Enjoy the Best of the City with the Glasgow Gift Card

From dining out to distillery tours, local attractions to cocktails, there’s a smart way to enjoy Glasgow and support independent businesses with the citywide Glasgow Gift Card – a prepaid Visa that can be spent at your favourite restaurants, shops and leading attractions.

Created through tourism business collaboration and supported by Scottish Enterprise and the Glasgow Restaurant Association, the cards are accepted in over 80 businesses, putting the spotlight on leisure and hospitality, driving destination footfall and helping tourists discover more local experiences

DISCOVER THE BEST OF GLASGOW WITH ONE HANDY GIFT CARD

Working like other gifting schemes, the card is a prepaid Visa and the balance can be spent on any businesses that are signed up to the scheme. Amounts can be chosen online and the loaded onto a gift card and it will be sent out by post ready for spending.

Award-winning restaurant Ox and Finch, modern Greek eatery Halloumi, Spanish tapas and cocktail bar Rioja, tourist attraction The Clydeside Distillery and Glasgow museums and attractions, are some of the places signed-up to accept the gift card.

Ryan James, Glasgow Restaurant Association chairman and owner of Two Fat Ladies, said: “The Glasgow Restaurant Association and its members are excited to be part of the first citywide gift scheme that celebrates the best of Glasgow.

“What better way to showcase our city and grow the economy than with a Glasgow-wide gift card? This is a fantastic new tourism product as it gives the consumer the flexibility of choosing how and where they spend the card across the city.

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“We have innovative and exciting food and drink experiences and leading attractions, and with the arrival of our Glasgow gift card, it will make discovering city neighbourhoods more accessible for locals and visiting tourists.”

Sallyann Tindall, project manager Scottish Enterprise said: “Scottish Enterprise is delighted to be able to support the development of the Glasgow Gift Card and hopes many more businesses in the City will get behind it and provide visitors with opportunities to experience great restaurants and attractions in the city.”

Bridgeen Mullen, Visitor Centre Manager at The Clydeside Distillery said: “When we heard about this new gifting offer for Glasgow, we couldn’t wait to be a part of it all and support the Glasgow Gift Card. Anything that drives tourism and shines the spotlight on our exceptional visitor attractions is a winning combination.

“Support your local businesses, buy a Glasgow gift card and discover the best of the city with one handy card.”

Louise Rusk of Rusk & Rusk said: “The Glasgow gift card is a gateway to incredible independent experiences, and we’re excited to part of a scheme which provides customers with endless choice.

“Users of the card can discover cocktails in The 158 Club Lounge, have brunch at our Summer Series events in Hutchesons or sip cava in the stylish surroundings of The Spanish Butcher – the choice is yours.”

You can see the businesses included in the Glasgow Gift Card scheme below.

The card supports the city’s Tourism and Visitor Plan to 2023, which provides the blueprint for continuing to grow Glasgow’s global profile as a must-visit destination and is focused on increasing overnight leisure tourism visits by one million.