Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley
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20/05/2008
It’s been a very good year for visitor attractions throughout Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley, as VisitScotland’s annual Visitor Attraction Monitor reveals that the area has the highest level of visits in Scotland — even if you don’t count Kelvingrove. More...
20/05/2008
The latest phase of our marketing campaign with easyJet has taken the message about Glasgow city breaks to Belfast, where we decided to make sure the message was very hard to miss... More...
20/05/2008
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has a new Chief Executive. More...
20/05/2008
Some of the country’s leading experts on audience development in the arts will be in Glasgow next month for this year’s Glasgow Grows Audiences conference at the National Piping Centre on Friday 6 June. More...
17/03/2008
Downloadable guides for your guests and staff to keep updated on what's on are available from www.visitscotland.org. More...
17/03/2008
Well, with 80% of visitors entering the country via Glasgow or Edinburgh, you really should! Glasgow:Edinburgh Collaboration, in partnership with Rabbie’s Trail Burners, is once again offering product knowledge training on Scotland’s ‘Twin-Cities’ for people working frontline tourism jobs. More...
17/03/2008
The curtains have closed on the fourth Glasgow Film Festival in February with the news that admissions have increased by 25% on last year, reaching almost 20,000 in the ten-day programme. More...
19/02/2008
Businesses from Glasgow have the opportunity to attend a Networking Evening at the award-winning Hotel Du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens on 28 February. More...
19/02/2008
The stunning new cinema advert that will be luring UK visitors to Scotland for the 2008 season has just been launched, and Scottish audiences will get to see it for the first time on a big screen only at this month’s Glasgow Film Festival, which runs until 24 February. More...
19/02/2008
A delegation of Scottish tourism businesses led by VisitScotland Glasgow has just returned from trade mission to Reykjavik at Icelandair’s Mid-Atlantic Seminar. More...
19/02/2008
There’s still time for rising stars in Glasgow and Edinburgh’s tourism industry to sign up for the first event in the ‘innovation eg’ talent search project, starting with an ideas exchange event on Monday 25 February at the Glasgow Science Centre. More...
19/02/2008
The celebs were out in force last month, when VisitScotland and partner VOGUE.com threw a fabulous party at Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge to celebrate Burns Night… with a stylishly Glaswegian twist. More...
19/02/2008
In response to industry feedback a series of What's On listings have been produced by VisitScotland's network staff. More...
21/01/2008
Following its best ever run last August, the ‘Dine Around Glasgow’ £15 menu promotion has returned this month for the duration of the Celtic Connections festival. More...
21/01/2008
Businesses from the Inverclyde area will have the opportunity to attend two quality events from the Greenock Chamber of Commerce’s annual programme in January and February 2008. More...
21/01/2008
The first event in the Glasgow-Edinburgh collaboration talent search initiative ‘innovation eg’ is an ideas exchange on Monday 25 February at the Glasgow Science Centre. So which are you: mentor or rising star? More...
21/01/2008
Fifteen Glasgow restaurants have made the shortlist for this year’s Scottish Restaurant Awards, due to be announced at the end of the month. More...
21/01/2008
New Year brings some changes to VisitScotland’s Industry Engagement team in George Square. Read on to meet your Glasgow team for 2008. More...
18/12/2007
Three companies beat off stiff competition from companies across Scotland to be crowned National Winners at the Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards 2007.
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18/12/2007
It’s full steam ahead for the Glasgow Airport Rail Link, with a number of landmark developments in the recent weeks. More...
18/12/2007
Glasgow’s restaurants have enjoyed one of their best ever Augusts this year, thanks to the huge success of the city’s third Dine Around Glasgow £15 menu promotion, which has raked in almost a quarter of a million pounds. More...
18/12/2007
Plus, there’s an extra-special 20% DISCOUNT on Thursday 20th December & Friday 21st December, when you can pop in, browse in our shop and have a chat over some coffee & shortbread.
