Highland Council’s draft tourism infrastructure plan for Skye and Raasay

Highland Council are producing a Highland-wide Tourism Infrastructure Plan. Their draft plan of Skye and Raasay’s existing tourism infrastructure and gaps in provision is available here.

The Council’s distinction between tourism infrastructure and general infrastructure risks missing opportunities for tourists as well as residents. Infrastructure to improve the limited public transport on Skye is not considered by the draft plan, yet would benefit tourists as well as residents, for example, if visitors could leave their cars either at a hub location or at their accommodation and travel more by bus. The development of the three active travel/cycle projects on Skye is also an opportunity for infrastructure investment to benefit visitors as well as residents.

SkyeConnect will host a zoom meeting to discuss these points and other aspects of the draft Skye plan. Contact Alistair Danter alistair@skye-connect.com for the zoom link.

To respond to the Council’s draft plan directly, please email your comments to Leona Joiner at the Highland Council, by 18th December.