The co-founder of a new north business tourism group is calling for the creation of a region wide blueprint to guide the sector out of the coronavirus crisis.

Yvonne Crook, co-founder of Highland Tourism, was speaking after the first of the organisation’s online Highland Tourism Talks.

Held on the anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown, the event attracted an audience of hundreds of tourism industry professionals and other stakeholders to listen to the inaugural talk from destination specialist, Professor Terry Stevens.