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18/12/2007
Gourock Highland Games has received a financial boost of £10,000 for next year through EventScotland's Regional Events Programme. More...
18/12/2007
Kelvingrove is ending another remarkable year by welcoming its four millionth visitor since its reopening in July 2006 and winning an award its top-class interpretation. More...
19/11/2007
A series of What's On listings have been produced in response to industry feedback, all of these are available for you to download from VisitScotland's website. More...
19/11/2007
VisitScotland is taking advantage of the cross-generational boom in podcasting to lure visitors to Glasgow with a new audio and video podcast themed on the stylish Merchant City. More...
19/11/2007
With Celtic Connections just around the corner, here’s your chance to do your bit for Glasgow in this year’s Scottish Traditional Music Awards, by casting a vote for nominee St Andrew’s in the Square. More...
19/11/2007
Tourism businesses across Scotland are celebrating the prospect of a significant increase in revenue as a result of the country’s success in luring the 20th Commonwealth Games to Glasgow in 2014. More...
19/11/2007
Which are you: mentor or rising star? An exciting new initiative from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Collaboration Project has been developed to encourage new ideas and leadership skills amongst young tourism operators, with the support of experienced mentors. More...
19/11/2007
Glasgow tourism businesses have dominated this year’s Scottish Thistle Awards, the annual celebration of the cream of Scotland’s tourism industry, winning in four of the award categories, including two for last year’s Glasgow Mackintosh Festival. More...
23/10/2007
Potential visitors to Glasgow are being lured to the city by a new marketing initiative that allows them to build their own Glasgow movie. More...
23/10/2007
He’s photographed The Beatles, Liz Taylor, Michael Jackson and every US president since Eisenhower, but now Glaswegian superstar photographer Harry Benson has chosen his home city as the subject of his latest book—and he chose Glasgow tourist information centre as the venue for the book-signing launch. More...
23/10/2007
A little bit of extra knowledge goes a long way in growing your business, and there are lots of opportunities to bone up on some of our key growth markets in the next few weeks. More...
17/09/2007
American airline US Airways has hailed the success of a summer marketing campaign with Scottish tourism partners that has seen a marked rise in sales for their daily flight from Philadelphia to Glasgow Airport. More...
17/09/2007
Both Celtic and Rangers are competing in the Champions League for only the second time, which means a dramatic increase in both TV coverage and numbers of visiting fans. So, what do you know about our key football markets? More...
17/09/2007
Big events in the city can have a big effect on your business. Make sure these are in your diary for the weeks ahead. More...
17/09/2007
Scotland’s natural heritage, on land and at sea, is one of its most important tourism assets, but visitors need high quality information and advice to help them enjoy it. This two-day course in Cumbernauld’s Palacerigg Country Park will open your eyes to what’s on your doorstep. More...
17/09/2007
BigSmall Business Event is a new concept in business networking, combining selling with learning at one half-day event in the centre of Glasgow. More...
17/09/2007
The use of Scotland’s landscapes and built environment as film locations is big business for Scotland. But did you know that by taking a few practical steps, it could be big business for you? More...
17/09/2007
A major new marketing campaign focusing on events and festivals has been launched this month to encourage visitors from across Europe to take a city break in Glasgow and Edinburgh this winter, with the theme of ‘6 festivals, 6 friends, 36 chances to celebrate’. More...
27/08/2007
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is joining forces with VisitScotland to create a new one-stop shop for tourism and travel information in Paisley. More...
27/08/2007
Big events in the city can have a big effect on your business. Make sure these are in your diary for the weeks ahead. More...
27/08/2007
Here is your chance to put some swing into your networking, with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf tournament on 3 September. More...
27/08/2007
A dazzling aerial display by the Red Arrows will be amongst the highlights for the thousands of people expected to descend on Greenock’s Esplanade for the QE2’s visit on 20 September. More...
