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Budget plan includes money for 500-mile Alaska hiking trail By: The Associated Press Last Modified: 1:28 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2021 Save to Read Later JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A proposed 500-mile (804 kilometer) hiking trail from south-central Alaska to Fairbanks aimed at drawing more adventurers to the state has garnered support from the governor, tourism officials and others, and it could get a funding boost to help begin stitching it together. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A proposed 500-mile (804 kilometer) hiking trail from south-central Alaska to Fairbanks aimed at drawing more adventurers to the state has garnered support from the governor, tourism officials and others, and it could get a funding boost to help begin stitching it together. ....
| Cruise ships in Juneau in July 2016. If anti-cruise initiatives pass, Juneau would accept only about 348,330 passengers in 2026, or 78% less than what s scheduled for 2022. Photo Credit: Iv Nikolny/Shutterstock.com While travel groups and politicians from Florida to Alaska are sounding the alarm about the dire economic ramifications of the prolonged ban on cruising, concurrent movements are on the rise to limit cruise tourism when the industry sets sail again. Key West voters in November decisively approved measures to cap cruise ship size and limit how many cruisers can go ashore. This month, Juneau citizens put forth a similar proposal that, if signed by 3,000 residents, will be voted upon in a referendum in October. The measures would limit cruise ship size, capacity and time in port. ....
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An overview of Alaska tourism in 2021 was given by travel association representatives in a virtually held Alaska Legislature Arctic Policy, Economic Development and Tourism Committee meeting Thursday. Ketchikan Visitors Bureau President and CEO Patti Mackey gave a presentation at the meeting, as did tourism industry representatives from Visit Anchorage, Explore Fairbanks and the Alaska Travel Industry Association. The committee chair, Rep. Grier Hopkins, D-Fairbanks, led the meeting. Also present were Reps. Harriet Drummond, D-Anchorage; Sara Hannan, D-Juneau;Â Liz Snyder, D-Anchorage; and Tom McKay, R-Anchorage. Alaska Travel Industry Association President and CEO Sarah Leonard began the session by outlining the topics to be covered: the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Alaskaâs tourism economy, as well as the future goals the Alaska travel industry has set. ....
Airlines boost schedules for another Alaska summer without big cruise ships Published 2 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article Fewer ships on the water appears to be leading to more planes in the sky, according to some Alaska tourism industry leaders. “In general, anyone I’ve talked to, they feel good about what’s happening,” Visit Anchorage CEO Julie Saupe said in an interview. She added that it’s “hard to define optimism right now” in a major Alaska industry that is coming off what was essentially a lost year in many regards but things will almost surely some measure better this summer. ....