VisitAberdeen promotes Aberdeen as a tourism destination for both leisure and business travellers. Highlighting where to stay, what to see and what to do in Aberdeen and the surrounding area, VisitAberdeen is a one stop shop for all your tourism needs.

As the oil and gas capital of Europe, Aberdeen is one of the top UK destinations for hosting conferences, events, board meetings and incentive trips and the city was listed as a top 10 UK city in the 2012 International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) data.

Recent investment in new hotels, flights to over 50 destinations worldwide and the biennial Offshore Europe Exhibition & Conference which welcomes over 60,000 delegates, continues to keep Aberdeen on the global map.

If you are planning a conference VisitAberdeen can help, guide and work with you to make your event a success. Business tourism is a top priority for VisitAberdeen. They can locate appropriate venues, organise site visits, prepare bid documents and even take care of booking accommodation for your delegates.

VisitAberdeen's board includes representatives from Aberdeen Inspired, Aberdeen City and Shire Hotels Association, Aberdeen City Council and independent members.

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Aberdeen's new exhibition and conference centre

A new exhibition and conference centre is under development which promised to further improve the cities status as one of the top business event destinations in the UK. Find out more about the new facility at AECC

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    “The Events Team strive to provide an engaging programme of events which will appeal to visitors and residents alike. Many of our events provide a unique economic benefit to the city and we work with partners in both private and public sectors - including Police Scotland - to ensure maximum benefit to the city.”

    Daniel Parrott

    Senior Events Officer, Aberdeen City Events

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    “Aberdeen has so much to offer leisure and business visitors with fantastic arts and culture, great restaurants and shopping, access to some of the country’s best castles, whisky and fishing on the doorstep and an incredibly warm welcome - all set in the stunning North-east of Scotland. We’re in the midst of an incredibly exciting time for tourism as we prepare to welcome the world to Scotland in 2014 through a host of iconic events. The Ryder Cup, the Commonwealth Games and the second Homecoming Scotland will ensure the eyes of the world will firmly be on us, so what better time to get involved? ”

    Malcolm Roughead

    Chief Executive of VisitScotland

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