Celtic Park tour named one of the world's top attractions | OneFootball

There is yet another reason for celebration at Celtic Park as it was announced today that the Celtic Park stadium tour has been named the best family-friendly day out in the world according to travel ratings experts, Tripadvisor.

This fantastic achievement comes after the Celtic Park tour was given a gold award by Tripadvisor as one of the top attractions in the UK last year, and this latest piece of success for the Celts sees the Paradise tour named as one of the best visitor experiences in the world.

The stadium tour takes visitors behind the scenes of the biggest football stadium in Scotland, giving guests the chance to see Celtic’s massive trophy collection, the home dressing room, the players’ tunnel, the dugout area and the Directors’ Box in the main stand.

Each tour is led by an official Celtic Park tour guide, and with a large pool of guides making up the tours department, visitors to Celtic Park are guaranteed that no two tours will ever be exactly the same, with each guide bringing their own experience and knowledge to their tours.

The world-renowned stadium tour starts and ends in the Celtic Park Sports Bar, and after this morning’s tour, the Celtic View caught up with some of the visitors who had enjoyed their experience at Paradise, and the global appeal of the stadium tour was clear to see.

Sam and Max from Maine in the United States, along with Graham from Massachusetts, were only too happy to wax lyrical about their experience at Paradise.

“I’m a big soccer fan and I loved the tour, it was amazing,” said Max. “I loved the trophy room, and my favourite trophy was the European Cup.

Graham added: “The facilities are great and the tour guide was really funny and witty, but he was also very knowledgeable.

“You can tell how much it means to the people here.”

Those sentiments were echoed by Dan and Ryan from Florida, who enjoyed the tour alongside their friend and Celtic season ticket holder, William from Glasgow.

“Celtic Park is beautiful,” said Ryan. “There’s an amazing sense of history here. The tour was fantastic.

“The history here shows that Celtic goes beyond just football, and that’s something that everyone can benefit from learning about.”

Dan touched on the global reach of the club, saying: “Celtic are known throughout the world, they have a worldwide presence. Supporters all over the globe follow Celtic.”

As well as welcoming visitors from all over the world, the Celtic Park stadium tour is also a massively popular attraction with local Celtic supporters like William, who revealed that he is a return visitor to the stadium tour.

“I’ve been on the tour several times,” he said. “Whenever I have visitors, this is one place that I try to bring them.

“It’s just a great club to be a part of."

Celtic’s Stadium Tours manager, Frank Rafters, has overseen the growth of the tours department over several years and has shared his joy at this latest piece of success for the club.

“We are delighted to have been given this accolade by Tripadvisor,” he said. “It means a great deal for us to be recognised in the form of such positive feedback from both tourists and locals alike.

“My team and I work hard to achieve the highest possible standards while welcoming tens of thousands of guests annually.

“All I can do is thank the tour guides for the incredible work that they do. I’m immensely proud of them.”

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