Paper 5 annex 1 Sustainable tourism action plan

This document contains the Cairngorms National Park's Sustainable Tourism Action Plan annual update for 2024/25, which outlines the priorities and actions to support the National Park Partnership Plan. The main goals are to involve businesses, visitors, and communities in working towards net zero emissions and nature recovery, and to ensure local residents have a say in tourism decisions. The plan focuses on visitor investment, climate action, technological solutions, pre-arrival visitor information, reducing species disturbance, and promoting community-led tourism, resident research, cultural heritage, fair work, employment, business engagement, equality, and a local visitor levy. It also highlights actions related to tourism infrastructure, visitor accommodation, tourism assets, reducing seasonality, business support, and partnership working, all aimed at creating a sustainable and thriving tourism sector that benefits both visitors and the local community.