Tourism

Business leaders across the Highlands have united to back calls for changes to planned tourist levies.

Work to transform Inverness Castle into a major visitor attraction will cost Highlands and Islands Enterprise an extra £863,000.

Frustrated rail passengers transferring trains in Inverness will soon enjoy a more hassle-free experience, in a move championed by a local MSP.

Excited chiefs have been describing some of their exhibit highlights as fit-out work gathers pace at Inverness Castle.

Fans of the Red Arrows who didn’t get to see the world-famous aerial display team in action in the Highlands last year may get another chance.

Concerns have been raised over the state of Nairn harbour, with a wall having been left unrepaired for almost a year.

Almost 30 jobs could be created by ambitious plans to resurrect the famous Ferintosh whisky name at a new Black Isle distillery.

The iconic Rose Window which has languished in storage for decades has finally taken up pride of place in its new home at Inverness Castle.

An iconic ‘bucket-list’ cycling event in the Wester Ross wilds is enjoying a dramatic revival after being brought into community control.

A Loch Ness cruise business has kicked off its 50th anniversary year by donating £500 to a Highland medical emergency support charity.

The tourism industry in the Highlands and Islands has come together to raise thousands of pounds to help bereaved families during the last year.

Lodges with a "more traditional design" will be built at a links golf course after revised plans were approved by Highland Council.

A classic rail engine that visited the Highlands at the weekend will return to the region after it was drafted in for a charity tour of the north.

An event to discuss the introduction of a controversial visitor levy in the Highlands will be held in Inverness next month.

Plans to install new glamping pods near a Black Isle beauty spot have raised fears about public safety if they go ahead.

John Davidson looks at the anniversary of Scotland’s ‘right to roam’ being enshrined in law, and says access to the outdoors is vital to our wellbeing

Fans of classic trains turned out to welcome ‘old friends’ when a loco type once common on Highland lines returned to the region on a special tour.

Uncertainty swirls around plans for a riverside nightclub in Inverness after the application was suddenly withdrawn.

Tourism levy plans are “genuinely scaring small businesses”, a Highland MSP has warned.

A new coastal route could be set to link up two major trails between Inverness and Forres.