From Scottish Ballet to avant-garde dance, Scottish Opera to
rock concerts, the Royal Conservatoire to some of the finest
collections of civic art in Europe at the Burrell Collection and
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow and the West has it
all.
Lonely Planet ranked Glasgow among the world's top ten must-see
cities. The city attracts nearly 2.3m visitors per year, who
come to experience its wide range of attractions, year-round events
and strong retail offer. Glasgow has also been particularly
successful in the business tourism market. It is the
UK's international conference capital.
The key to the city's success is its brand PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW, which
projects Glasgow onto the world stage.
- The SSE Hydro, one of the world's leading entertainment
venues
- 20 world-class museums and art galleries, most free entry
- Kelvingrove Art Galley, Scotland's most visited tourist
attraction
- Best retail centre in the UK outside London's West End
- Glasgow - 3rd most attractive overseas tourist and
UK short break destination
- Iconic Riverside Museum