Tourism

Highland Council has opened the extended car park and new toilet facilities at Achmelvich Beach in time for Easter weekend.

The mysterious new Nessie Nectar flavour of Irn-Bru Xtra will hit shelves in May for two months - and AG Barr is keeping the taste a secret.

Trains are once again calling at Altnabreac Station in the Flow Country, bringing the request stop’s 18-month long closure to an end.

Three holiday let cabins could be built on croft land in the Lochalsh area under plans lodged with Highland Council.

Glen Affric avoided a wildfire by “pure luck” after reckless campers hacked down trees, lit a campfire & left the beauty spot like a “disaster area”.

A Highland tartan mill based on the Black Isle and with a store in Inverness has designed a new bespoke tartan for a Loch Ness landmark.

The 11.12pm Friday and Saturday trains from Inverness, popular with Ross-shire residents on nights out in the city, will resume from May 23.

Campaigners have delivered a petition to Highland Council’s headquarters calling for a proposed tourist tax to be used to address the housing crisis.

Our readers have shared their thoughts in a letter to the editor.

Chanonry Point, near Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, is a popular scenic point known for its views across the Moray Firth and regular dolphin activity.

A Highland hospitality group has bought a landmark Aviemore hotel which has been in the same family’s ownership for three decades.

Port of Nigg will fund the extended ferry service, ensuring greater accessibility across the Cromarty Firth during the busy spring months.

Councillors hoped to take advantage of the lucrative North Coast 500 route, using the funds raised to improve services along the route.

A voluntary scheme to get campervan owners to pay towards upkeep of facilities has raised just £20,000 - against an annual target of £500,000.

Businesses across the north of Scotland are being encouraged to enter this year’s Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards.

A new search for Nessie will take place in Loch Ness this May - after the Loch Ness Centre announced plans for upgraded tech to scour below the waves.

The problems posed by the Highlands’ 516-mile NC500 route are undeniably tricky – and almost everyone has very strong opinions about it.

Rock legend Bryan Adams’ second Inverness gig has sold out in just minutes!

North Coast 500: Ten Years On – David Richardson says that tourism is vital to the north Highlands, and the NC500 has helped sustain the sector

On one hand, tourism from the NC500 is vital to the Highland economy, but on the other hand, many communities feel they are at breaking point.