February 2017 | CLIA Alaska

February 2017

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Magazine honors Kruse for building strong company

Magazine honors Kruse for building strong company

Stein Kruse, Holland America Group chief executive officer, was awarded Seattle Business magazine’s 2017 Executive Excellence Award.

Windstar to Alaska in 2018

Windstar to Alaska in 2018

Windstar Cruises will sail in Alaska during spring and summer of 2018, with cruises starting at 11 days.

ATIA brings new ideas for tourism marketing

ATIA brings new ideas for tourism marketing

While the state’s fiscal crisis has touched most everyone in Alaska, tourism has been hit particularly hard.

Viking to offer 11-day itineraries

Viking to offer 11-day itineraries

Viking will send one of its newest cruise ships to service the Alaska market.

Visitor industry shining bright

Visitor industry shining bright

Alaska, and Anchorage, remain top picks for travelers but the future is uncertain amid state tourism funding cuts and economic constraints.

CLIA predicts BIG cruise year

CLIA predicts BIG cruise year

Cruise travel will experience another growth year, with an estimated 25.3 million passengers expected to sail in 2017.

Tracing Alaska's Russian heritage

Tracing Alaska's Russian heritage

Although Russia’s colonization of the territory remains a relatively obscure chapter in world history, the acquisition of Alaska by the administration of President Andrew Johnson has had enormous economic and strategic value for the U.S. In the history of American land deals, it is second in importance only to the Louisiana Purchase

Alaska Purchase brings change to U.S.

Alaska Purchase brings change to U.S.

On March 30th, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian Envoy Edouard de Stoeckl signed a treaty that would forever change the economic, political, social and physical landscape of United States of America.

‘Alaska history is writ large on the landscape in Sitka’

‘Alaska history is writ large on the landscape in Sitka’