:: Skagway seeks cruise initiative review
The Skagway Municipal Assembly passed a resolution August 20 asking the state to create a panel to evaluate the 2006 Cruise Initiative and to review the commercial passenger vessel (CVP) excise tax of $50, which "a majority of Skagway residents did not vote for."
The resolution states that "the Municipality of Skagway is starting to see a significant drop in cruise visitation," projecting a loss of 150,000 visitors...
Environmental engineer Dan Daniel explains the advanced environmental systems aboard Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas during a ship tour last month.
:: Tourism summit delves into industry woes
By Ashton Goodell
The airline and cruise industries say they are just trying to keep their heads above the water: there are fewer planes, fewer ships and fewer passengers this year.
And the worst is yet to come.
Tourism shops know the ticket to more vacation sales is marketing, but at this point it feels like they're just giving it away.
You can find deals - hotel prices are slashed, cruise tickets are discounted, and you'll get a little more with almost any vacation package.
But even with the discounts people aren't...
:: Alaska governor addresses Anchorage summit
Leading the speakers at the August tourism summit in Anchorage, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell expressed concern for the drop in visitors to the state and...
Gov. Parnell addressed a packed house at the Anchorage tourism summit
:: Alaska ports rethink taxes
Three Alaska cruise ports are considering whether to modify their passenger fees to give some short-term relief while a drive to repeal or revise the $50 head tax moves forward, according to the organizer of the recent Juneau citizens' summit.
Attendees of the Juneau meeting called for legislative action on the $50 head tax and a state promotional effort to get the cruise lines...
Kristine Harder of Northwest Pewter speaks to the crowd at the Southeast Tourism Summit Conference that took place in Juneau in July.
:: ACVB: Anchorage to take $97 million hit
The Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) prepared the following analysis of cruise ship redeployments on Anchorage in 2010 for the new administration of Mayor Dan...
:: Crystal returns
Crystal Cruises, long recognized as one of the world's best cruises, returns to Alaska in 2011 for the first time since...
Crystal Symphony
:: Princess donates dishes
Princess Cruises recently donated three palettes of dishes to Juneau nonprofits. Polaris House, a vocational rehabilitation center for people with severe mental illnesses, received a donation...
Polaris House representatives show off their new dishes
:: Disney announces 2011 Alaska itinerary
Disney Cruises announced that in 2011 the Disney Wonder will sail to Alaska. The seven-night cruises will be round trips out of Vancouver and will call in Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway.
"We are excited and welcome the new entrant to Alaska, particularly one with such high...