FREE Issue 16 May 2018

GLASGOW AIRPORT’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO TRAVEL, LIFESTYLE AND BUSINESS

FRANKFURT CITY BREAK WITH A DIFFERENCE

NEW! EXCITING DESTINATIONS FOR 2019

WIN TICKETS FOR TRNSMT MUSIC FESTIVAL: PAGE 43

CONTENTS 04 10 WELCOME SUMMER IS here and there are still plenty of options from Glasgow 13 Airport for a city break or holiday in the sun. Meanwhile, Lufthansa’s daily service to Frankfurt 29 and its Munich route offer more 18 options for passengers travelling to Germany who can also connect to destinations around the world via these two hubs. This issue of High Flyer also puts many established routes in the spotlight, offering inspiration for your next trip to Europe – Faro, Crete, Halkidiki, Ibiza, Menorca and Tenerife are just some of them. If you’re planning to travel further afield, destinations such 4 ROUTES 23 TORONTO AND BEYOND as Nova Scotia, New York New routes for 2019 are Kos, Naples, There’s plenty to do and see in and and Philadelphia offer Scottish Bourgas in Bulgaria and Izmir, Turkey around the lively city of Toronto holidaymakers plenty of options. Closer to home, London 10 TALE OF TWO CITIES 27 FUN IN THE SUN Southend Airport is less than an Access connections around the world via We turn the spotlight on some of your hour by train from London – Flybe Lufthansa’s Frankfurt and Munich hubs favourite Mediterranean destinations offers 12 flights a week. 13 NOVA SCOTIA 29 IN DUBLIN’S FAIR CITY We also shine a light on Dublin, a perfect city-break option where Explore Canada’s great outdoors Enjoy the craic in this wonderful city

you can enjoy great food and of Getty Images and Shutterstock unless credited All destinations images courtesy 14 AN AMERICAN ADVENTURE 38 SUMMER OF SPORT drink, sight-seeing, music and, of Discover the delights of New York and The spotlight turns on Glasgow and the course, the craic. Philadelphia – direct from Glasgow 2018 European Championships Wherever you’re going and wherever you’ve come from, 19 LAND OF FIRE AND ICE 40 SPIRIT OF GLASGOW Glasgow Airport welcomes you. Explore nature at its best in Iceland then The Clydeside Distillery is a welcome connect to great cities in North America addition to Glasgow’s tourist attractions Francois Bourienne Commercial Director 50 GLASGOW NEWS, 21 TURKISH DELIGHT Glasgow Airport REVIEWS & EVENTS Fly to Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman

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GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 3 ROUTES NEWS JET2.COM & JET2HOLIDAYS OFFER MORE WINTER SUN OPTIONS

PLANNING THAT winter sunshine break? Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is responding to customer demand by adding more seats – 20,000 – for flights GET SET FOR SUMMER 2019 WITH and holidays to the Canary Islands, Spain and Portugal for winter 2018/19. JET2.COM AND JET2HOLIDAYS Holidaymakers looking to get away from Glasgow Airport for SUMMER 2019 is on track to be another summer sizzler from Glasgow Airport Christmas and the New Year can with the news that there will be four brand new destinations – the Greek island of take advantage of extra services Kos, Naples in Italy, Bourgas in Bulgaria and Izmir, Turkey – from Jet2.com and to popular winter sun destinations Jet2holidays. including Tenerife, Lanzarote, Demonstrating the leading leisure airline and package holiday specialist’s Alicante, Majorca and Faro. continued commitment to the airport, the new destinations for next year come on Extra services are also the back of a bumper summer 2018 programme and mean that an additional available to Gran Canaria, Boeing 737-800 aircraft will join the fleet, taking the number of aircraft based at Fuerteventura, Malaga, Alicante, Glasgow to seven. Majorca and Barcelona. In total, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will fly to 33 sun and city destinations next The additional seats means summer, providing holidaymakers an unrivalled choice from their local airport – that Jet2.com and Jet2holidays with more than 950,000 seats available. now have over 220,000 seats Kos, Naples, Bourgas and Izmir will all have weekly services between May on sale to 16 destinations for and October. In addition, holidaymakers can look forward to more flights and winter 2018/19 from Glasgow holidays to some of their favourite destinations such as the Balearic Islands, Airport. Canary Islands, mainland Spain, Greece and Turkey. jet2.com jet2.com

FABULOUS FLORIDA

PLANNING A sunshine break in Florida this winter? The good news is that Virigin Atlantic has extended its season from Glasgow Airport – the last outbound flight is November 23 with the last inbound flight on December 7. So there’s even more time to spend in the Sunshine State and take in the theme parks, play golf or head for the fantastic family- friendly beaches on the Gulf Coast and Miami. virginatlantic.com

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ROUTES NEWS

Paul White, business ESCAPE TO development manager DONEGAL at Glasgow Airport with FANCY AN adventure on Ireland’s Sabine rugged northern coast? Loganair Taube of has reintroduced flights between Lufthansa and Donegal and Glasgow for the first members of time since 2015. the Frankfurt flight crew This all-year-round service will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays to the northwest region of Ireland from Glasgow Airport. FLY TO FRANKFURT Additional flights will operate on Wednesdays between June 27 and September 19 and on Saturdays WITH LUFTHANSA from late May until November. Donegal is a popular destination LUFTHANSA’S NEW daily service to Germany, the new Frankfurt flight for Scottish holidaymakers who love to Frankfurt launched at the end enables Glasgow passengers to wild landscapes and venturing off of March, further expanding access onward connections to the the beaten track. connections between Glasgow and airline’s worldwide network of 209 Leave the traffic behind and Germany. destinations in 74 countries through drive out to the Slieve League The airline also flies from Glasgow its Frankfurt and Munich hubs. peninsula. Stretching from Donegal to Munich five times per week so Turn to page 32 for our interview towards the Gaeltacht village of the new route further underlines the with Andreas Koester, senior director Glencolmcille, the road sto at the airline’s commitment to the Glasgow sales UK, Ireland & Iceland at Slieve League cliffs which are area and opens up a huge number Lufthansa Group – our destination among the tallest in western Europe. of business and leisure opportunities feature on Frankfurt and Munich is loganair.co.uk, govisitdonegal. to Scottish passengers. on page 10. com As well as providing Lufthansa’s LH.com Scottish passengers with daily access

LOGANAIR INTRODUCES DERRY SERVICE

LOGANAIR WILL introduce a launched a service in 1979. Glasgow to Derry service from Derry becomes Loganair’s 12th Glasgow Airport on October 28. destination from Glasgow. The The regional carrier, which has airline has also added Guernsey a long history of flying between the and Donegal to its Glasgow network two cities, will operate the route and resumes non-stop flights in May five days per week on Mondays, to Bergen, Norway for a second Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and summer season – turn to page 20 for Sundays. our feature on Bergen. Loganair was the first airline to loganair.co.uk fly to City of Derry Airport when it

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ROUTES NEWS

AIR TRANSAT TAKES OFF FOR VANCOUVER TUI EXPANDS ITS

AIR TRANSAT, the award-winning DALAMAN SERVICE Canadian leisure airline, has launched its direct seasonal service TUI, THE UK’s largest holiday brand, has added another weekly flight to the from Glasgow to Vancouver. popular Turkish destination of Dalaman for summer 2018. Passengers travelling from Popular resorts within easy reach of Dalaman include Marmaris, Icmeler, Glasgow Airport have the choice Fethiye, Calis Beach and Sarigerme. of one direct flight – and up to five Karen Switzer, director of aviation planning for TUI UK & Ireland, said: connecting flights – per week. “This additional flight means that customers can now book 10 and 11-night Air Transat’s Club Class cabin holidays, adding even more choice when deciding how long to go away for. offers a new level of comfort at “In total we have 25 destinations for customers to choose from when highly competitive prices. Benefits booking their holidays from Glasgow Airport.” include priority check-in and Flights will operate on Mondays and Thursdays from May. boarding, an enhanced luggage tui.co.uk allowance, and roomier seats. airtransat.co.uk

ENJOY A SHORT WINTER BREAK WITH CANADIAN AFFAIR

CANADIAN AFFAIR has a great choice of short break options for destinations across Canada for winter 2018/19 with departures from Glasgow Airport. Skiers and snowboarders can SURPRISE YOURSELF IN THE visit great snow resorts including Whistler, Kicking Horse and Revelstoke in British Columbia, BEAUTIFUL OUTER HEBRIDES Lake Louise and Jasper in Alberta, THINKING ABOUT and Mont Tremblant, Quebec. a holiday in Look out for the OH! digital-based Another excellent destination Scotland? The Outer Hebrides is campaign from Outer Hebrides for winter sports lovers and those a year-round destination offering a Tourism, which is focused around the looking for a short break is Banff wealth of activities for people of all element of surprise at the variety of in the Canadian Rocky Mountains ages. things to do and see in the islands where you can enjoy outdoor With five main islands – Lewis, – from well-known landmarks and activities such as sleigh rides in Harris, Barra, North Uist and South destinations but also an array of the snow, dog-sledding, outdoor Uist – spanning over 200 miles hidden treasures. hot-pooling and spas. to explore and many smaller isles Loganair flies to Barra, Benbecula Calgary, Montréal, Toronto and including the world-renowned St Kilda, and Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. Vancouver are also great cities to the Outer Hebrides boasts stunning loganair.co.uk, visit all year round. scenery, beautiful beaches, the finest visitouterhebrides.co.uk canadianaffair.com food and drink, wildlife, and a rich heritage and culture.

