail, and tourism (leisure, business and
hospitality). Glasgow is also Scotland's media centre, home to the
country's main broadcasters and newspaper groups.
You can benefit from the partnership
that's helped drive the city's rapid development. One of the unique
selling points of the SECC is our active role in what could be
described as 'Team Glasgow'. This is a coalition of the main
organisations in the city who work closely together in a way that
benefits our clients. For SECC customers this means having access
to a wide range of added value services, from civic receptions to
travel passes for delegates.
TRACK RECORD OF HOSTING MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND
EVENTS
Glasgow is firmly established as an experienced and
popular centre for conferences and international events such as the
UEFA Cup Final, Celtic Connections - the World's largest celtic
music festival and will be host of the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Over 23,500 international delegates visited the city last year with
several major conferences receiving a significant increase in
delegate numbers in Glasgow compared to the previous year, and in
some cases, record breaking numbers.
GLASGOW CONVENTION BUREAU:
ACCOMMODATION
Glasgow has some of the best value hotel prices in the UK.
The SECC has 3 onsite hotels offering a total of 553 beds within
5 minutes walk of the conference centre. Additionally the SECC has
its own railway station which is only 1 stop (2 mins) from the
hotels district of the city. In total, over 11,000 rooms are
within 2 miles of the SECC, ranging from budget and student
accommodation, alongside the international brand hotels and deluxe
boutique properties.
The Convention Bureau works with the city's hoteliers on a daily
basis and as a result there is a supportive relationship that works
to the benefit of the conference hosts and their Professional
Conference Organiser.
The Convention Bureau at GCMB offers a free and impartial
accommodation booking service to anyone organising a conference or
event in the Metropolitan Glasgow area. Because of the close
working relationships, the Convention Bureau's terms and conditions
are the same for each hotel and no deposit or contract is
required for individual bookings. For more information
http://www.seeglasgow.com/convention-bureau/convention--congress-organisers/accommodation/cabs
GLASGOW CONVENTION BUREAU
The award winning Convention Bureau at Glasgow City Marketing
Bureau is here to help make the delivery of a successful and
memorable meeting that much easier.
The professional and friendly team at the Convention Bureau
offer free and impartial advice to national and international
conference organisers to assist with the planning, financing and
marketing of your meeting. All of our services are free and
include:
ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT: dedicated PR professional to
highlight your conference into the local media; co-ordination of
site inspections; local expertise for an exciting and themed social
programme
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Glasgow is a cost effective
destination and to help balance the budget the city offers City
funding and a free welcome drinks reception
- MARKETING SUPPORT: Created to help increase your
delegate numbers. Welcome message to delegates on city's main
thoroughfare; first announcement flyers pre Glasgow congress,
promotional items - video, giveaways, images
For more information and assistance www.seeglasgow.com/conventionbureau
Why
Glasgow?
- Scotland's Largest City
- 45 minutes from Edinburgh
- 1 hour from London
- 3 International Airports
- UK Best Shopping city 2006
- 1990 European Capital of Culture
- 1999 UK City of Architecture & Design
- Best UK Convention Bureau 2007 & 2008
- Proud Host City of the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Completely
Connected
- 3 International Airports
- 10 minutes to city centre
- London only 1 hour away
- 100 non stop destinations
- 22 low-cost airlines
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