| Comment | You’d think so! But I used to work at VisitScotland and Glasgow was/is actually incredibly under capacity when it came to hotels (at least in 2017/18 when I was there). This didn’t necessarily mean there were never enough hotels, it simply meant that during peak times - ie summer, multiple conferences, concerts etc etc - demand outstripped supply to the such a point that BandBs and shitty hotels could charge outrageous amounts for rooms.
This means there’s huge money still to be made for hotels by building or converting new building, especially as Glasgow positions itself and an event and conference capital of Europe (think Cop26) and is project 7-8% growth in tourism in coming years (or was prior to Covid!)
It’s a great thing for the city (jobs and beats the potential dangers of Air BnB) |
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