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This document contains a paper for decision by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) board regarding Sustainable Tourism and Strategic Tourism Infrastructure Plans. Prepared by Murray Ferguson, Colin Simpson, and Heather Trench, the paper introduces two action plans on Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Infrastructure for approval. The board is asked to note the work undertaken on visitor management in 2022, the grants awarded by the Park Authority as part of the Visitor Infrastructure Improvement Programme, and to approve the Sustainable Tourism Action Plan and the Strategic Tourism Infrastructure Plan for submission to Europarc and VisitScotland, respectively. The paper also provides background information on the National Park Partnership Plan, the process of accreditation with the "European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas," and the Park Authority's visitor infrastructure improvement programme. The next steps include submitting the action plans to Europarc and VisitScotland in December 2022.