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Alaska at a glance

Alaska is the real deal
Some 58% of the 2 million out-of-state visitors in the summer of 2018 came to Alaska via a cruise ship. Direct visitor spending totals nearly $2.2 billion annually, excluding fares paid to travel (air, cruises, etc.). This spending figure increases to $3.7 billion when labor income from visitor industry jobs is factored in and a total economic output of $4.5 billion in 2017.

Economic output

Economic output

Economic impact of Alaska’s
visitor industry

October 2016 – September 2017

Highlights
Peak Season Jobs 43,300
Taxes and Revenues $214M
Visitor spending $2.2B
Economic Impact $4.5B
Labor Income $1.5B
Total Visitors 2.25M
 

Sources: McDowell Group: “The role of visitors in Alaska’s economy.”

2020 Alaska ship visits

PortCruise Visits
Anchorage15
Dutch Harbor19
Glacier Bay242
Haines76
Homer13
Icy Strait213
Juneau626
Ketchikan558
Kodiak19
Nome15
Petersburg51
Seward97
Sitka196
Skagway454
Utqiagvik6
Whittier35
Wrangell49

Visitor Industry Impacts Overview