Ketchikan’s city and borough governments recently passed laws to start collecting sales tax on goods and services purchased on board cruise ships while they’re docked in the First City.
Tourism
Juneau Assembly nears decision on whether to allow another cruise ship dock downtown
Assembly members are expected to vote April 7 on an ordinance that will ultimately decide whether or not to approve leasing city-owned tidelands.
Juneau’s tourism sector unsure what will happen at Mendenhall Glacier as summer season approaches
Most of the staff at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center were fired earlier this month, leaving city tourism leaders worried that one of Juneau’s most popular visitor destinations may reduce services, or even close for the cruise season.
More cruise traffic in Alaska is followed by more wastewater violations, officials say
As cruise ship visitation has increased, so have water-quality violations, state officials told lawmakers last week.
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center left with minimal staff amid federal layoffs
Roughly three-quarters of the staff at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center have been laid off, according to former employees with knowledge of the situation.
Positive perception of tourism benefits in Juneau is waning, local survey shows
According to the survey of people who lived in Juneau during the 2024 summer season, nearly one-third said they think the positive impacts of tourism outweigh the negatives.