The first thing that you must do when you arrive at Glasgow Airport is, without doubt, hire a car. With so many different types of car for every type of family or group, I cannot think of a single reason why someone would decide not to hire a car when it makes things so much easier to cope with. You can book online and have it over and done within 20 minutes.

If you think about it, you don’t want to be arriving in a completely new city that, quite possibly, you’ve never visited before and it would be, quite honestly, crazy to try and negotiate the complicated public transport systems – particularly as you might be a little bit jetlagged as well after a long journey. The transport services in Britain are notoriously poor and you don’t want to be stood at a Glaswegian bus stop for a few hours late at night waiting for a bus that may not even take you to the hotel.

Hiring a car removes the trouble that you’ll have with ensuring that you get to the hotel in one piece. You can jump into the car, drive to your hotel with the heating on (very welcome in the freezing Glaswegian winter) and be in your bed within the hour. This is a much more pleasing way to spend your evening, and when you’re laden down with souvenirs at the end of the time away, you can throw all the extra bags into the boot and be on your way quickly. Imagine the hassle of trying to carry them on a bus back to the airport!