GLASGOW'S packed hotels during the Commonwealth Games helped boost bookings to record highs, according to new figures.
A record summer saw average occupancy room rate reach 91.6% during August, and up to 95.3% during the 11 nights of the Games, an increase of 11% on the same period in 2013.
The results, from LJ Research, were just the second time since monthly record keeping began in 1999 that average occupancy in August reached 90% or more.
And on 21 separate nights last month, occupancy was 91% or more and on five nights the city achieved occupancy levels of 99%.
Council leader Gordon Matheson said August - which included the World Pipe Band Championships and the Merchant City Festival - had been a "mega month."
He said: "The buzz generated by the Games continued as we welcomed a diverse mix of colourful events to the city."
Business analysts said there was "no sign" of a slowdown.
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