Glasgow has officially put a bid in to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 - affecting businesses across the city immediately.
The city council confirmed that they have been working incredibly hard to hold the contest in Glasgow, reports The Scottish Sun. And due to this official bid, hotel prices in the city have soared to £600 a night due to this.
Show organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided on Monday that winners of 2022, Ukraine, won't be able to host the next contest following Russia's invasion.
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And due to the UK's Sam Ryder coming in a close second to Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra - the EBU decided that Great Britain would host Eurovision 2023.
The competition is planned to be held between Tuesday, April 25 2023 until Saturday, May 27 2023, and would see thousands of music fans and tourists land on the host city to join in on the fun.
Due to this, hotel prices across the city centre of Glasgow have already began to increase sharply, as it begins to prepare for the next stages of bidding for the contest next May.
According to Booking.com, Yovotel are charging around £538 per night around the middle of May 2023. This is a rise of £453 - as it currently costs around £85 to stay for one night.
Glasgow's main city centre hotel, Dakota, normally charges £145 a night for guests - rooms for May 2023 are advertised at a whopping £630 a night. And the Carlton hotel has went from £170 a night to £400 in May next year - a £230 increase from its usual pricing.
The Grand Central has also hiked it prices up £358 per night from the current £134 to £492. Meanwhile, Blythswood Square Hotel, which is already £245 per night, is charging £719 a night next year.
A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council confirmed this week that the city will be bidding to host Eurovision 2023.
The statement read: "Since it became a possibility that the UK might host on behalf of Ukraine we’ve been working hard on our bid.
“We know we meet all the technical requirements, and we know Glaswegians are desperate to welcome the world with open arms.
“Time is now really short to organise the contest and, having recently hosted COP, we know Glasgow is the safest of safe pairs of hands.”
The bidding process to select the host city will begin this week and will be jointly managed by the BBC and EBU, with further details to be announced.
More information is available on the Eurovision Song Contest website here.
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