King Charles tourism scheme backfires as locals erupt: 'It just doesn't work!'

King Charles tourism scheme backfires as locals erupt: 'It just doesn't work!'

King Charles’s flagship attempt to revive the Scottish Highlands through tourism is beginning to backfire, with residents warning that the hugely popular North Coast 500 has pushed fragile communities beyond breaking point.The 516-mile driving route, launched in 2015 through the King’s North Highland Initiative, was designed to funnel tourist spending into some of Scotland’s most economically deprived areas. A decade on, growing concern over con…