Samuels: Be a partner, not a pain
While the demand for Alaska cruises remains high, the state should keep its course steady, according to Ralph Samuels.
Safe, exotic destination lures visitors
Thanks to prior years’ marketing dollars and the perception that Alaska is a really safe, but exotic, destination, tourism experienced a strong year.
Walker proposes cutting state tourism marketing, funding industry effort instead
Alaska’s tourism industry saw both highs and lows throughout 2016.
Industry bids adieu to a dear friend
After 46 years in the visitor industry, Tim McDonnell will hang up his hat.
Denali greets record 600,000+ summer visitors
We had an amazing summer, highlighted by the yearlong celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service. We intend to carry this momentum into 2017 as Denali celebrates our own Centennial with a number of events that are…
Seabourn, Windstar join CLIA Alaska, numbers up
Thirty ships will make 475 calls to Alaska in 2017, carrying 1,061,185 cruise visitors.
Princess increases capacity
Princess Cruises is upping the ante in 2018 by increasing capacity by 15 percent.
The Vikings are coming.
Viking Cruises will branch out to sail in the Far East and Australia/New Zealand in late 2018 through early 2019 and then in Alaska in summer 2019.
Working with others
CLIA cruise line members approach environmental stewardship as a collective effort.