Post-ATIA Edition

Visitor numbers continue to grow, thanks to a booming cruise industry.

Experts predict an increase in travelers during the 2019 visitor season, which will have an impact on local communities.

Hundreds of visitor-industry professionals gathered in Fairbanks to discuss the present and future of Alaska tourism.

Each year, ATIA recognizes individuals and organizations who have gone above and beyond to serve Alaska's visitors and the tourism industry.

Kirby Day, one of the industry’s most familiar faces in Southeast Alaska, was named Citizen of the Year by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce.

Alyeska Resort has entered into a contract to sell substantially all of its resort assets to Canadian company Pomeroy Lodging.

Seabourn Sojourn will return to Alaska and British Columbia next summer with a lineup of 11-, 12- and 14-day voyages.

Hurtigruten will send its new, hybrid-powered expedition ship, the Roald Amundsen, through the Northwest Passage next year.

The 102-passenger National Geographic Orion will offer two Alaska itineraries next year.

A record 31 cruise ships will call on Kodiak next year, a 40 percent increase over this year.