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DESTINATIONS: Frankfurt & Munich FRANKFURT YOU CAN’T fail to be impressed by this 2,000-year-old city on the river Main. Not only is it one of the world’s leading financial hubs and home to the European Central Bank, it also boasts what is arguably the most imposing skyline in Germany – make a beeline for the observatory of The Main Tower for a panoramic views. Key attractions include the Altstadt (Old Town) where you will A TALE OF TWO CITIES find the stunning red standstone Kaiserdom From the eye-catching skyscrapers of Frankfurt – Frankfurt Cathedral – which dates back to and Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest to the 13th century. Explore the the cities’ Old Towns, there’s something for Hauptwache everyone – what’s not to love about Germany, plaza with its beautiful asks Karen Peattie? Baroque buildings and cobbled than 30 museums in Frankfurt, highly recommended – it’s around streets, the historic including the Städel, home to one an hour by train. Römer city hall and of Germany’s most important and The stunning Heidelberg Castle, Goethe House, oldest art collections. sitting 300 feet above the city, is the birthplace of Other attractions include well worth visiting. German writer Frankfurt’s famous opera house, the Stroll around the Old Town and Johann Wolfgang Palmengarten botanic gardens and you’ll find a delightful mix of old and von Goethe. the popular Zeil shopping area. new buildings, narrow streets and There are more A day trip to Heidelberg is also market squares.

BOSTON HONG KONG The capital of Hong Kong in southeast Massachusetts China is a fascinating city, CONNECT TO SOME is a special full of colour and colonial OTHER GREAT CITIES city with its history. GOT YOUR sights set on other parts harbour, riverside Take a ride in the Peak of the world? Why not consider and parks. Tram, the city’s funicular Boston, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Home to the Red Sox railway, and marvel at the skyscrapers Shanghai and Singapore? These are baseball team, Harvard gliding past as you make the ascent to just some of the exciting cities waiting University and the John F The Peak. to be explored when you fly from Kennedy Museum, it also A ferry trip across Victoria Harbour Glasgow Airport with Lufthansa. boasts some of America’s is another great way to discover Hong In fact, as well as providing best restaurants. Kong and if you take an evening sail Scottish passengers with daily Visit in autumn and you’ll see the free Symphony of Lights access to Germany, the airline offers you can see some of New laser show. connections to a network of over 200 England’s stunning “fall Visit the Giant Buddha on the destinations in 74 countries through foliage” when the trees and Ngong Ping plateau on Lantau Island its Frankfurt and Munich hubs. leafy boulevards turn orange, – there are wonderful mountain views red and gold. from the top.

10 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM Fly to Frankfurt and Munich from Glasgow Airport with Lufthansa. LH.com

MUNICH you’ll never run short of inspiration. September 22 until October 7 MUNICH REALLY knows how to Venture outside the city, however, at the Theresienwiese in the city mix things up – from its royal and you’ll find yourself in fairytale centre. If you’re visiting outwith Bavarian history to the world-famous heaven as you explore Bavaria’s Oktoberfest, check out some of Oktoberfest beer festival and beautiful castles. the many beer halls across the high-tech industry, it’s a fascinating Two castles that you must visit city, including the famous melting pot of old and new. are Neuschwanstein and Hofbräuhaus, founded in Bavaria’s capital is home to Linderhof, both in the 1589. centuries-old buildings including the Bavarian Alps and Munich is an neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus town hall easily accessible ideal base for in the Marienplatz square in Altstadt from the city. an Alpine ski (Old Town). Neuschwanstein adventure – it’s Its glockenspiel chimes and re- Castle is one of the around an hour enacts stories from the 16th century most-photographed away from some while its tower is a dominant fixture sights in Germany of the best winter of the Munich skyline, along with – and where scenes sports resorts in the the twin towers of the landmark from the movie Chitty Alps. The Bavarian Frauenkirche church. Chitty Bang Bang were Alps also boast excellent Of course, Munich is awash with filmed. hiking trails, many of them stunning palaces and churches, Oktoberfest, of course, is a big easily accessible from Munich gardens, parks and museums so draw, and this year takes place from using public transport.

JOHANNESBURG SHANGHAI SINGAPORE Johannesburg is Shanghai, home to Singapore is renowned for the economic about 24 million its multicultural diversity, powerhouse of people, is China’s green urban spaces, Africa. largest city. As incredible shopping and Few places show well as being the some of the best restaurants the country’s transition to country’s industrial and and bars in the world. democracy better than Constitution commercial capital, it’s a busy seaport Close to the financial hub of Hill, the former prison site where with a futuristic neon cityscape, Singapore, the iconic Raffles oozes Mandela and Gandhi were held. bustling streets and exotic nightlife colonial style, calm and charm in Mandela’s Soweto home, meanwhile, scene. the heart of this modern city. is now a national museum. Walk along the Bund, the Take the amphibious Duck tour Get close to nature at the Rhino & waterfront promenade famous for its or a bumboat cruise along the Lion Nature Reserve, situated within Art Deco buildings. From the Bund Singapore River. Stroll through the Cradle of Humankind World you can see the Jin Mao Tower, one of Chinatown and Little India, and visit Heritage Site. It’s also worth taking the tallest buildings in China. Kampong Glam, the former Sultan’s the Magaliesberg Mountain Range Everyone loves to shop and the Town palace that is now a heritage where you can hike, climb and go God Temple Market is an Aladdin’s museum. Singapore really is a feast horse riding. Cave of shops and stalls. for the eyes.

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ROM CAMPING and kayaking to whale-watching and wine Ftasting, you won’t run out of things to do in Nova Scotia. Located in eastern Canada and almost completely surrounded by ocean, the province of Nova Scotia is, in many ways, similar to Scotland – not least the Celtic hospitality. Perfect for those who want to connect with people, culture and history, Nova Scotia will inspire you Think stunning scenery, the road trip to end all to get outside, be adventurous and road trips and all the fresh air you can possibly explore its delightful harbour villages, national parks and lighthouses. It also imagine. Where will you find all this and more? has more than 75 golf courses. Nova Scotia, of course HALIFAX The capital – Halifax – is a lovely fishing boats, making it one of the city, easy to get around and most photographed places PICTOU with plenty of friendly in Canada. Peggy’s Culture lovers pubs and award- WestJet flies up to Cove is about 26 might also winning restaurants. seven times a week miles southwest of want to With its picturesque from Glasgow to downtown Halifax. factor in a harbour and green Halifax and onwards trip to Pictou spaces combined across Canada. LUNENBURG where the first with its rich culture westjet.com Nova Scotia also wave of Scottish and delightful boasts several settlers landed buildings, it’s the perfect UNESCO sites. One onboard the sailing base for exploring. of the most popular is ship, Hector. Old Town Lunenburg which Today, visitors to Pictou can tour PEGGY’S COVE takes visitors back to the 18th and a replica of the original ship at the Peggy’s Cove is one of Nova Scotia’s 19th centuries when this fishing port Hector Heritage Quay. And if you’re most famous landmarks where the bustled with tall ships. Distinctive and visiting in July, don’t miss out on the picturesque lighthouse sits high upon brightly coloured historic homes line three-day Pictou Lobster Festival. the smooth wave-worn granite of streets at the harbour which is the coast. The tiny harbour home to Bluenose II, Nova Find out more about Nova Scotia and below is full of fish Scotia’s famous sailing Cape Breton at noviascotia.com and sheds and colourful ambassador. cbisland.com

EXPLORE CAPE to enjoy cultural explore the fertile Annapolis Valley. BRETON ISLAND heritage sites, whale- watching, hiking trails CELTIC COLOURS CABOT TRAIL and guided tours. Visit Cape Breton at the start of the Want to soak up October to catch the excitement of the scenery? Take an CAPE BRETON Celtic Colours, a nine-day festival exhilarating road trip on HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK jam-packed with concerts, dances the world-renowned Cabot Trail If you like the great outdoors you’ll and exhibitions. If it sounds familiar on Cape Breton Island. This is love it here. There are 26 hiking that’s because a similar festival one of the most famous drives in trails and you can also spot orcas – Celtic Connections – is held in Canada and you should do it over and dolphins on a whale-watching Glasgow each winter. a few days, allowing yourself time trip around the Bay of Fundy, and celtic-colours.com

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 13 DESTINATIONS: New York & Philadelphia

NEW YORK FEW WILL disagree that New York is one of the most exciting AN AMERICAN cities in the world so a break in the Big Apple has to be on everyone’s bucket list. ADVENTURE It’s also the city that never sleeps, its landmarks familiar from the movies and its 24-hour lifestyle creating an atmosphere unlike New York and Philadelphia are cities of anywhere else. contrast with one thing in common – you can fly Neighbourhoods such as Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, direct to both from Glasgow Airport and take Chinatown, Harlem, the East and advantage of great onward connections West Villages, and Wall Street – home of the New York Stock Exchange – are full of life and stations in the world. Then there’s head for the popular Woodbury atmosphere. Madison Square Garden, Central Common Premium Outlets in Central It’s also a cultural city so head Park and the Empire State Building. Valley, less than an hour by bus from for The Museum of the City of New Hang out in Time Square, take in Manhattan. York, The Guggenheim – designed a Broadway show and hit the shops Catch the Staten Island ferry and by Frank Lloyd Wright – and – create your own Audrey Hepburn sail past Ellis and Liberty islands, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art). moment outside Tiffany’s on Fifth taking in the iconic Statute of Liberty. Grand Central Terminal, often Avenue, spend an afternoon in the described as a “city within a city”, famous department stores including is one of the most stunning train Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s or

CONNECT TO ... LOS ANGELES CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO WE’VE SEEN it in IT’S KNOWN WHY VISIT San the movies, most as the Windy Francisco? There are so recently in La La Land City and many reasons – the iconic starring Ryan Gosling Chicago is a Golden Gate Bridge, and Emma Stone. Stroll city of contrasts with the wine, the cable car to along the Hollywood Walk beaches, lakes and parks Chinatown and Alcatraz. of Fame, check out Beverly Hills, go all sitting against a magnificent skyline. Cycle across the bridge, explore shopping on Rodeo Drive and spot Visit the shops on the Magnificent the wilderness of the stunning Yosemite stars of a different kind at the Griffith Mile, go to the top of its impressive National Park with its clear streams Observatory. Visit the hilltop Getty skyscrapers to take in the great views – and alpine forests, or enjoy a tasting Center with its impressive works of art the Willis Tower is one of the country’s tour of some of the 400 wineries in then hit the beach – popuar ones are tallest buildings. You’ll never run short of California’s wine country north of the Venice, Santa Monica and Malibu. inspiration in Chicago. city.