23/07/2007
Budding photographers among this summer’s visitors to Glasgow are being invited to share their shots of the city online to attract new visitors on short breaks. More...
23/07/2007
Five-star mini-coach tour company Timberbush Tours has launched an innovative new offering that packs the highlights of Glasgow and Edinburgh into a single day tour; ideal for your time-pressed visitors. More...
23/07/2007
Big events in the city can have a big effect on your business. Make sure these are in your diary for the weeks ahead. More...
23/07/2007
If you haven’t yet signed up for next year’s Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley publications, you’ll have to make contact with your Business Relationship Manager in the next week. More...
23/07/2007
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum is joining a galaxy of celebrities including Madonna, Calvin Klein, HRH Queen Elizabeth II, George Clooney and Elvis Presley… by having a star named after it! More...
23/07/2007
Only a month after unveiling the results of a major refurbishment, the extensive collection of the Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery has been accorded ‘national significance’ status under the Scottish Executive’s Recognition Scheme. More...
23/07/2007
The Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire Chambers of Commerce invite you to join them for an evening cruise on the River Clyde which will give you the opportunity to get up to speed with the Clydeside regeneration project and do a bit of networking over refreshments. More...
23/07/2007
Glasgow icons Kelvingrove and Charles Rennie Mackintosh are leading the latest tourism push in the USA as VisitScotland and US Airways launch a new $150,000 summer marketing campaign to promote Glasgow and Scotland on the airline’s direct service from Philadelphia to Glasgow Airport. More...
18/06/2007
Scotland’s largest hotel, Jurys Inn on Glasgow’s Jamaica Street, has achieved the Gold standard under the Green Tourism Business Scheme, making it only the second in the city to sport the plaque. More...
18/06/2007
A multi-million pound plan to expand Glasgow Airport – the biggest single investment by airport operator BAA Glasgow for a generation – is about to get underway. More...
18/06/2007
Big events in the city can have a big effect on your business. Make sure you are in the know by having these in your diary for the weeks ahead. More...
18/06/2007
Are you looking to grow your business? The advice from Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is, if you want a piece of the action, you should get a piece of pizza. All in the name of networking, of course! More...
18/06/2007
As the Commonwealth Games evaluation committee arrived in Glasgow to assess the city’s bid for the 2014 Games, Glasgow TIC rolled out a special welcome. More...
18/06/2007
The fourth annual 'Scottish Hotels of the Year Awards' saw the city’s Crowne Plaza Hotel take home the Glasgow Hotel of the Year 2007 Award as well as Scottish Conference Hotel of the Year 2007. More...
23/05/2007
The award winning Pan-European Cities campaign will begin again in late summer, promoting Glasgow and Edinburgh across the continent. A wide variety of marketing opportunities are available now, ranging from web travel deals to cooperative on-line advertising. More...
23/05/2007
There’s no rest for your business cards this summer as Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has put together some innovative networking events to help you relax and build your contacts at the same time. More...
23/05/2007
Does your web site attract enough visitors? Are they the right kind of people? Does it translate into bookings and profits? This one-day workshop will demystify the web for novices or start-up businesses and give you confidence in running your own web site. More...
23/05/2007
Inspired by the spirit of a certain TV show, the boss of the Carlton George Hotel in Glasgow has launched a search amongst the hospitality industry’s rising stars to find her perfect apprentice. More...
23/05/2007
Meet Shona Telfer, VisitScotland’s new Glasgow Product Manager, who’ll be spearheading the organisation’s leisure marketing campaigns for Glasgow. More...
23/05/2007
A new Essential Guide to Lanarkshire has been produced to stimulate increased numbers of visitors to the area and highlight the top attractions and events. More...
23/05/2007
The Royal Navy's newest patrol vessel HMS Clyde will pay Inverclyde a fleeting four-day visit at the end of this month, from 26 to 29 May. More...
