City hotels
Figures released in April 2012 showed that five Scottish cities have some of the highest occupancy rates in Europe, meaning that Scotland is heating up as a prime destination for luxury hotel investment.
The strength of the business and leisure tourism markets in Scotland’s cities drives year round occupancy and high room rates.
Demand for additional accommodation – particulary 4-star and above, presents significant opportunities for accommodation providers, developers and investors.
Hotel opportunities by city
From small, idylic and traditional to big, bustling and cosmopolitan, each of Scotland's cities has something different to offer visitors. Find out facts, figures and key hotel investment opportunities in each of our hotel opportunity city guides.
Hotel investment facts
- 4,000 more rooms are required in Edinburgh by 2015 (2,000 at four star or above) and 3,000 more in Glasgow in the next decade
- Edinburgh is the second most visited UK city by overseas tourists. In 2008 these visitors stayed for 7.54 million nights and spent £436 million.
- Edinburgh and Glasgow are ranked second and third in the number of International Association meetings held in UK
- The disposable income of Stirling households is 10 percent higher than for Scotland as a whole. The 120,000 square metres of retail space in the city centre provides potential for a regional shopping hub
- Passenger numbers at Aberdeen Airport have increased by 34 percent over the past decade making it the fastest growing of BAA’s six UK airports
How we can help
"We’re ready to work with investors who want to capitalise on the huge potential the Scottish hotel sector is showing” - Kenneth Clark, SDI
The dedicated SDI tourism team is here to help you with every step of your investment journey.
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