14 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM Fly from Glasgow to New York-JFK with Delta Air Lines and to New York (Newark) with United Airlines. Both offer onward connections to cities across the USA and beyond. PHILADELPHIA delta.com, united.com IT’S THE greenest city in America thanks to founder William Penn who wanted Philadelphia to have plenty of open spaces. This culturally historic city is a real treat for the senses – visit parks, museums, and enjoy great food and drink. Fairmount Park is the world’s largest landscaped city park boasting over 100 miles of trails and paths that meander through wooded areas and over creeks. It’s also home to Philadelphia Zoo. Explore sites of significance such as Independence National Historical Park, home to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall – located where the Constitutional Convention occurred in 1787. You can also release your inner Rocky and run up the famous steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, known as the Rocky Steps after Sylvester Stallone’s character in the boxing movies. Fly from Glasgow to Rittenhouse Square, in the Philadelphia with American heart of Philadelphia, is a Airlines – you can also prime spot for relaxing and connect to cities including people-watching. Chicago, Boston, New Washington Square, York, Phoenix, Los Angeles, meanwhile, just a few steps San Francisco, Dallas and from Independence Hall, WASHINGTON DC Miami. aa.com provides an escape from the hustle and bustle while Franklin THIS IS an amazing Square is great for families and city with many famous home to the Philadelphia Park sights including the Liberty Carousel. White House, Capitol Hill, Arlington Cemetery. discoverPHL.com, visitphilly.com. You might not spot President Donald Trump but make sure you visit The Capitol Building – it sums up everything about American democracy. But it’s not all about politics and history – Washington has great shops and is renowned for its restaurants and dining scene.

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DESTINATIONS: North America with Icelandair

BALTIMORE THIS IS a city with strong ties to the sea so make a beeline for Inner Harbor where you can see a fine collection of historic ships. There’s also the National Aquarium, home to sharks and dolphins. Another marquee sight is EXPLORE NORTH AMERICA Fort McHenry, a star-shaped bastion that repelled a British attack in 1812 and became WITH ICELANDAIR the birthplace of the national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. Planning a trip to North America and want to explore areas that haven’t previously been on CLEVELAND SPIRITED AND your radar? Fly to Iceland with Icelandair for sophisticated in easy onward travel to 23 great cities equal measure, Cleveland has an unmistakable vibe. A LAND of extremes means that it now flies to Cleveland’s booming and contrasts, Iceland 23 North American culinary scene blends more than boasts a raw, gateways, including Fly with Icelandair 100 diverse ethnicities found natural beauty that popular cities throughout the city while its is very appealing. from Glasgow Airport such as Boston, to Keflavík Airport growing brewery and cocktail But there’s Chicago, Denver, scene continues to gain national and access 23 North another reason to Washington, attention – 23 new breweries American gateways. visit Iceland: it’s Seattle, and have opened in Northeast Ohio a fantastic hub for icelandair.com Vancouver. since 2016. onward connections The airline also If you’re visiting this year then to North America allows passengers to check out the reimagined Hall of and with Icelandair’s take a stopover for up to Fame exhibit at the Rock & Roll new routes to San Francisco, seven nights at no additional Hall of Fame. Kansas City, Baltimore, Cleveland airfare so you can explore the and Dallas, there’s more choice than Icelandic capital Reykjavík and visit DALLAS ever for Scottish passengers. the Blue Lagoon – the country’s most COWBOYS, Icelandair’s growing network famous tourist attraction. SPORT, beer and JR Ewing – welcome to Dallas, KANSAS SAN Texas. And, of course, CITY FRANCISCO no visit is complete without visiting Southfork Ranch, the KANSAS CITY WE KNOW San backdrop for the famous TV straddles the border Francisco from series Dallas. of the Midwest states the movies and the Other places of interest are of Kansas and Missouri, and magnificent Golden Gate The George W Bush Presidential is the perfect gateway to exploring Bridge is one of California’s most Library and Museum and The America’s heartland. The city’s iconic landmarks as are its steep Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey excellent museums include the Nelson- walkways and vintage cable cars. Plaza, located within the former Atkins Museum of Art which has free Known for its colourful Victorian Texas School Book Depository entry while you’ll find lots of quirky homes and diverse neighbourhoods, building – it chronicles the galleries and bars in the Crossroads this is a cosmopolitan city with great assassination of President John F Art District. museums, shops and restaurants. Kennedy in 1963.

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 17 DESTINATIONS: Western Mediterranean

There’s still time to book your spot in the sun this summer – here are some of High Flyer’s top picks for a great holiday that’s just a short flight away from Glasgow Airport

HERE COMES THE SUN

LANZAROTE Another perennial favourite with Scots is Lanzarote, famous for its year-round sunshine and miles of golden beaches. This jewel in the Canaries is also home to Famara, one of Europe’s top surfing spots where the beach and blue seas are backed by dramatic black cliffs. You should also visit Islote de Hilario, a dormant volcano that is now part of the Timanfaya National Park. Popular resorts include Costa Teguise and Puerto Del Carmen. Jet2.com, ryanair.com, thomascookairlines.com, tui.co.uk GRAN CANARIA It’s not just its stylish beach resorts and lively atmosphere that attract sun-seekers to Gran Canaria. The TENERIFE FUERTEVENTURA beaches are great for families and Always popular Some of the best the most popular resorts include with Scottish beaches in the Playa del Inglés. Meanwhile, its holidaymakers, Canary Islands stunning volcanic landscapes Tenerife is known can be found on featuring gorges, mountains, cliffs for its major Fuerteventura, and pine woods make for a great beach resorts including Playa de another popular spot for Scots. day out away from the sand and las Américas and Los Cristianos. Like its sister islands it has a sea. Gran Canaria also boasts a This is the largest of the Canaries backdrop of volcanic peaks and UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve – and many choose it because of its with its gorgeous villages it’s the an ecosystem with plants and animals dramatic landscape as well as its perfect location for a holiday. of unusual scientific and natural 350km if coastline. Did you know Fuerteventura’s capital, Puerto del interest – so this island has something it’s home to Pico del Teide – the Rosario, has a pretty harbour and for everyone. highest mountain in Spain? lovely old churches. Jet2.com, ryanair.com, thomas- Jet2.com, thomascookairlines.com, Jet2.com, thomascookairlines.com, cookairlines.com, tui.co.uk tui.co.uk tui.co.uk

18 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM IBIZA It may have a reputation as a party island but there’s much more to Ibiza. Its unspoilt north and the UNESCO- listed architecture or its capital Ibiza Town are a world away from the clubs and bars. Explore the Dalt Vila (Old Town), stroll down its cobbled streets and visit the cathedral and castle. When you’ve had enough of its white, sandy beaches and had your fill of culture, it’s time to check out the nightlife – you can’t have a holiday in Ibiza dancing the night away at least once! Jet2.com, thomascookairlines.com, tui.co.uk

MENORCA This island gem is perfect for families and couples. Less crowded and much quieter than the other Balearics, it’s home to low-rise hotels, family-owned restaurants and more beaches than MAJORCA Majorca and Ibiza put together. This island gem, the biggest of the Balearics, has it all – sandy coves, Popular resorts include Es Castell, sweeping bays and clear, blue seas. From Alcudia and Puerto Pollensa Arenal d’en Castell, Cala’n Forcat and to the livelier Palma Nova and Magaluf, Majorca is perfect for families, Son Bou but make sure you visit the couples and the younger set seeking a lively nightlife scene. For a change cliff top capital Mahon with its pretty of pace head into the Tramuntana mountains and explore the lovely churches and its charming Ciutadella, villages with their squares and cobbled streets. The capital Palma has a which boasts an architectural legacy stunning cathedral, great shops and restaurants, museums and the famous bequeathed by the Moors and the Paseo Marítimo promenade. British. The Camí de Cavalls, a 186km Jet2.com, ryanair.com, thomascookairlines.com coastal path that encircles Menorca, is one of the best ways to explore its rugged coastline and hidden coves. FARO Jet2.com, thomascookairlines.com, This scenic city is a great gateway to Portugal’s tui.co.uk popular Algarve and has more historic monuments and buildings than many other towns in the region. Explore Faro’s old walled town, go shopping and find an open-air café, bar or restaurant to sit and ALICANTE people watch. You can also take a boat tour from the small harbour to the If you’re heading Ria Formosa nature park. It’s a great base for a holiday in the Algarve for the Costa with its 70-plus Blue Flag beaches and excellent golf courses. From Faro, Blanca, famous for the excellent public transport system will take you to Tavira is 40-minutes to its miles of safe, the east and gorgeous Vilamoura is just 30 minutes. sandy beaches easyjet.com, Jet2.com and traditional villages, then you’ll fly into Alicante. But while you MALAGA might have Benidorm in mind with its Malaga is know as the capital of the Costa del beautiful Old Town, do spend some Sol – popular with holidaymakers who have been time in Alicante – this delightful city drawn to Spain’s southern coast for over 60 years. has an intriguing network of ancient With plenty of sunshine and a British vibe its bustling streets – El Barrio – surrounding the beaches and happy hours attract Scots year after Cathedral de San Nicolás de Bari. year – family-friendly resorts include Torremolinos, Nerja, Benalmádena Jet2.com, ryanair.com, and the more upmarket Marbella. thomascookairlines.com Jet2.com, ryanair.com, thomascookairlines.com

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 19 DESTINATIONS: Bergen BEAUTIFUL BERGEN

ORWAY HAS long been associated with those world- Nfamous fjords and majestic mountains and Bergen, a city with small-town charm set It’s known as the gateway to the fjords but against a backdrop of incredible landscapes, is an inspiring there’s much more to Bergen than its choice for a city break. Located between stunning scenery – think music, between the Fly direct to Bergen from culture, history and seafood, says Hardangerfjord and Glasgow Airport with Sognefjord fjords, it’s Loganair on Fridays Karen Peattie a vibrant city with a and Sundays from May rich cultural heritage. 25 to September 9. For panoramic and galleries – the KODE galleries Bryggen is a loganair.co.uk views of the city have areas dedicated to the country’s great starting point you can walk from most famous artist, Edvard Munch. from which to explore Bryggen to the base of In 2016, Bergen became a Norway’s second city. This the Fløibanen funicular. In UNESCO City of Gastronomy and is is home to Hanseatic Wharf, a less than 10 minutes you’ll be at home to many excellent restaurants. UNESCO World Heritage site with the top of Fløyen, one of the seven For more information on what a waterfront fish market and colourful mountains surrounding the city. to do and see in Bergen go to wooden buildings. Bergen is also awash with museums en.visitbergen.com. DESTINATIONS: Turkey