23/05/2007
Design-savvy souvenir producers, ‘The Glasgow Girls’, based at the city’s Willow Tearooms, won a very special commission for a very special client — a gift for the SFA to present to the president of UEFA. More...
23/05/2007
What kind of cities do people want to live in now and in the future? At this free event, you can find out how 5,000 people have imagined Glasgow in 13 years’ time: the outcome of the Glasgow 2020 experiment. More...
23/05/2007
Major events can have a big impact on your business, and being aware of what's on can be a good service to your guests too. Here's a selection of highlight events around Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley in the coming weeks. More...
23/05/2007
New poster sites in Glasgow-area TICs, never previously available for businesses to buy, are amongst some prominent new marketing opportunities on offer from VisitScotland’s Glasgow network office. More...
23/04/2007
Easter is behind us, the clocks are forward and we’ve seen some decidedly spring-like weather—all signs that we’re about to get a lot busier. But are you ready? Here’s our checklist of five things you need to do to get the best out of the 2007 season. More...
23/04/2007
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce presents a very civilised way of doing a bit of networking—on the golf course. More...
23/04/2007
Big events in the city can have a big effect on your business. Make sure these are in your diary for the weeks ahead. More...
23/04/2007
There’s a strong chance that Glasgow could see a visitor or two on 16 May as one of the biggest parties in the world football calendar rolls into town. It’s all about to kick off… More...
23/04/2007
A unique project to attract Russians to Scotland as a place to learn English, which received support from the VisitScotland Challenge Fund last year, has just announced results that smash its tourism targets. More...
23/04/2007
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has entered the Glasgow market with a new twice-weekly service to the Swedish capital and fares from just £56 one-way including taxes. More...
23/04/2007
Glasgow’s official tourist map is sporting a new look for 2007: backing the bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2014. More...
19/03/2007
Read on for some of the events that could affect your business in the next few weeks and may interest your customers. More...
19/03/2007
Leading tourism industry figures have gathered at Glasgow’s Willow Tea Rooms for a ‘Boston Tea Party’ to announce VisitScotland and flyglobespan’s new $600,000 campaign to support the airline’s new direct flight from Boston to Glasgow. More...
19/03/2007
VisitScotland has teamed up with FlyZoom to offer you the chance to advertise at heavily discounted rates in its full colour, glossy in-flight magazine for a six month period. More...
19/03/2007
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce moves into the spring season with the next in its successful series of Women’s Networking Lunches, sponsored by Bank of Scotland. More...
19/03/2007
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, major international sports events and a taste of the city’s outstanding restaurants should all be on the hit list for visitors to Glasgow in 2007 according to the city’s new visitor guide, published by VisitScotland. More...
19/02/2007
The Forth & Clyde Canal is set to share in a £2.45 million cash boost from the Scottish Executive that will see a range of improvements and upgrades deliver real value for canalside communities. More...
19/02/2007
Whether you're a customer facing business or a supplier of products or services to the industry this morning meeting will help you to focus on profitable growth and should not be missed. More...
19/02/2007
This is your chance to help shape the future growth of tourism in Scotland’s largest city, as the draft Glasgow Tourism Strategy is presented for public consultation. More...
19/02/2007
Glasgow’s Carlton George took the enterprising move of giving away every one of its rooms for free in the name of research, and uncovered some surprising results. More...
19/02/2007
Why has Glasgow got a lighthouse in its city centre? Where is the Armani store? What’s the difference between the City Halls and the City Chambers? And just why is it called the Merchant City? The answers are all on this product knowledge tour of Glasgow’s style quarter. More...
19/02/2007
Simon Calder, the BBC Holiday presenter and travel editor for The Independent, is just one of this year’s headline speakers at the sixth Customer Service Conference in Glasgow. More...
19/02/2007
A selection of highlight events in the coming weeks. More...
19/02/2007
A VisitScotland delegation, with industry partners from Glasgow and beyond, has just completed a trade mission to Reykjavik where they were persuading international buyers to take a little Scotch with their ice. More...
