Jan 3, 2020, 9:31 am
Last edit by: cgtechuk
**POSTPONED TILL A LATER DATE**
Hi All
Inspired by others who have hosted do's in Gibraltar , Leeds, London, Phoenix and other far flung locations I have decided with the help of JCM9000 and a few others to set up a do here in my hometown of Glasgow.
Venue
Venue has been confirmed!!
Bar Square in Glasgow Merchant Square
5 Bell St, Glasgow G1 1NU
Venue is a large courtyard style bar with good beer, gin & spirits selection and for those looking for bubbles they also have Moet & Bollinger BUT more importantly all at Glasgow prices :-)
Merchant Square is an excellent central location and an excellent starting point with lots of other food and drink options nearby, the bar itself also has a decent food selection
Venue has been booked and look forward to seeing you all there :-)
Transport
For those flying up there is plenty of flights from LHR, LGW and if you fly the night before LCY also.
Edinburgh airport is also an hour by a very frequent bus service from door to Glasgow City Centre if it helps with availability.
Hotels:
There are various Hilton Hotels (Hilton Glasgow, Hilton Grosvenor, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Hampton Inn, Hilton DoubleTree). Marriott, Moxy, Radisson Blu, Raddison Red, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn etc to cater for all tastes and loyalty programs.
Attendees: (38)
aks120
Aledin
awoxp
BLHD (+1)
Calchas
cgtechuk
Cymro
Dan Son
EI147
Fitch
flylikelinz
GadgetGal
GlasgowCyclops
Ikaz
K&C
KARFA
Last20
jfallesen (+1)
jcm9000
madfish
megaloman
PETER01
ScienceTeacher (+1)
Speedbird Julie
superscot
teledude
tiffywren
TravellerFrequently (+ 1)
travellingscotsman
weegiewife
zafiragirl +1
Maybe (12)
Arsey00
BarelyBAGold
Chris1979
fluffymitten +1
gastrocnemius
Saltire74
DYKWIA
Ldnn1
scottishpoet
MsCapricorn
Flights:
Friday 24th:
LHR - GLA
BA1482 11:55 Calchas
BA1496 21:40 jfallesen(+1),
Saturday 25th:
LHR - GLA
BA1482 12:00 - aks120, awoxp, GadgetGal, KARFA, teledude, tiffywren, TravellerFrequently+1
BA1488 16.15 - madfish,megaloman, ScienceTeacher (+1), flylikelinz
Sunday 26th:
GLA - LHR
BA1483 12:10 - Calchas,megaloman, flylikelinz
BA1487 14:15 - aks120, awoxp, KARFA, teledude, tiffywren,
BA1495 18:30 - jfallesen(+1)
GLA-LCY
BA8729 14:10 - GadgetGal, ScienceTeacher (+1), Smallclanger
Hi All
Inspired by others who have hosted do's in Gibraltar , Leeds, London, Phoenix and other far flung locations I have decided with the help of JCM9000 and a few others to set up a do here in my hometown of Glasgow.
Venue
Venue has been confirmed!!
Bar Square in Glasgow Merchant Square
5 Bell St, Glasgow G1 1NU
Venue is a large courtyard style bar with good beer, gin & spirits selection and for those looking for bubbles they also have Moet & Bollinger BUT more importantly all at Glasgow prices :-)
Merchant Square is an excellent central location and an excellent starting point with lots of other food and drink options nearby, the bar itself also has a decent food selection
Venue has been booked and look forward to seeing you all there :-)
Transport
For those flying up there is plenty of flights from LHR, LGW and if you fly the night before LCY also.
Edinburgh airport is also an hour by a very frequent bus service from door to Glasgow City Centre if it helps with availability.
- There is no train from Glasgow Airport to the city centre however there is a bus every 10 minutes which takes 15 minutes into the city centre at a cost of £14 open return,
- For those not flying Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street are the closest train stations and are quite well served.
- Airport Taxi is £25 from an airport Taxi Rank
- Private Hire is £13 from the pickup point at the airport
- Uber is available
- Anyone wanting to try something different the Caledonia Sleeper train runs into Glasgow from London Euston Friday into Saturday and home Sunday into Monday.
Hotels:
There are various Hilton Hotels (Hilton Glasgow, Hilton Grosvenor, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Hampton Inn, Hilton DoubleTree). Marriott, Moxy, Radisson Blu, Raddison Red, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn etc to cater for all tastes and loyalty programs.