F YOU’VE previously enjoyed a holiday in Turkey then TURKISH Iyou’ll know that it is a vibrant country and a great year- round destination with miles and DELIGHT miles of stunning coastline and hundreds of Blue Flag beaches. With its beaches, bustling towns, But there’s much more to this colourful country than sun, heritage and culture, Turkey is the perfect sea and sand. Certainly, its destination for a sunshine holiday beaches may be what Scots holidaymakers initially associate with Turkey but its incredible COMING ANTALYA Beach, known as Turkey’s Las Vegas landscapes and Love golf? You’ll find with hotels modelled on famous natural wonders IN 2019 many outstanding landmarks. Meanwhile, at Belek, you mean you won’t courses within easy can play the first and only 27-hole New route to Izmir international championship course in want to spend on Turkey’s beautiful access of Turkey’s all your time on a fastest-growing city and Turkey. Aegean coast – fly Antalya also boasts some of sun lounger. with Jet2.com its nearby resorts. Bordered by Known as the Turkish Turkey’s most imposing scenery and four seas, Turkey is Riviera, this part of Turkey is no trip is complete without visiting the overflowing with varied stylish and sophisticated. Think magnificent Düden Waterfalls. landscapes which set the scene yacht-filled marinas and designer In the city itself you’ll find for action-packed holidays – boutiques with a backdrop of backstreets bazaars, Ottoman scuba-diving, golf, white-water beautiful, sandy beaches. architecture and restaurants dishing rafting, trekking, windsurfing, Popular resorts include Lara up authentic Turkish cuisine. paragliding and yachting are just some of the activities available. Add to the mix some of the DALAMAN BODRUM world’s most important ancient Known as Awash with beautiful monuments, wildlife, friendly the Turquoise beaches, Bodrum hospitality and amazing cuisine Coast, the is built on the ruins – Turkey has something for Dalaman area’s of the ancient city of everyone. Think of it as where shoreline is stunning Halicarnassus, once the ancient traditions of the East with coves, bays and beaches. one of the seven Ancient meet the cosmopolitan buzz of Olu Deniz, near Fethiye on the Wonders of the World. the West – the perfect destination southwest coast of the Aegean Sea Check out the many beaches and for a sunshine holiday with a was once a haven for pirates and marvel at the crystal-clear waters difference. smugglers but today its treasures are of the Aegean Sea. The region is What’s more, you can fly there there for all to see. Indeed, the world- popular with scuba-divers and boasts direct from Glasgow Airport to famous Blue Lagoon – now a national numerous dive sites. three airports: Dalaman, Bodrum park – is a sight to behold. Bodrum’s popular resorts include and Antalya. Other amazing beaches and resorts Gumbet, once a small fishing village. Check out flights to Dalaman, include Icmeler which nestles in a It has fantastic facilities for water Bodrum and Antalya at pretty bay surrounded by mountains. sports and a Blue Flag beach that Jet2.com, thomascook.com and Its promenade, lined with shops, bars is one of the longest on the Bodrum tui.co.uk and restaurants, runs all the way to peninsula. neighbouring Marmaris, one of the Other resorts include Akyarlar, area’s most popular resorts. Altinkum and Bitez.

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DESTINATIONS: Toronto TORONTO & BEYOND It’s a city renowned for its diverse mix of culture, arts, shopping and cuisine. But there’s much more to do and see in and around Toronto after you’ve been to the top of the CN Tower

F YOU’RE planning a holiday in Or you might prefer to hang out you’re hearing the call of the wild and around Toronto there are three at the St Lawrence Market where it’s worth checking out – think peace Ithings that you will want to do: go there are regular farmers’ markets and quiet, swimming in the lakes and to the top of the CN Tower, hit the selling fantastic produce. Chat to the BBQs. shops and visit the impressive Niagara producers, meet artisans and browse algonquinpark.on.ca Falls, just an hour-and-a-half’s drive antiques stalls. from the city. Outside Toronto you’ll find NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Toronto is a lively city with the plenty of discount malls Often called the loveliest action revolving around diverse and if you’re looking for Fly to Toronto from town in Ontario, distinctive districts, each with its own bargains. Popular ones Glasgow Airport Niagara-on-the-Lake, special atmosphere. It’s also a very are Vaughan Mills with aircanada.com, on the south shore of cosmopolitan city and a great base with 200-plus stores, airtransat.co.uk, and Lake Ontario, makes for exploring Ontario Toronto Premium westjet.com a great day out. Outlets at Halton Hills, Its many attractions CITY SLICKERS the popular Dixie Outlet include historic sites The CN Tower with its famous glass Mall and, at Niagara such as Fort George floor is the perfect starting point Falls, Canada One. and the Historical Society for your Canadian adventure and Museum, the marina, and parks. breathtaking views of the city. ALGONQUIN PARK It’s also famous for the Niagara High-speed elevators whisk you Head 300km north of the city to wineries so stay for a couple of days to the top in less than 60 seconds. Algonquin Park and you’ll get a and explore. Its SkyPod is one of the highest feel for the Canadian wilderness. niagaraonthelake.com observation platforms in the world – Canoeing, fishing, hiking and and if you’re feeling brave why camping are all on the menu here NIAGARA FALLS not do the EdgeWalk? The and you might even see Prepare to get wet and “explore first of its kind in North some bears and moose. the roar” on the Niagara Falls America, this is the This is a wonderful Maid of the Mist tour which takes world’s highest full wilderness covering visitors on an excursion into the circle hands-free walk around 3,000km basin of Niagara Falls State Park’s on a 5ft wide ledge and cabins are Horseshoe Falls. encircling the top of available if you Sail past the base of the the tower’s main pod. want to stay for a American Falls and onto the basin cntower.ca few days’ break. of Horseshoe Falls – the passage The only ways leading through the waterfall SHOPPING to get about are on whitewater and rock formations. Want to shop? The Eaton foot or by canoe – so There’s also the Cave of the Centre is an impressive mall where why not try portaging along the Winds if you want to get even you’ll find great fashion brands and park’s canoe routes network? You closer to the Falls. plenty of choice when it comes to need to be pretty fit as you have niagarafallsstatepark.com restaurants. to carry your own canoe but if

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DESTINATIONS: London SUMMER IN THE CITY It’s still one of the ultimate city-break destinations but did you know that if you fly from Glasgow to London Southend Airport you can be in the city centre in less than an hour?

ANCY A weekend or midweek landmark buildings – London has it all. Fly to London Southend Airport break in London? It’s closer than This most vibrant of cities has a special with Flybe which operates 12 you think if you fly to London atmosphere and you’ll always find flights per week from Glasgow. F Direct flights to London Southend Southend Airport – its excellent something new and different to do, are not available from any other station is just a two-minute walk from no matter how many times you visit Scottish airport. flybe.com, the terminal and comfortable trains will the capital or the time of year. londonsouthendairport.com take you to the heart of the capital in Here are our top eight suggestions less than hour. No queues, no hassle. of what to do and see in the capital – Sightseeing, shopping, the theatre, for more ideas go to visitlondon.com

1. Go to the top of the Shard Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Maritime Museum. visitgreenwich. – one of London’s best vantage Hall and the Hayward Gallery. org.uk, rmg.co.uk points. the-shard.com southbankcentre.co.uk 7. Pretend you’re James Bond and 2. See amazing views of 5. Take in a West End show. From climb over the roof of The O2, the Westminster and the City from the favourites including The Phantom of city’s brilliant events arena. This top of the Coca-Cola London Eye, the Opera and Les Miserables to is a 90-minute guided adventure the largest observation wheel in new shows such as Hamilton and via a fabric walkway – but not if Europe and one of London’s top Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, you’re scared of heights. theo2. attractions. londoneye.com there’s something for everyone. co.uk 3. Go to St Paul’s Cathedral then officiallondontheatre.co.uk 8. Culture vultures are spoiled for walk across the Millennium Bridge 6. Stand at the Home of Time at choice in London with museums to the Tate Modern. stpauls.co.uk, Greenich. Every place on Earth is aplenty including the British tate.org.uk measured in terms of its distance Museum, Natural History Museum, 4. Walk along the South Bank, east or west from the Greenwich V&A and The National Gallery. stopping off at the Southbank Meridian. Greenwich is also home Kids will love the Science Museum. Centre which is home to the Royal to the Cutty Sark and the National visitlondon.com, rmg.co.uk

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DESTINATIONS: Eastern Mediterranean

WALKING ON SUNSHINE Want a sunshine holiday with dramatic scenery and some heritage thrown in? Head for Greece, Tunisia and Bulgaria

GREECE KOS With a coastline of CRETE sandy beaches and For a perfect holiday the turquoise waters BULGARIA with sun, sea and sand, of the Aegean Sea, BOURGAS Crete – the largest Greek it’s no surprise Kos Bourgas, located on the Black Sea island – is a great option is popular with Scots. coast in south-eastern Bulgaria, is the if you want to relax but also Soak up the sun but find gateway to resorts including Sunny explore dramatic scenery and time to visit the 15th-century Beach, Sozopol, Nessebar, Elenite archaeological treasures. Neratzia Castle in Kos Town. and Duni. Indeed, the Black Sea is Jet2.com, ryanair.com, easyjet.com, giving the Spanish Costas a run for thomascookairlines.com, tui.co.uk thomascookairlines.com their money. balkanholidays.co.uk, thomascookairlines.com, tui.co.uk

HALKIDIKI RHODES With its white beaches With miles of sandy beaches and and laid-back vibe, year-round sunshine, Rhodes is one Halkidiki – a penisula of the most popular Greek islands. Its jutting into the beautiful capital, Rhodes Town, is home to the Aegean Sea – offers Colossus, one of the seven ancient the ultimate Greek holiday wonders of the world. experience. Explore rocky coves Jet2.com, thomascookairlines.com, and secluded stretches of sand, tui.co.uk and hang out with the locals in the tavernas and bars. Jet2.com ZANTE TUNISIA Full of myths, shipwrecks, olive TUNISIA KEFALONIA groves and miles of stunning For great beaches with inviting blue Kefalonia’s sun-kissed beaches, beaches, Zante is the third-largest seas mixed in with the desert on your gorgeous villages and yacht-filled of the Ionian islands. The island, just doorstep look no further than Tunisa. harbours make it a holidaymaker’s off the south-west tip of mainland Beach resorts include Hammamet, dream. Chill out in local tavernas, Greece, is popular with families and great for water sports. You can also drive past rustic vineyards and olive couples, thanks to its turquoise water take an adventure trip into the Sahara groves, and look out for wildlife and beautiful coves. You can also to visit locations where Star Wars including its elusive wild horses. take a boat trip to nearby Kefalonia. was filmed. Jet2.com Jet2.com, thomascookairlines.com thomascookairlines.com

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DESTINATIONS: Dublin

IN DUBLIN’S FAIR CITY...

