Archive of: Tourism

Service vital, but aging ships, costs challenge ferry system

ABOARD THE M/V MALASPINA — The challenge facing Capt. John Falvey is this: combine an aging infrastructure with new technology and tightening budgets to provide an essential service — the Alaska Marine Highway System.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

Denali National Park opening for summer tourists

Denali National Park and Preserve's entrance area facilities will open Wednesday for the summer tourism season, despite some lingering snow cover.

Associated Press

Tour companies plan changes for Interior tourists

Two tour companies are changing how they will move tourists in and out of Fairbanks.

Associated Press

Alaska ferries lose nature experts to budget cuts

As the sun creeps into the sleeping quarters of the Tustumena, passengers who take a second to look out the window wake up to volcanic topography, sky blue lakes and wildlife that looks extraterrestrial even to most Alaskans.

JOSHUA BERLINGER, Associated Press

Summit: Development of Native tourism on rise

A speaker at a tourism summit says strides are being made to develop rural Alaska Native tourism.

Associated Press

Cruise cos. optimistic, sport guides wary

Alaska’s cruise industry is gearing up for a return to its pre-recession heydays.

Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Agency plans workshops on harbor seal protections

The National Marine Fisheries Service is planning workshops in Juneau and Yakutat on April 22 and 23 to take comment on whether cruise ships or other vessels in glacial fjords disturb harbor seals.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bulletin 04/07/13

Journal of Commerce staff

Holland America cruise ships returning to Kodiak

Holland America cruise lines is restoring its regular service to Kodiak in 2014, Discover Kodiak has announced.

Kodiak Daily Mirror

Senate panel advances cruise ship bill

The Senate Resources Committee has advanced legislation that would change how Alaska regulates wastewater from cruise ships. SB29 now goes to Senate Finance.

Associated Press