世界旅游年鑒《Lonely Planet》在其最新發表的“世界十大城市”評選中將格拉斯哥評為與芝加哥、里斯本、墨西哥城等國際都市并列其一的世界最具魅力的時尚都市。格拉斯哥已經不再是人們心目中那個面目黑褐的工業城市，現在，她是那個將于2014年舉辦英聯邦運動會的城市；那個成就了著名演員James McAvoy的城市；那個可以在附近海岸大嚼特嚼平底鍋煎扇貝的城市；那個在Clyde河岸乘坐快艇“突破你的極限”的城市；那個在格拉斯哥城市國際足球場“與億萬球迷尖聲大叫”的城市。

此次同時入圍十大城市的還有：安特衛普，貝魯特，芝加哥，格拉斯哥，里斯本，墨西哥城，圣保羅，巴西，上海，華沙，蘇黎世。

The travel guide Lonely Planet has confounded the sceptics who disparage the city for its hard-drinking, violent reputation by claiming it is one of the world's top 10 cities for visitors - on a par with Chicago, Lisbon and Mexico City. Glasgow, which is hosting the Commonwealth games in 2014, now boasts alumni such as the actor James McAvoy, pan-fried scallops caught off the nearby coast, and "defining experiences" such as cruising down the Clyde by powerboat and "adding your voice to the Hampden roar" at the city's international football stadium.

"Forget about castles, kilts, bagpipes and tartan," the travel firm's Best in Travel 2009 guide states.

"You come for the cocktails, cuisine and designer chic (plus the legendary native wit) ... Scotland's biggest city has shaken off its shroud of industrial soot and shimmied into a sparkling new designer gown." Glasgow is the only British city included in the top 10.

The top 10 cities were:

Antwerp

Beirut

Chicago

Glasgow

Lisbon

Mexico City

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Shanghai

Warsaw

Zurich

圖注：格拉斯哥的現代建筑- BEWLEYS HOTEL

（內容提供：英國使館文化教育處，英語點津 Helen 編輯）