Cobbled streets, a rich literary history, castles, amazed at how the many bridges each have their own story to tell! culture, live music, craic and, of course, the Dublin’s Temple Bar district, black stuff – you’ll find it all in Dublin meanwhile, is also known as the Cultural Quarter so treat yourself to lunch in one of the many bars and T’S ARGUABLY the city that Worked up a thirst? Then it’s time restaurants then shop until you drop in invented the city break but no for a pint of the black stuff at the the trendy independent fashion shops. Imatter how many times you visit world-famous Guinness Brewery This area is also great for live Dublin it never fails to at St James’s Gate and the music, craic and general good times. surprise. Storehouse – Ireland’s most- As evening falls, check out the bustling Ireland’s first city visited attraction. Here, nightlife and head for pubs like the has always attracted you can discover the Dublin is just over an hour Temple Bar, The Stag’s Head and writers and poets so history of Guinness John Kavanagh’s, then drop in on a exploring Dublin’s away if you fly direct from and enjoy your Glasgow Airport with Aer traditional live Irish music session – literary history is complimentary they take place every night in pubs a good starting Lingus Regional. The airline pint in the Gravity operates up to five flights per and hotels all over Dublin. point. Bar located on the Christ Church Cathedral At the James day, seven days a week. seventh floor from aerlingus.com has occupied its Joyce Centre, you where you’ll get position in Dublin’s can chart the history spectacular views Old City for over of one of Ireland’s most over Dublin. 1,000 years. The influential and celebrated Afterwards, stroll Cathedral Crypt is writers. His most famous work is along the banks of the oldest surviving Ulysses (1922), based on Homer’s the River Liffey which structure in Dublin The Odyssey, and follows the runs through the and one of the largest movements of Leopold Bloom through heart of the medieval crypts in Europe. a single day in 1904. city – you’ll be You can also escape from the city and visit the Passengers flying onwards with Aer Lingus from Dublin to coast where there are the USA can benefit from a unique pre-clearance facility. quaint towns, villages This offers Aer Lingus customers the ability to clear US and harbours, beaches immigration and customs in Ireland so you “arrive before and the most fantastic Irish you depart” and are treated as domestic arriving passengers, seafood. Howth, Dalkey and enabling a speedy exit after long-haul flights. Dún Laoghaire are friendly and full aerlingus.com of local flavour. visitdublin.com

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DESTINATIONS: Berlin & Düsseldorf HIP & HAPPENING

Berlin and Düsseldorf are two of the most popular city-break destinations in Europe right now, their mix of contemporary culture and history striking a chord with visitors

BERLIN dome, is a IT’S ONE of the coolest cities in Europe fine example and if you’ve been there before you’ll of late know that Berlin has everything going 19th-century for it – history, culture, great food and a architecture. 6. bustling nightlife scene. Love to This year, Berlin is co-hosting the shop? Head to European Athletics Championships with Kurfürstendamm Glasgow, from August 2-12 – turn to where you’ll find page 38 for our special feature. KaDeWe, Europe’s biggest Berlin’s fashionable Mitte district is department store. jam-packed with sights and attractions that are on every tourist’s list, including DÜSSELDORF US architect Frank Gehry, this impressive landmark is a the Brandenburg Gate with its DÜSSELDORF IS home to 600,000 stunning contribution to the commanding position overlooking the people from all over the world – and it city’s skyline. Unter den Linden boulevard. It is Berlin’s is this cultural diversity that gives the city Düsseldorf is also the most famous monument, built in 1791 its vibrancy. traditional stronghold of and a symbol of a city that was once This elegant city on the Rhine, the Japanese business in divided. capital of the North Rhine-Westphalia Europe, and home to region, is famous for fashion, shopping around 7,000 Japanese But there are plenty of other attractions and culture. nationals so visitors can and here are some of High Flyer’s From Königsallee – fondly known experience a taste of recommendations: as the “Kö”, one of Europe’s most Japan all year round. The 1. The Museumsinsel, or Museum luxurious shopping avenues – it’s just a EKO-House, a centre for Island, in Mitte. short walk to the historical Altstadt (Old Japanese culture, is home 2. The Tiergarten, Germany’s second- Town) with its narrow streets and 260- to the only Japanese biggest city park, is also near the plus bars and restaurants – make sure temple in Europe. Brandenburg Gate and here you’ll find you sample the local brew, Altbier. With a buzzing fashion canals, beer gardens, markets and a Düsseldorf, of course, is renowned and arts scene, it’s easy relaxed atmosphere. for its architecture, not least the to see why Düsseldorf, 3. The Bundestag is the famous Rheinhafen Centre Germany’s seventh-largest home of the Federal of Arts and Media. Built city, is becoming such Government. The in the late 1990s a popular city-break public can visit Fly direct from Glasgow and designed by the stunning roof to Berlin Schönefeld with destination. terrace and dome easyJet and Ryanair, and to of the Reichstag, Düsseldorf with Eurowings. one of the city’s easyjet.com, eurowings.com, most popular tourist ryanair.com attractions. 4. The Berlin Television Tower (Fernsehturm) is another defining landmark of Berlin, and also the city’s tallest building. 5. Berlin Cathedral, with its stunning

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 31 INTERVIEW: Lufthansa GERMANYOPENING UP Lufthansa serves Glasgow Airport with Lufthansa Group’s senior director sales UK, its modern fleet of Airbus A320s. Book Ireland & Iceland, Andreas Koester, tells Karen flights at LH.com or Peattie why the German airline’s relationship with any travel agency. Glasgow Airport is going from strength to strength

ONNECTING GLASGOW to Frankfurt is a “big deal” for CLufthansa – that’s the view of Andreas Koester, senior director sales UK, Ireland & Iceland for the Lufthansa Group. Speaking in Glasgow on the morning of the inaugural flight of the new route in March, Koester said: “It’s incredibly exciting for us because not only are we offering a daily flight to Frankfurt, we’re providing onward connections to 209 destinations in 74 countries via our Frankfurt hub. “It opens up a huge number of business and leisure opportunities to Scottish passengers,” he continued. “There’s now a direct flight from Glasgow to one of Europe’s financial capitals – and those all-important said Koester. “So introducing a new December, Lufthansa became the new options for onward travel to service to Frankfurt is the next step only five-star airline in Europe when hundreds of worldwide destinations. for us – this level of growth is almost it received the prestigious accolade It’s a big deal for us.” unprecedented and underlines the from Skytrax. Lufthansa’s existing relationship importance of Glasgow Airport Lufthansa Group flew almost with Glasgow Airport – it launched within the Lufthansa worldwide 60,000 passengers to and from a Munich service in 2015 and its network. Glasgow Airport last year and low-cost Eurowings airline flies to “We have nurtured an excellent the new Frankfurt route, plus Düsseldorf – made strengthening its relationship with the team at additional Munich flights, means presence in Scotland’s largest city a Glasgow Airport and that has that it is offering more than logical move. helped us enormously – it is in both 106,700 additional seats to and “Developing our Munich route our interests to make these routes from Glasgow in 2018 – that’s an into a year-round service from last successful.” increase of 106%. October was the obvious next step Lufthansa’s growth in Glasgow Interestingly, 80% of the group’s for us as there had been a continual comes at a time of great success Glasgow passengers last year increase in demand on the summer for the airline, with the company were foreign visitors to Scotland, flights since they were launched as recently announcing the best representing a significant boost a seasonal service in May 2015,” financial results in its history. In to Scottish tourism and business.

32 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM L-R: Andreas Koester, senior director sales UK, Ireland & Iceland for the Lufthansa Group with Stuart Patrick, chief executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Francois Bourienne, Glasgow Airport’s commercial director

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce But while the business aspect of Germany has to offer Scots, Koester has identified Germany as a highly the new Frankfurt route is important predicts that Scotland’s appeal to important target for overseas trade it also opens up an exciting city for inbound tourists will continue to and for attracting inward investment Scots looking for a short break with grow. to Glasgow. a difference, and holidaymakers “There are similarities between “Frankfurt is a principal German looking to explore both the city and Scotland and Germany in terms of city and home to the European further afield. the landscapes and I think people Central Bank, with an airport that Its location on the river Main with a sense of adventure will want is one of the top three hubs on the makes it great for walking and to get out there and start exploring,” European mainland, giving access spending time outdoors, says he says. to markets worldwide,” said the Koester, and while its skyline is “In Scotland, you have hills, Chamber’s chief executive, Stuart defined by its skyscrapers, Frankfurt whisky, distilleries and great Patrick. is a cultural hot spot with museums golf courses and these are very “It will be a source of aplenty. Visitors should also plan appealing to German tourists – opportunities for our business day trips to Heidelberg, the Rhine Germany has its castles, rivers, community as they travel the globe Valley and Black Forest, he suggests forests and beer so there’s a great in sectors such as food and drink, – all easily accessible from Frankfurt. adventure waiting for visitors to both engineering and financial services.” While keen to share what our countries.”