Attendees: (38)
aks120
Aledin
awoxp
BLHD (+1)
Calchas
cgtechuk
Cymro
Dan Son
EI147
Fitch
flylikelinz
GadgetGal
GlasgowCyclops
Ikaz
K&C
KARFA
Last20
jcm9000
madfish
PETER01
ScienceTeacher (+1)
Speedbird Julie
superscot
teledude
tiffywren
TravellerFrequently (+ 1)
travellingscotsman
weegiewife
zafiragirl +1
Maybe (12)
Arsey00
BarelyBAGold
Chris1979
fluffymitten +1
gastrocnemius
Saltire74
DYKWIA
Ldnn1
scottishpoet
MsCapricorn
Flights:
Friday 24th:
LHR - GLA
BA1482 11:55 Calchas
Saturday 25th:
LHR - GLA
BA1482 12:00 - aks120, awoxp, GadgetGal, KARFA, teledude, tiffywren, TravellerFrequently+1
BA1488 16.15 - madfish,
Sunday 26th:
GLA - LHR
BA1483 12:10 - Calchas,
BA1487 14:15 - aks120, awoxp, KARFA, teledude, tiffywren,
GLA-LCY
BA8729 14:10 - GadgetGal, ScienceTeacher (+1), Smallclanger
Glasgow Do - Saturday 25th April 2020, Merchant City *Postponed*
Mar 7, 2020, 2:58 pm
#136
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: 79856 Hinterzarten, Germany
Programs: BA GGL, BA GfL, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 188
Basel (Basel) - Heathrow (London), BA0753, 11:55 Sat 25 Apr 2020, 10D (aisle, exit)
lunch and Espresso Martini at CCR
can take one guest
Heathrow (London) - Glasgow, BA1488, 16:15 Sat 25 Apr 2020, 12C (aisle, exit)
Mar 8, 2020, 1:59 am
#137
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Leeds
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 54
Mar 9, 2020, 12:09 pm
#138
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, IHG Platinum, HH Diamond, Hertz PC,
Posts: 1,986
As my employer has now banned all non essential travel until the end of April, unless something changes I now won’t be in Glasgow on the Friday. Accordingly myself and Smallclanger are now “maybe” for attending.
Mar 20, 2020, 7:42 am
#140
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
Things are changing day by day and week by week. If I had to guess, I would imagine we'll still be in voluntary lockdown on 25th April. But it's not like you have other plans, so might as well leave it for now. 
Mar 20, 2020, 8:06 am
#142
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
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Location: UK/Las Vegas
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Posts: 15,924
Mar 20, 2020, 8:12 am
#143
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, IHG Platinum, HH Diamond, Hertz PC,
Posts: 1,986
I’ve cancelled as all work travel is banned until the end of April.
Mar 20, 2020, 9:25 am
#144
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Sixt Platinum, HHons Diamond
Posts: 927
Indeed - some of the small independent operators are battling on, but many are closing, particularly the bigger venues and ones offering food. I am sure there will be many drinking dens that will remain open if they can!
Mar 24, 2020, 10:26 am
#146
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Berlin
Programs: BAEC; LH M&M; HH Diamond
Posts: 814
Mar 24, 2020, 10:27 am
#147
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
im a big fat "what part of all European governments warnings "stay at home"" no no now. i just edited the wiki
Mar 24, 2020, 10:38 am
#148
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,945
To be fair the current UK restrictions are in place for 3 weeks and will be reviewed at the end of that period - so they could change after 13 April. The GLA Do is beyond that date, but I doubt things will be relaxed sufficiently by 25 April that it would be possible for the Do to take place. So I think it is safe to assume the Do is postponed until later this year.
Looking forward to our first post COVID Do
Looking forward to our first post COVID Do
Mar 24, 2020, 10:39 am
#149
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
To be fair the current UK restrictions are in place for 3 weeks and will be reviewed at the end of that period - so they could change after 13 April. The GLA Do is beyond that date, but I doubt things will be relaxed sufficiently by 25 April that it would be possible for the Do to take place. So I think it is safe to assume the Do is postponed until later this year.
Looking forward to our first post COVID Do
Looking forward to our first post COVID Do
but yeah, i'd love to see you all later this year.
Mar 26, 2020, 7:58 am
#150
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 267
Received cancellations of both our hotel room and the flights up to GLA yesterday. Rather than try to rebook on different flight there, we have taken ourselves off the list and cancelled the return as well as our LHR car parking. I think it is very unlikely that this do will be able to happen on the original date anyway.
Absolutely up for trying again at a later time!
Absolutely up for trying again at a later time!