Cruise Ship Foundation donates to Juneau playground
Cruise Lines International Association Alaska President John Binkley presented a check for $25,000 to the Juneau Playground Fund last week from the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF).
Larger ships need new facilities
More and larger ships are visiting the state as demand for Alaska cruises remains high, CLIA Alaska President John Binkley told the Juneau Chamber, but the state needs additional dock facilities to handle the growth.
Another achievement for Holland America
The Port of Seattle presented Seattle’s Hometown Cruise Line with its seventh consecutive Green Gateway Award on its 70th anniversary of bringing visitors to Alaska.
Think strategic in stressful times
Uncertainty makes everyone uneasy. So how should marketing professionals react in times of uncertainty?
RCCL named most ethical
The Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, has named Royal Caribbean Cruises as a 2017 World's Most Ethical Company®.
Pop-up in Denali Square
There’s something new at McKinley Chalet Resort this season. Filson’s first Alaska outpost features a custom collection of its core line of outerwear for the outdoorsman.
Spotlight: This deli gives a sample of Russia
Walking through the front door of the Eastern European Store and Deli can be like walking into a market in Moscow, Bucharest or Warsaw.
Must-see stop in Sitka: Russian Bishop’s House
Built in 1843, during the “Golden Age” of Russian North America, this spacious, two-story building was home to Bishop Innocent of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was the center of Russian North America’s cultural, educational and business ventures, complete with a formal reception hall, dining room, chapel, school and seminary.
Although it was a church building, the Russian American Company helped fund the house; a provision in their charter involved assisting missionary activities in Russian North America. Clearly, there was no separation between church and state in 19th-century Russia.
Holland celebrates its 70th anniversary in Alaska
What began in 1947 in Fairbanks as a small tour operation has grown into a cruise line that will bring hundreds of thousands of passengers to Alaska in 2017.
Bill creates structure to support TID
Sen. Mia Costello (R-Anchorage) has introduced Senate Bill 110 to create the Travel Alaska Board and a tourism marketing fund, two essential elements should the industry decide to assess itself.