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AIRPORT NEWS: Latest update

Ali Gayward of easyJet and Derek Provan, CEO at AGS Airports with Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for Transport and the Islands

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UNITED AIRLINES has launched away by train and a short taxi Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, San its seasonal route to New York ride. Francisco and Washington. (Newark). Holidaymakers wanting to spend The airline is a founding member The airline, this year celebrating a few days in New York before of Star Alliance, which provides its 20th anniversary at Glasgow exploring other parts of the USA service to more than 190 countries Airport, is a great option for can take advantage of United’s via 28 member airlines. passengers visiting New York Newark hub for onward travel to united.com City which is less than 30 minutes destinations including Chicago,

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AIRPORT NEWS: Latest update

Team Scotland disembark from their Photographs: Jeff Holmes Emirates flight at Glasgow Airport

Swimmer Duncan Scott with his impressive medal haul HEROES’ WELCOME FOR TEAM SCOTLAND

A TRIUMPHANT Team Scotland returned to Glasgow Airport with 44 medals and a heroes’ welcome after a successful Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Friends and family, as well as airport staff and passengers, clapped and cheered as the athletes walked into International Arrivals after disembarking from their Emirates flight. Photograph: Scotland’s most successful competitor in Australia was Alex “Tattie” Colin Mearns, Marshall, the popular lawn bowler. The 2018 event was Scotland’s Herald & best-ever performance at an away Commonwealth Games. Times

Swimmers Ross Murdoch and Bowlers Claire Johnston and Caroline Brown show off their medals Ronnie Duncan and Darren Burnett, with Derek Hannah Miley have big smiles Oliver, gave Scotland their first-ever success in for their fans the triples lawn bowls event

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 37 SPECIAL FEATURE: Glasgow 2018 GLASGOW’S SUMMER OF SPORT

OME OF Europe’s finest Glasgow is looking forward to a fantastic athletes will be in Scotland this Ssummer for the Glasgow 2018 summer of sport as co-host of the 2018 European Championships. Glasgow is co-hosting the high- European Championships which will see profile event with Berlin, the two cities one million athletes, spectators, visitors and making sporting history in the first-ever combined European Championships. residents converge in the city More than 3,000 athletes from 52 nations will travel to Scotland alongside a delegation of 8,500 Gleneagles PGA Centenary Course in The Trossachs National Park (open media and officials. Glasgow will host Perthshire and diving at Edinburgh’s water swimming) six sports – aquatics, cycling, golf, Commonwealth Pool. • Scotstoun Sports Campus gymnastics, rowing and triathlon – (synchronised swimming) while Berlin will host athletics. Other venues include: • Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Emirates As well as boosting tourism in • Cathkin Braes Mountain Bike Trails Arena (track cycling) Scotland, coverage of the sporting (mountain biking) • Strathclyde Country Park (rowing action in 12 iconic venues will be • Glasgow City Centre and and triathlon) broadcast to a potential TV audience metropolitan areas (road race • Tollcross International Swimming of over one billion. cycling) Centre (swimming) Gymnastics will take place at • Knightswood Park (BMX) The SSE Hydro, the third-busiest • Loch Lomond & venue in the world, with golf at the world-famous Jack Nicklaus-designed

38 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM GLASGOW AIRPORT READY TO WELCOME Attendances of more than 250,000 THE 2018 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS are expected at the many venues. Television viewers, meanwhile, GLASGOW AIRPORT is an Official Supporter of the Glasgow will get the chance to see Glasgow in 2018 European Championships and will guarantee a memorable its full glory plus Scotland’s beautiful first impression for the thousands of athletes, officials and visitors scenery at locations such as Loch arriving in Scotland for the event. Lomond, Gleneagles and Strathclyde Francois Bourienne, Glasgow Airport’s commercial director, Country Park. said: “We are thrilled to be an Official Sponsor of the inaugural The Glasgow 2018 European 2018 European Championships. Championships take place from “This will be the biggest sporting event the country has seen August 2-12. since the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which were a tremendous More information on what’s on and success and placed Glasgow firmly on the map as a gateway to how to purchase tickets can be found Scotland. at glasgow2018.com “I’m in no doubt that the 2018 European Championships will be equally successful and the team here at Glasgow Airport is looking forward to welcoming the thousands of athletes, officials and supporters who will pass through our doors this summer.”

FESTIVAL CITY

FESTIVAL 2018 will offer more than 100 performances as part of a world- class arts and culture programme being staged in Glasgow’s George Square, Merchant City, Stirling, East Dunbartonshire and Edinburgh. GO LIVE! at The Green will offer young people, families and communities the chance to have a go at sporting and healthy activities alongside innovative arts, entertainment and the best in Scottish food and drink – all creating a vibrant, carnival atmosphere in the city. Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop MSP said: “The European Championships will showcase all that Scotland has to offer to every visitor and spectator, both in Glasgow as the host city and at the other venues across the country. “The combined offer of elite sport and the thriving cultural programme and will make sure that we put on a show to remember further enhancing Scotland’s reputation as the perfect stage for major events.”

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 39 INTERVIEW: Tim Morrison, The Clydeside Distillery

SPIRIT OF GLASGOW

T’S A chilly but sunny spring Karen Peattie gets a VIP tour of The Clydeside morning as the City Sightseeing Glasgow tour bus drops Distillery and meets whisky veteran Tim Ipassengers off outside The Clydeside Distillery – one of Morrison, the man behind one of Glasgow’s Glasgow’s newest tourist attractions – for the very first time. newest and most exciting tourist attractions As visitors make their way inside Glasgow’s first distillery on the River industrial heritage and, indeed, the stills, each weighing around two Clyde for 100 years, owner and whisky industry – has rejuvenated tonnes and crafted by Scottish chairman Tim Morrison takes a seat The Pumphouse, a long-time city coppersmiths Forsyths of Moray, sit in the café to talk about his “labour landmark which once controlled pride of place and will produce a of love” and the journey leading entry into dock. high-quality up to the official opening of the With the architects’ sympathetic Lowland single new £10.5 million centre just a few redevelopment of a building malt Scotch months ago. synonymous with the Clyde, The whisky in “To watch the staff welcoming Pumphouse has been transformed around visitors is hugely satisfying,” he says. into an operational whisky three to “There were times when we thought distillery incorporating a five-star four years it might not happen but here we are visitor centre with interactive – nearly – and we’re all very proud of it.” whisky experience, shop and 400 casks The Clydeside Distillery, located café. Its famous clock tower stands of spirit are between the Riverside Museum and proud, a beacon signalling the currently The SSE Hydro on the site formerly revival of distilling in Glasgow. maturing. know as The Queen’s Dock – once Inside the light sandstone and But central to Glasgow’s shipping and glass building, two stunning copper

40 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM “People don’t realise world. But today it’s full of a different that Glasgow had such kind of life with the site now home a key role to play in to the Scottish Exhibition Campus, the whisky industry,” attracting international conferences, Morrison points out. events and live performances across “I recall that when its three buildings – The SSE Hydro, I joined the family SEC Armadillo and the SEC Centre. business back in Visitors can now explore the 1961, there were area’s association with whisky – more than 50 and Glasgow’s pivotal role in the companies in the city evolution of the whisky industry – on operating brokerages, an interactive tour at the distillery bonded warehouses, which is just a few minutes’ walk blending houses, bottling from the campus and two of the plants and cooperages.” city’s other major tourist attracts, the The Morrison family’s illustrious Riverside Museum and the Tall Ship. what Tim Morrison didn’t realise whisky history, however, goes back The tour starts with the Dockside at the time was that The Queen’s much further, to 1925 when his Story, a self-guided meander through Dock, one of the city’s most famous father, Stanley P Morrison, helped the birth of the whisky industry and shipping ports, has a family establish T William Walker & Co 140 years of Glasgow’s history. connection. and soon after purchased whisky Next, an expert guide shows you “My great-grandfather was John merchant AD Rattray which remains around the distillery itself, allowing Morrison of Morrison and Mason, in the family today. you to meet the craftsmen as they who built The Queen’s Dock in Stanley went on to become one handcraft the new spirit using 1877,” he explains. of Glasgow’s most successful whisky traditional methods and time- “John Morrison also built many brokers and laid the foundations for honoured skills – with a little bit of landmark buildings in Glasgow, Morrison Bowmore Distillers. modern technology thrown into the including Glasgow City Chambers in “Whisky is in our blood,” laughs mix for good measure. George Square and Rhuadsgeir, his Morrison. “Our family’s connections The view over the Clyde former home in the southside which with whisky go back many years from the still house is nothing is now Sherbrooke Castle Hotel. but in 2010 we realised we had to short of spectacular and brings “To discover such a personal link future-proof our business by ensuring into perspective the evolution with the distillery site makes it even our ability to source and supply of Glasgow’s whisky and more special, particularly as my high-quality spirit. We came to the shipping industries, and the son Andrew is commercial director conclusion that we should build our wider rejuvenation of Glasgow. – it’s a real family affair,” Morrison own distillery.” Afterwards, there is a tutored tasting continues. The closure of the dock in 1969 of three drams in the tasting room. “John was even involved in raising – having been opened by Queen Whisky distilling is alive once Loch Katrine whose water goes into Victoria – may have marked the more on the banks of the Clyde – making our new single malt whisky end of an industrial era in which and Glasgow is firmly back on the so that’s another interesting family ships sailed past The Pumphouse Scotch whisky map. connection. destined for all continents of the theclydeside.com

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COMPETITION: Win TRNSMT tickets WIN TICKETS FOR TRNSMT FESTIVAL

T’S THE highlight of Scotland’s followed by your answer, name music calendar – and High Flyer and contact details. is offering readers the chance to Calls cost no more than £1.02 Iwin tickets to the high-profile music per call from a BT Landline. Calls festival in Glasgow this summer. from mobiles and some other TRNSMT Festival brings a show- networks may cost more. Texts stopping line-up to the city with cost £1.00 plus your normal headliners including Stereophonics, operator text charge. Liam Gallagher, Arctic Monkeys, Telephone and text lines Queen + Adam Lambert, and The open 17/05/2018 and close Killers at Glasgow Green over the 10/06/2018 at 23:59pm. Call weekend of June 29-July 1 then the 0207 998 0549 for help and following Friday and Sunday – July 6 advice on phone and mobile and July 8. services. Buy tickets now and get news Terms & Conditions apply. about the festival at TRNSMTfest.com For full terms visit http://www. #TRNSMTfest. newsquest.co.uk/terms Service Thanks to festival organisers DF Provided by Newsquest Media Concerts, we have a pair of tickets Group. Prize is valid for TRNSMT for TRNSMT’s second weekend to only on July 6 and July 8, 2018. give away to see headliners Queen Terms & Conditions apply. + Adam Lambert on July 6 and The No persons under 5 permitted. Killers on July 8. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over 21 (1 adult HOW TO ENTER minimum per 4 persons under 16) To win, just tell us which TRNSMT headliners sing the song ‘Mr Brightside’?