19/02/2007
The Glasgow Airport Rail Link has now completed the final stage in the process that will allow the project to go ahead—the stamp of approval from The Queen. More...
19/02/2007
Fresh from welcoming its two-millionth visitor in the last six months, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has been long-listed for a prestigious national £100,000 prize. More...
22/01/2007
Here’s the ‘river city’ you don’t see on the TV soap — the real, vibrant, stylish west end of Glasgow and myriad attractions of the riverside. More...
22/01/2007
As the Celtic Connections circus rolls into town, we’re all aware of the relationship between traditional music and tourism. But do you know how to get the most out of this growing market? More...
22/01/2007
We’re used to having a birl around Glasgow during Celtic Connections. But this year, for the first time, you can have a ‘Dine Around’ too, thanks to the city’s first winter restaurant promotion, sponsored by VisitScotland. More...
22/01/2007
If your New Year’s resolution is to do some serious networking, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce can help you with some events designed to make 2007 a successful year for your business. More...
22/01/2007
How well do your staff know East Dunbartonshire? Can they answer questions on the Antonine Wall, the West Highland Way or Mugdock Country Park? More...
22/01/2007
We’re rolling out the red carpet to accommodation providers who might want to get a piece of the action at the third Glasgow Film Festival next month. More...
22/01/2007
Get the lowdown on the major events coming up in the next few weeks. More...
22/01/2007
Get a First ScotRail 'Family Funday' ticket to Glasgow on 3 or 4 February 2007 and get into select attractions in the city for free. More...
18/12/2006
If your idea of the perfect Christmas gift is cartoon socks and a three-pack of guest soaps, get yourself down to The Lighthouse in Glasgow for a swift re-education in the art of the stylish gift. More...
18/12/2006
Roll over Heidi Klum and Kate Moss. The face of 2006 in the European glossies is one Charles Rennie Mackintosh... More...
18/12/2006
A selection of highlight events in the coming weeks. More...
28/11/2006
VisitScotland and Glasgow Restaurateurs Association are teaming up again for the city’s first winter Dine Around promotion during Celtic Connections in January. More...
28/11/2006
VisitScotland's City Breaks site has just undergone a makeover and businesses are being invited to get a piece of the action. More...
28/11/2006
Glasgow TIC has just become Scotland’s tenth retail outlet for global event ticketing giant Ticketmaster. More...
28/11/2006
In response to high demand, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is offering one of its most popular workshops for a fourth time. More...
28/11/2006
“Edinburgh? Oh yes, it’s 45 miles away. And it’s got a castle... And tattoos... and a lovely big street with shops and stuff on it... and that’s all I can think of. Sorry.” How knowledgable about the capital are YOUR staff? More...
28/11/2006
Following last week’s sell-out Business Tourism Conference in Glasgow, Scottish Enterprise presents a further series of business tourism workshops. More...
28/11/2006
A selection of highlight events near you in the coming weeks. More...
28/11/2006
Ancestral tourism is big business for Scotland. But how much do you know about what your visitors need, and what VisitScotland is already doing for them? More...
23/10/2006
How much do your staff really know about the other end of the M8? More...
23/10/2006
A representative group has just been formed bringing together interests from the private and public sector to further the growth and development of tourism in Renfrewshire. More...
23/10/2006
Customer service, PR and trends are the focus of the parallel sessions at this year’s Business Tourism Conference at Glasgow’s Radisson SAS Hotel next month. More...
23/10/2006
A selection of key events taking place in Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley in the coming weeks. More...
26/09/2006
Lanarkshire looks set for one of its busiest ever autumn tourist seasons, as a new web site is launched promoting the area as a prime destination for families. More...
26/09/2006
If you haven’t yet signed up for either of next year’s two main Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley consumer print items, you’ll need to make contact with one of the Glasgow-based Business Relationship Managers in the coming week. More...
