The Highland Council welcomes anticipated staycation boom in Highland with the income this will bring, however investment in resources and businesses to take advantage of this boom is essential. Chair of the Economy and Infrastructure…
Highland Tourism Partnership Announces Plans for Tourism Recovery
The Highland Tourism Partnership has announced plans for a collective way forward for the Highland tourism industry following the pandemic. The Highland Tourism Partnership (HTP), is bringing together destination organisations and public sector partners from…
Highland iCentres Set to Reopen
The Highlands’ five VisitScotland iCentres will reopen their doors before the end of the month, to welcome back visitors from around the UK. The iCentres are a significant part of the community and the national tourism…
Road Traffic Spikes as Retail Returns
New Department for Transport figures show that car use hit a six-month high on Monday as non-essential shops, pubs and hairdressers resumed trading. Monday’s car traffic reached 86% of normal pre-lockdown volumes, the first time…
Tickets Now on Sale for Highlands Visitor Attractions
Scotland’s most famous historic heritage sites are getting set to lower their drawbridges. Online booking opens today (Wednesday 14 April) for Urquhart Castle, Fort George and Elgin Cathedral as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) prepares to…
Keeping Scotland in Mind Globally
Pictured: Eilean Donan Castle on Loch Duich at Dornie © VisitScotland Kenny Lam. 28 Scottish businesses joined VisitScotland at the world’s leading travel trade show, ITB Berlin, which took place online for the first time.…
Loganair Annual Results Show Cautious Optimism for Post-Covid…
Pictured: Loganair Chief Executive Jonathan Hinkles. Loganair, Scotland’s Airline, has issued an update of its trading performance as the company files its audited accounts for the year to 31 March 2020 at Companies House. In…
Celebrating 90 Years of Scottish Hostelling
Pictured: Torridon Youth Hostel. Hostelling Scotland [Scottish Youth Hostels Association], celebrated its 90th birthday this February. To mark this major milestone the self-funded charity is introducing all babies born in the month of February 2021…
Frazer Coupland Appointed Chair of The Highland Tourism…
Frazer Coupland (pictured), CEO of Lochaber Chamber of Commerce, has been [nominated and] appointed as the new Chair of the Highland Tourism Partnership, a collective of tourism groups from throughout the Scottish Highlands, working across…