Glasgow

Host your conference in a city renowned for its innovation, creativity and friendliness.

People Make Glasgow
Getting Here
Expertise
Where to stay
Venues
Incentives
Dining & Social
Glasgow Convention Bureau
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People Make Glasgow

Welcome to Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city and the first UK destination to be named as the European Capital of Culture back in 1990.
A cultural and academic powerhouse which reflects the city’s strengths for hosting large conferences and conventions. Renowned for world-leading research in life sciences, engineering and technology, Glasgow hosts more international delegates than any other UK city outside of London.
This cultural powerhouse is also home to leading venues, including 24 museums, plus the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) - the UK’s largest integrated conference and exhibition centre, located on the banks of the River Clyde.
Glasgow is a conference city that works for clients and delivers for delegates.

Getting Here

Glasgow is an easy-to-reach destination and the perfect starting point for event attendees to discover everything that Scotland has to offer.

BY PLANE

Three international airports with direct flights from more than 170 destinations including Paris, New York, Toronto and Berlin. Only a one-hour flight from London.

BY TRAIN

Daily direct trains from London see visitors reach Glasgow Central Station in four hours and 30 minutes. From Birmingham, there’s 13 daily trains to Glasgow, with a four hour journey time.

BY CAR

Glasgow is linked to England via the M74 motorway.

Expertise

	Life Sciences Since the 18th century, Glasgow has been a major contributor to medical innovation, being home to the UK’s first female medical professor, Dame Louise McIlroy, and the world’s first bone graft and successful removal of a brain tumour. Today, Glasgow is home to the largest medical physics research division in the world, one of Europe’s largest hospitals (the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital) and the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, the UK’s most advanced NHS cancer centre. Glasgow’s medical and life sciences conference business is thriving, predicted to contribute £63 million to the local economy by 2022.

	Advanced Manufacturing Glasgow is a world-leader in precision medicine, quantum technologies and advanced manufacturing. The city’s universities have long been a hub for driving innovation in this sector. The University of Glasgow is home to the UK’s oldest School of Engineering, delivering world-class engineering education for more than 150 years. The University of Strathclyde is recognised as one of the UK’s leading technological universities with seven of its eight engineering departments ranked in the UK’s top 10 for research.

	Digital Glasgow is fast becoming a global digital technology hub, with Scotland boasting the UK’s fastest growing digital economy outside of London. It is home to a thriving range of digital tech sectors including fin-tech, e-commerce, enterprise software and space technology. Many of the companies who specialise in digital media and technology are based in the city’s Innovation District. They contribute to a sector worth almost £600 million to Glasgow and include innovators in publishing, gaming, TV, radio and learning technologies.

Where to stay

More than 10,000 bedrooms within walking distance of venues, restaurants and cultural attractions.

5* hotels	700 bedrooms
4* hotels	4,000 bedrooms
3* and under properties	4,000 bedrooms
Other (student accommodation / home sharing)	1,500 bedrooms

Venues

Glasgow has a range of flexible and reliable venues that are easily accessible, offer great customer service and can accommodate all types of meetings and events.

SEC - Scottish Event Campus

Le bâtiment principal de l'université de Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Glasgow Caledonian University

Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC)

Incentives

Bursting with energy, passion and personality, Glasgow is a vibrant cosmopolitan city, which offers so much more than tartan and bagpipes. Motivate, reward and inspire with a choice of unforgettable incentive experiences.