The Highland Council is involved in almost all aspects of tourism in the Highlands providing much of the infrastructure as well as facilities and services including:-
- Countryside rangers
- Access officers
- Long distance routes
- Paths and trails
- Cycle routes
- Car Parks
- Picnic areas
- Visitor centres
- Libraries
- Archive & Genealogical research service
- Leisure centres & Swimming pools
- Museums and galleries
- Arts and events
- Parks and gardens
- Tourism signposting
- Public toilets
- Street cleaning
- Licensing services
- Transport services & information
The Council's tourism section helps develop tourism projects, works to attract cruise liner business to the Highlands, provides financial assistance to VisitScotland for general tourism promotion and can provide discretionary financial assistance to tourism groups for tourism development projects. The Council also organises an annual tourism seminar
The work of the tourism section is overseen by a Tourism Project group which includes the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council's Planning, Environment & Development Committee along with elected Members and officers representing other Council Services.
John O’Groats: looking to the future
We need your help! Please help us to scope the potential for John O’Groats as a visitor destination
We invite you to take part in an on-line survey which is aimed at both previous and potential visitors to John O’Groats, situated in the north of Britain. The purpose of the survey is to gather your impressions of John O’Groats (you can take part regardless of whether you have visited the area or not) so that a tourism and leisure plan can be developed for the future.
The survey forms part of a wider study that is currently being prepared by consultants RGA on behalf of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), to scope the potential for improving the visitor experience at John O’Groats.
To take part in the survey, simply click on the following link:
Click Here to take survey
This should take no longer than ten minutes to complete and both HIE and RGA appreciate your input.