Glasgow Airport is one of the UK's busiest international airports, with more than eight million passengers a year, flying to around 90 destinations worldwide. It is Scotland's principal long haul gateway and is owned by BAA, which also owns Heathrow, Stansted, Southampton, Aberdeen and Edinburgh airports and just eight miles west of the city.
The city is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. Its culture plays an integral part in daily life and in the business and wealth of the city. No visit is complete without seeing the many museums Glasgow has to offer. Hailed as the dear green place, because of its attractive, well-maintained parks, but its aesthetic standing truly rests with its awe-inspiring Victorian architecture.
Similar to Detroit, Glasgow has, produced great musicians in recent years, the city has also produced legendary venues like the Barrowland, King Tut’s and The Arches which hold host to the world’s biggest and most promising new artists. While the City Halls and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall regularly play host to classical performances, all making a contribution to the city’s recent honouring as a City of Music by the UN.
Not be out done by its Music scene Glasgow has also produced Famous people both past and present. Here are only four of them
- Diane Sawyer (Journalist)
- James Andrew McAvoy (Actor)
- Billy Connolly ( Comedian/Musician)
- John Barrowman (Actor)
Glasgow also has something to offer those who enjoy a bit of retail therapy and has cemented its reputation for offering the UK’s best shopping outside London, with the Italian Centre in the Merchant City, and the exclusive, designer label stores of Ingram Street, right through to the delicatessens and boutique shops of the fashionable West End, where the weary and shopped-out can relax at one of the countless bars and cafes.
With such an enthralling past and a rich culture a visit to Glasgow why have you book your stay yet