Princess plans biggest season ever
Princess Cruises will celebrate 50 years in Alaska next year, offering nearly two dozen land-and-sea tour options and bringing seven cruise ships to the state between May and September.
ATIA drops plans to push marketing self-assessment legislation
The Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA) Board of Directors has decided not to move forward with its Tourism Improvement District (TID) proposal during the next legislative session.
It’s sunset time for ATMB
After four years of successfully directing Alaska’s visitor marketing program, the Alaska Tourism Marketing Board (ATMB) sailed away into the sunset June 30.
CLIA announces CEO transition
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that Cindy D’Aoust, president and CEO, will be stepping down at the end of the year to focus on family priorities.
CLIA president checks out industry donation to AWCC
Cindy D’Aoust, president and CEO of CLIA, stopped at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage
Lines work to keep plastic out of seas
Two major cruise companies are stepping up efforts to eliminate a modern-day scourge of the oceans: plastic.
Geldaker memorial bench receives annual restoration
Nearly all of Princess Cruises’ Alaska fleet has participated in the volunteer restoration effort over the years.
Norwegian Bliss arrives in Alaska
It's Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest flagship vessel, and the first large cruise ship specifically built for the Alaska market.
Students cite jobs, support for local community
Juneau students who wrote essays on the benefits of the visitor industry talked mostly about the jobs tourists create and the energy they bring to the capital city.
New group takes control of Skagway waterfront, railroad
An Alaska-based port and vessel operations group will purchase a historic railroad in Skagway, as well as related docks and shoreside uplands.