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Enter online at: www.heraldandtimesglasgowmagazines. co.uk/highflyer/trnsmt_competition.html By phone: Call 09013600818 and leave your answer and details when prompted By text: Send your text to 80360 starting with TRNSMT. Leave a space, INTERVIEW: Phil Campbell

FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC

He struts around the stage in true rock n roll style but Glasgow-born Phil Campbell, frontman of blues rock band The Temperance Movement, is just as happy when he’s making breakfast for his daughter, talking Star Wars with his son and feeding the cat, as Karen Peattie discovers

OT LONG back from a band – and their fans – battled He’s expecting more of the European tour and looking through snow to get there. Despite same at Glasgow Green and is Nforward to a busy year the weather conditions the sellout familiar with the Scottish festival of festivals and yet more show went ahead and the band scene having played the main touring, Phil Campbell is both played in front of “brilliant” crowd. stage at T in the Park. Campbell exhausted and exhilarated – and he “I would have been heartbroken if says: “T in the Park was can’t wait to play Scotland’s ultimate they’d called it off,” says Campbell. amazing – a good weekend music extravaganza, TRNSMT, in “I honestly couldn’t even consider the with sunshine and it was the Glasgow this summer. prospect. I’m pretty sure everyone best festival in the world. Campbell’s band The Temperance in the band and all the people TRNSMT will be just like that.” Movement will headline the festival who made it knew this and it went Campbell admires many at Glasgow Green along with a ahead.” of the performers playing at host of world-class bands and new TRNSMT festival-goers will hear TRNSMT – Arctic Monkeys, talent from Glasgow favourites Texas, tracks from their latest album – A Interpol, Liam Gallagher, Franz Ferdinand and CHVRCHES Deeper Cut – as well as their debut Stereophonics and Gerry to The Killers, Liam Gallagher, album from 2013, The Temperance Cinnamon, for example – Arctic Monkeys, The Script and Movement. “I’ve played all over and throughout his career Scandinavian pop queen Sigrid. the world but my head never leaves he’s been inspired by a wide The Temperance Movement’s home,” says Campbell. “Glasgow range of artists, ranging from last Glasgow gig was at the iconic grounds me and there’s no better gig the Rolling Stones and Neil Barrowlands in March when the for me in the world.” Young to Fleetwood Mac,

44 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM Bruce Springsteen and TRNSMT leads a pretty ordinary life when headliners Queen who will be he’s not touring. performing with Adam Lambert. “I do lots of dishes, I feed So is there a little bit of all of them my cat, make breakfast for my in The Temperance Movement’s daughter and take her to nursery,” music, asks a self-confessed old he says. “I run around after my fogey who’s more in tune with wife and talk about Star the easy listening genre? Wars a lot with my son. “We’re a rock and roll I cook dinner most band styled on The nights, I teach guitar TRNSMT takes over Faces and The Black and piano lessons Glasgow Green on June Crowes with a deep, and sometimes I 29 and 30, and July 1, 6 deep love for The play records on my and 8. Full details are at Band – and we love turntable.” trnsmtfest.com old fogeys.” The Campbells A Deeper Cut, also make time for meanwhile, charted at holidays. “The last one number six in the UK album was to Disneyland Paris, charts after its launch in February flying out from Glasgow Airport.” and many of the tracks will be on the Glasgow is full of memories for band’s TRNSMT playlist. “We’re very Campbell. “I love my youthful days proud of that chart position,” says when Glasgow opened its jaws to Campbell. let me feel her teeth,” he smiles. “The record is a victory for a band And his advice to young that almost broke up making it.” musicians starting out in Glasgow, With his band named Best Rock a UNESCO City of Music? “Enjoy Band at the SSE Scottish Music the moment. Don’t dream it Awards in aid of music therapy away wishing you were big and charity Nordoff Robbins last successful. Stay together with your November, Campbell is content and pals. Don’t think it’s all about you.”

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 45 AIRPORT SHOPPING: Fragrances, Cosmetics & Beauty

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WORLD DUTY FREE: Hidden Gems

SHOP, ENJOY, RELAX THEN FLY

IF YOU’RE short of time or have your hands full with the children it’s not always easy to indulge in some retail therapy and benefit from the many bargains in World Duty Free. However, there are plenty of options that not everyone knows about – Shop & Collect and Reserve & Collect are just a few of them. What’s more, you can take advantage of a host of free beauty services in World Duty Free at Glasgow Airport. Here are some of the store’s best- kept secrets:

RESERVE & COLLECT regularly as new products and remove items. There’s no need to This handy service means you can brands are added every week. register for this service. You order reserve your airport shopping online The Reserve & Collect Price online as a guest or simply add between one month and 24 hours Promise means that you will never a password when providing your before you fly. pay more for an item than you details to create an account. If you So there’s no more rushing around reserved it for. If the price goes up have an account you can access the airport – simply browse on the by the time you fly, you will just be your previous orders, review your WDF website at your convenience, charged the pre-order price but if order status and create a Wish List select your items and then leave the the item is on promotion and the of your favourite items. And you can rest to us. price goes down, you pay the lower cancel your order at any time. Simply visit WDF in the departure price. This price promise only relates You’ll receive an email after lounge, head to the designated to items you have reserved online. you have placed your order and collection point then collect and pay another confirming that your items for your order. By ordering several FLEXIBLE ORDERING have been reserved for you and are days in advance of your flight, you You don’t pay for your pre-ordered awaiting collection. can now choose from an even wider shopping until you collect it. This range of products, many of which way, you can add more shopping to WISH LISTS may not be available in your airport your basket when in-store, and if you Even if you are not flying any time departure store. change your mind about something soon you can create a Wish List Make sure you check the website you’ve reserved, you can swap or Continued on page 51 GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 49

WORLD DUTY FREE: Hidden Gems

LOOK YOUR BEST BEFORE YOU FLY

AEROSPA AT is a new concept at Glasgow Airport for 2018, offering an array of beauty and massage treatments for passengers. with all your with you on For those in a hurry, there are favourite your trip. Shop selected treatments that take just items and & Collect is the 10 minutes and ensure that you gift ideas ideal solution if leave the airport feeling and for future you plan to buy looking fabulous reference. heavy or fragile The most popular treatments Are you a items. are performed at the nail, regular flyer? By If you’re only brow and massage bar by our saving the items in travelling with hand experienced team of therapists. your Wish List you can luggage, it’s a great way to get What about a Jessica luxury easily checkout the same items each around the current liquid restrictions nail brand manicure or gel time you fly. on your return flight. polish? Brow treatments, party and semi-permanent lashes, and SHOP & COLLECT TRY BEFORE YOU FLY pedicures for holiday-ready feet Shop & Collect allows you to There’s so much going on online and are also available at AeroSpa leave your purchases with us while in-store – from fabulous free beauty Glasgow Airport. you travel. It’s not the same thing services to whisky and spirits tasting. Why not book a quick as Reserve & Collect and at the The popular free beauty services massage to relax those muscles moment, you can’t pre-book it. in-store include skin consultations from and help prevent stiffness However, you can combine them specialists, make-up tutorials, hand occurring during your flight? once you have bought your goods massages, mini facials and a whole Prices start from just £5 for in-store. lot more. treatments including a French Shop & Collect is a free service Let’s face it, a visit to the beauty polish. A 10-minute hand and available to World Duty Free counters will leave you feeling relaxed arm massage is £10. customers when flying within the and refreshed, ensuring you arrive Under-12s can also join in – UK and EU, allowing you to pick at your holiday destination looking Little Lady Spa manicures and up your purchases when you return radiant. pedicures are priced at £10 and to your departure airport. Each treatment usually takes £12 respectively. This enables you to take between two and 10 minutes so you’ll AeroSpa is located after advantage of our huge range and still have plenty of time to complete security and appointments can fantastic savings but the beauty of your shopping before your flight. No be booked online in advance at the service is that you don’t have booking is required – just ask one of glasgowairport.com to worry about taking your goods the friendly staff in WDF.

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GLASGOW: News & Reviews EATING OUT?

JULIE’S KOPITIAM

SHE REACHED the quarter finals of MasterChef in 2014 and today Julie Lin MacLeod is making a big noise on the Glasgow foodie scene with her restaurant in Glasgow’s southside, Julie’s Kopitiam. SPIRITED MONTY Julie doesn’t take bookings – the restaurant is small, just 17 seats, so it’s a case of come along TEAMS UP WITH LOCH and wait in a nearby bar until a table becomes available. Don’t worry about that, though – you’ll LOMOND WHISKIES get a phone call to tell you when it’s ready. The night we were there the system was working HE’S AN imposing figure on the golf course but now perfectly and Julie’s reputation in less than a year of Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie, who was European No. trading is such that people are more than happy to 1 for an unprecedented seven years, is pursuing his wait for the phone to ring. passion for whisky after agreeing a partnership with Julie is a familiar face in Glasgow and not just Loch Lomond Whiskies, the official spirit of The Open. because of her dealings with MasterChef hosts Montgomerie – known as Monty and originally from Gregg Wallace and John Torode. She lights up our Troon in Ayrshire – will promote the west of Scotland TV screens with regular appearances as guest chef brand’s range of award-winning single malts. on STV’s Live At Five magazine show and starred Monty, who turned professional in 1987, racked up with fellow Glasgow chef Jimmy Lee of Lychee 52 tournament victories across the world. Ryder Cup Oriental on Julie And Jimmy’s Hot Woks. success followed as a player before he led Europe to Her cosy restaurant – kopitiam is Malaysian that famous victory as captain at Celtic Manor in 2010. for small café – is warm and welcoming, the staff He will work with Loch Lomond Whiskies to promote friendly and the food absolutely delicious, a mix the full product range worldwide, including two limited of Malaysian street food and homemade dishes editions specially created to mark The 147th Open at inspired by her mum. Carnoustie as well as a single cask edition that will carry As usual, we ordered far too much, with his name. A Colin Montgomerie limited edition single sweetcorn fritters and fried mooli – a type of radish malt will be released later this year. – with XO sauce to start. Both were surprising in a “As a proud Scot I know that Scotland good way but it was the main event that had the is world-renowned for both our whisky real wow factor. and our unrivalled golf courses. I’m I’m a fish lover so the sambal fried hake with passionate about telling the story of green beans was sensational, as was David’s both and impressed by the quality, Malaysian laksa with shrimp. As if that wasn’t authenticity and diversity of flavours enough we also had the tamarind pork belly with of the Loch Lomond single malts,” mushrooms. The spices are powerful but subtle and said Monty. the accompanying fragrant steamed rice absolutely Look out for the firm’s Loch perfect. Lomond 12 Year Old and I don’t profess to be a restaurant critic but if I was, Inchmurrin Madeira Julie’s Kopitiam would get a resounding 10 out of Wood Finish in World 10. Duty Free at Glasgow Airport. Julie’s Kopitiam, 1109 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 3YG lochlomondwhiskies. Book at 0141 237 9560. The restaurant is com, gla.worlddutyfree. open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm-10pm. com