26/09/2006
Glasgow is promoted as the ideal city for shopping, nightlife and the arts in VisitScotland’s latest push on short breaks for Scotland’s six cities this autumn, developed in partnership with the Guardian newspaper’s online magazine. More...
26/09/2006
Established farmers’ markets in Paisley and Glasgow’s Queen’s Park are among the first to join a brand new quality assurance scheme for the markets launched by VisitScotland and Eat Scotland earlier this month during Scottish Food Fortnight. More...
26/09/2006
A selection of some of the larger events taking place in Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley in the coming weeks. More...
26/09/2006
This is tomorrow’s market today and doing it well can be profitable. This one-day workshop is aimed at all tourism businesses that accept children, from B&Bs and hotels to visitor attractions and restaurants. More...
29/08/2006
Glasgow businesses have put in one of their best ever showings in the shortlist for this year’s tourism ‘Oscars’, The Scottish Thistle Awards, in the nominations announced by VisitScotland. More...
29/08/2006
Events to help you guide visitors to wildlife and natural heritage resources in your local area. More...
29/08/2006
Flyglobespan has announced it is to launch a new daily service between Glasgow and Boston from May 2007. More...
29/08/2006
A selection of events in Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley in the coming weeks. More...
24/07/2006
Kelvingrove, the Mackintosh Festival and shopping are the key messages in VisitScotland’s latest marketing push for Glasgow, in the form of a four-item mailer issued in June to 25,000 UK consumers. More...
24/07/2006
A £100 million programme of improvements to Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre could be underway within three months, if new plans backed by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce are approved by the City Council. More...
24/07/2006
Glasgow City Council has given the green light for the £62 million Scotland’s National Arena to be built at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, further strengthening the city’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014. More...
24/07/2006
Visitors to Glasgow tourist information centre can now have a new perspective on the city thanks to a new free map highlighting the key medieval sites. More...
24/07/2006
These are just a few of the key events in the area in the coming weeks. More...
27/06/2006
Ladies golf tournament The Solheim Cup could return to the shores of Loch Lomond in 2011, if a new bid by Scottish partners is successful. More...
27/06/2006
Clydebank’s Beardmore Hotel has been named Scottish Conference Hotel of the Year for the second year in a row. More...
27/06/2006
Some of the big events happening in Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley in the coming weeks. More...
27/06/2006
Organisers of this year’s Mackintosh Festival are offering free familiarisation coach tours of Glasgow, designed to give frontline staff in tourism businesses an introduction to the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. More...
27/06/2006
Lesley Kelso, one of the most familiar faces in tourism locally, is leaving VisitScotland this month to pursue a different side of the industry, running her own guest house and tearoom on the Fife coast. More...
27/06/2006
Glasgow could be about to advance still further up the league tables of European shopping destinations, if a pilot on late night shopping five days a week is successful. More...
27/06/2006
VisitScotland has welcomed the announcement by Glasgow’s licensing board that their plans for a blanket ban on glass in all licensed premises by January 2007 have been abandoned. More...
24/05/2006
Opportunities to advertise in several VisitScotland 2006/2007 publications are about to close, and there’s just a few days left to contact your local Relationship Manager and sign up. More...
24/05/2006
Monday 12 June 2006
Holiday Inn Theatreland, Glasgow
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24/05/2006
Glasgow’s Leading Attractions, the city’s successful consortium of visitor attractions, has just issued their new voucher booklet for the 2006/7 season, with a new mix of value-added offers and discounts for attractions, shops, cafés and tours. More...
24/05/2006
The choice of day tours from Glasgow has seen a great expansion in recent weeks with the introduction of two new operators from the city’s George Square. More...
24/05/2006
Lesley Craig, VisitScotland’s Area Director for Glasgow has announced that she is stepping down from her post to spend more time with her family. More...
24/05/2006
For information on events ranging from festivals to music concerts, read on... More...
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