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The SECC audience is:

• 3.8 million peopel (i.e 74% of the Scottish population) live within a 90 minute drive of the SECC
• 42% ABC1
• The Scottish postcodes with the hightest proportion of ABC1 residents i.e. between 80% & 91% are all based within the 90 minute radius of SECC
• 36% of the working population within the 90 minute radius has an average salary in excess of the UK national average

The SECC satisfaction levels are:

• 94% described the general atmosphere at SECC as 'excellent' or 'good'
• 95% described their overall enjoyment of the event theyr attended at SECC as 'excellent' or 'good'
• 89% described the level of service at SECC as 'excellent' or 'good'
• 82% described the standard of facilities at SECC as 'excellent' or 'good'

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Hotels in Glasgow:

• SECC is located within easy reach of the major city centre hotels as well as smaller hotels and guest houses in the city's west end. There are 6,000 hotel bedrooms within two miles of the Centre over 2,500 of which are in four or five star establishments.
• In addition, three of the hotels are on-site:
• the 3 Star 283 bedroom four-star Crowne Plaza, which is connected to the SECC by a covered link
• the 164 bedroom three-star City Inn and
• the 106 bedroom Campanile
• There are 80 hotels within a 15min drive time of the SECC

 

• Over 500 Hotels within a 90 Minute drive time

 

 

Connectivity:

Airports:

There are 3 international airports in Scotland all within easy reach of the SECC. Between them 19.52 million passenger flew from Scotland's airports.

 

GlasgowAirport

• Glasgow's international airport is a 15 minute drive from SECC and provides direct access to and from major European and North American cities. The city sits on the nation-wide transport system with fast rail and road access to all the UK's principal cities. Glasgow serves many national and international airports from London, Birmingham and Manchester to Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Geneva.

Edinburgh Airport

• Edinburgh is one of BAA's fastest-growing airport, with a worldwide reputation and worldwide connections. Edinburgh Airport serves many of Scotland's only direct routes to other cities, including: Brussels, Madrid, Munich and Zurich. The airport serves Scotland's capital city and the rest of Scotland with major rail and road links to Glasgow.

Prestwick Airport

• Prestwick Airport is only 32 miles from the SECC. With a large car park facility and an Integrated train station there is easy access to Glasgow to and from the airport.

Road

• SECC is just off Junction 19 of the M8 motorway. There is prominent signage from all major motorway routes to the SECC.

On-site parking is available for over 2,500 vehicles

 

Taxi

• There is a Taxi Pick-up and Drop -off point at the East Entrance in front of The Clyde Auditorium. There are taxi ranks throughout the city. Main pick-up points include Buchanan Bus Station, Queen Street and Central Stations and most large hotels.

 

Rail

• Glasgow has the largest rail network in the UK outside London.  Glasgow's Central Station is connected with every city in the UK, while Queen Street Station serves central and northern Scotland. The new Virgin Pendoline trains running between Glasgow and London take just over 4 hours and from there the SECC is just a 3 minute train journey away
• Once you're in Glasgow, your journey right to our front door can be completed by train Trains run to the SECC from the city centre with a journey time of just three minutes
• Exhibition Centre station is SECC's own dedicated railway station allowing easy access from the city centre and the suburbs. Six trains an hour from Central Station (Platform 15) will bring you to Exhibition Centre station in a journey time of just three minutes.

Glasgow's Subway

 

The Glasgow Subway is within walking distance or a short bus journey from the SECC. The railway forms a small circle in the centre-west of Glasgow taking in 15 stations which split evenly between booth sides of the river clyde.

 

Glasgow is regenerating and evolving at a dizzying pace - style cats beware, this city is edgy, modish and downright ballsy. Its Victorian architectural legacy is now swamped with cutting-edge style bars, world-class venues to tickle your taste buds, and a hedonistic club culture that will bring out your nocturnal instincts. Best of all, though, is Glasgow's pounding live-music scene which is one of the best in Britain, and accessible through countless venues dedicated to homegrown beats.

 

The city is going through a long-term transformation, evident along the revitalised River Clyde, where visitors can explore Glasgow's mighty maritime heritage along riverfront walkways. Museums and galleries abound and the city's resume has been made even more impressive with the reopening of the colossal Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum - which, in typical Glaswegian fashion, strips the city of any false pretences and tells it like it is - both the inspiring and the infuriating aspects of life here.

 

Glasgow combines urban mayhem and black humour and is so friendly, it's sometimes downright unnerving - throw off the shackles of urban restraint and immerse yourself in a down-to-earth metropolis that is all about fun. And besides, where else in the world can you land in the middle of a city in a seaplane?

 

Glaswegians are proud of their working class background and leftist traditions. Their rivalry with Edinburgh is fierce and folk are full of contempt for what they see as a prissy, right-wing establishment on the east coast, full of toffs with clipped accents and, infuriatingly, holding the title of capital city. However Glaswegians remind themselves that Edinburgh may be the capital, but Glasgow has the capital.