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GLASGOW: News & Reviews REVIEW PAISLEY – A PLACE FULL OF SURPRISES Photograph: John Cooper

TRUMP TURNBERRY, AYRSHIRE

THIS BEAUTIFUL resort truly is a jewel in Ayrshire’s crown, standing majestically on the hill looking out over the sparkling Irish Sea for over 100 years. PAISLEY IS a place with a unique heritage and Trump Turnberry epitomises luxury and harks back attractions, packed with great events, live music and to the Edwardian grandeur and splendour of the festivals – and it’s fast becoming one of Scotland’s must- early 20th century when customer service was king. visit destinations. It’s elegant and stylish but certainly not elitist – just The town, home to the 12th-century Paisley Abbey, very comfortable, welcoming and friendly. boasts an impressive array of architectural gems from Sitting in the Grand Tea Lounge & Victorian-era monuments to 1920s Art Deco landmarks. Bar from where you can watch the Indeed, the landscape is framed by a skyline of steeples sun set over Ailsa Craig it’s hard and spires with the second-largest concentration of listed to believe you’re just an hour’s buildings anywhere in Scotland. drive from Glasgow city centre. Paisley is also host of the British Pipe Band Golfers chat about their round Championships and home of the Weave Festival and on the legendary Ailsa course Sma’ Shot Day celebrations. which has hosted The Open on It’s not just the charm of the town centre that attracts no less than four occasions, most visitors, however. Renfrewshire is home to some idyllic recently in 2009 although it was the leafy villages such as Lochwinnoch and Howwood gripping “Duel in the Sun” in 1977 that saw Tom while both the bustling sights of Glasgow and the quaint Watson defeat fellow American Jack Nicklaus to lift surroundings of the countryside are within easy reach. the Claret Jug. Just a five-minute drive from Glasgow Airport it’s a But there are actually three courses here, including great stop-off before jetting away to warmer climes. the newest – the King Robert the Bruce, designed by world-renowned architect Martin Ebert, who was paisley.is also responsible for the much-lauded changes to the championship Ailsa course. The iconic Turnberry Lighthouse sits atop the ruins NEW CAMPAIGN TO SELL of the 13th-century castle that is the birthplace of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland from 1306- SCOTLAND TO THE WORLD 1329. Today, it’s a halfway house and we walked A MAJOR new campaign has been launched to put over to enjoy a drink and watch the waves crashing Scotland in the international spotlight and showcase the onto the rocky coastline. country’s world-leading assets to a global audience. Dinner in the signature 1906 restaurant was Scotland Is Now is designed to put the country firmly exceptional with the produce local and in season, at the top of everyone’s list of places to live, work, study, and the service outstanding. In fact, the staff at invest and visit. Turnberry are exceptional on every level and many Attracting more migrant talent, international students, have worked there for over 30 years. expanding overseas businesses and boosting tourism I loved our room with its sea view, Italian marble will grow Scotland’s economy and further cement its bathroom and gorgeous decor featuring a touch of reputation as an open, diverse and welcoming country. Turnberry’s very own tartan. I really didn’t want to Building on Scotland’s strengths as a land of unrivalled leave – but I’ll be back! history, breathtaking scenery and warm welcomes, the Karen Peattie campaign also shines a light on lesser-known qualities: a pioneering and progressive nation taking the lead on trumpturnberry.com key global challenges. scotland.org

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GLASGOW: What’s on

SAMARA SCOTT (AUGUST SUMMER AT 4-OCTOBER 28) TRAMWAY Samara Scott will create a large site-specific installation in Tramway’s main gallery inspired by its architecture and open air spaces such as the arcade, market or street. Scott’s work is often improvised in situ, using fluid and supple materials that allow her to work at a certain tempo. Body gel, glitter, sponges, milk, nail varnish and food dyes are just some of the many substances that make up her 1,210KM vast gallery. The exhibition is alchemic and sumptuous forms. (AUGUST 10 & 11) co-commissioned and co-curated This is Scott’s first exhibition in a by Glasgow International and public institution in Scotland. The world premiere of 1,210km, Tramway. created by award-winning young performance companies A CHILDREN’S BALLET BLACK Tramway-based Junction 25 and EXHIBITION Berlin’s Theater an der Parkaue, (JUNE 8 & 9) will be performed during Festival Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black, which (JULY 7-AUGUST 26) 2018 – the cultural programme celebrates dancers of Black and Opening on July 7, this exhibition for the Glasgow 2018 European Asian descent, returns to Tramway of bold, playful and engaging Championships. This work explores with a double bill. A new ballet artwork will introduce children to ideas of cross-cultural identity, by renowned British chorographer ideas and materials commonly connection and belonging and Cathy Marston based on South used in contemporary art through the companies are collaborating African writer Can Themba’s tactile experience, digital primarily through a specially moving fable The Suit, which interaction, and movable shapes developed digital portal, with the was banned by the then and forms. On the same young people meeting face-to-face apartheid regime on its day, a new immersive only twice during the run-up to the publication, is paired installation by young show. The work moves with acclaimed emerging artists to Berlin in the Portuguese Find out more about will be unveiled in autumn. choreographer these works and much the main theatre: Arthur Pita’s Olivier- more at Celebrate ART, MARK nominated A Dream tramway.org created as part of Within a Midsummer the Year of Young LECKEY Night’s Dream. People 2018. (UNTIL JULY 1) For his solo FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY exhibition at Tramway, Turner Prize-winning artist Mark GLASGOW MELA mouth-watering foods from Leckey has taken inspiration from a (JUNE 24) around the globe. Taking place in small statuette from the Wellcome Kelvingrove Park on Sunday, June GLASGOW MELA, Scotland’s Collection. In Tramway’s main 24, the Glasgow Mela – named biggest free multicultural festival, gallery, Leckey reconfigures this Best UK Mela at the UK Bhangra returns to the city for its 29th statuette to human proportions Awards last year – is a fun day year with live music, theatre creating a relatable, abject out for all the family. performances, and exotic and figure who occupies Tramway’s glasgowmela.com

GLASGOWAIRPORT.COM 57 GLASGOW: Charles Rennie Mackintosh

IN PRAISE OF CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH

AN EXHIBITION celebrating the stencilling, needlework and 150th anniversary of the birth of embroidery, posters, books, one of Glasgow’s greatest sons, interior and tearoom design, and the architect, designer and artist architectural drawings. Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is Key highlights include a section of running at the city’s Kelvingrove Art lathe and plaster wall with a stencilled Gallery and Museum. design by Mackintosh for Miss This major new temporary Cranston’s Ingram Street Tea Rooms. exhibition, entitled Charles Rennie An early example of his internationally Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow renowned rose motif, from 1900, Style, spans Mackintosh’s this section was salvaged lifetime – 1868-1928. prior to the building being Capturing the transformed into a hotel dynamic and in 1971. entrepreneurial Meticulously creative spirit in conserved, this the city in the late stunning piece of MACKINTOSH 150 19th and early architectural history 20th centuries, the will be on display THE EXHIBITION exhibition showcases for the first time since. at the rich diversity of This will be shown Kelvingrove Art Gallery designers and artists, alongside a number of and Museum is one of educators, institutions, other decorative elements the highlights in a year- manufacturers and industrialists then and fittings from the interiors of the long celebration entitled working in Glasgow. Ingram Street Tea Rooms, again on Mackintosh 150. Visitors to Charles Rennie public display for the first time. Co-ordinated by Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Born in Glasgow on June 7, Mackintosh heritage partners Style can view the very best of 1868, Mackintosh went on to from across Glasgow Glasgow’s internationally-renowned be regarded as one of the most and beyond, it includes a civic collections, alongside key creative figures of the 20th century programme of events at The pieces on loan from The Hunterian, and a leading figure in both the Lighthouse and at Mackintosh The Glasgow School of Art, the Scottish Arts & Crafts Movement Queen’s Cross in Glasgow, V&A and a number of private and European Art Nouveau. as well as the reopening of lenders. Mackintosh left a legacy of Mackintosh at the Willow, Several of these works have never magnificent work and is considered Miss Cranston’s original tea been on public display and the one of the principal exponents of the rooms in the city’s Sauchiehall majority have not been shown in Glasgow Style. Street. Glasgow for over 30 years. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Glasgow School of The exhibition features more Making the Glasgow Style runs Art, The Hunterian at the than 250 objects which highlight at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and University of Glasgow, House the diverse spectrum of media Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow for An Art Lover and the new Mackintosh and his contemporaries G3 8AG until August 14. Tickets V&A Dundee will all play mastered. These include: stained cost £7 per adult/ £5 per host to dedicated event and glass, glass, ceramics, mosaic, concession (children under 16 go exhibition programmes. glasgowmackintosh.com metalwork, furniture, textiles, free). glasgowmuseums.com

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