GLASGOW – MTLG 2017

Glasgow has realised an urban transformation and has become the congress city in which people want to organise events. This is supported by excellent infrastructure and the connectivity of all players. In the field of infrastructure the King is the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre. It is an events hub that can’t be compared to any other venue in Europe, as it combines a comprehensive range of hotels, special venues and excellent accessibility. It is not surprising that on the ICCA scale last year, if we look at the number of participants, Glasgow surpassed destinations such as New York, Munich, Washington, Dublin and Beijing. Looking at the number of events, Glasgow is even ahead of cities such as Melbourne, Geneva, Chicago, Florence, Cape Town and Los Angeles (of 400 cities, Glasgow was ranked in 28th place in 2015). Within the UK, only London has surpassed Glasgow. Destinations in the region of New Europe can learn a lot from Glasgow, especially on how to get congress tourism among the sectors, which can transform the city and provide a breakthrough in development.

DESTINATION CAPACITY

• The number of 4* and 5* category hotel rooms: 7,230
• The number of 4* and 5* category hotels: 89
• Banquet hall maximum capacity: 6,000
• The largest hall in the city (in m2): 10,965 m2
• Destination population: 603,080
• Maximum hall capacity in theatre style: 10,000

XL – MEETING DESTINATION

Destinations that can host more than 2000 attendees.

Check out the new MTLG categorization for 2017 here.