Aberdeen is one of Scotland’s major cities. It follows Edinburgh, the capital city, and Glasgow, the most populous, as Scotland’s third major city. Other Scottish places of note are Perth, Inverness, St Andrews and Dundee.
Aberdeen is situated on the east coast of Scotland, on the North Sea coast. It is a historic fishing city, economically vibrant since the 1980s due to its participation in the North Sea oil industry. Largely due to this industry, Aberdeen has become one of Scotland’s most internationally minded cities, with many expatriates working and living there.
As a travel destination, Aberdeen enjoys cheap flights to and from other Scottish cities like Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness, or UK cities like London, Manchester or Newcastle. Aberdeen is often used as a base from which to travel along the east coast of Scotland, to visit beaches, golf courses or whiskey distilleries. It is also within a few hours reach by car of the Central Highlands, Loch Ness, the Cairngorm Mountains and the lowland cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Aberdeen itself has a number of tourist attractions. These include the historic harbour, a number of museums, cinemas, restaurants and pubs, traditional and modern, as well as historic university buildings and architecture.
Scottish hospitality is, generally speaking, of a warm nature. Travellers can choose from a wide variety of accommodation, including world class hotels as well as large numbers of bed & breakfast businesses, hostels and self-catering cottages. Most places, in addition, have tourist information offices.