Haines Tourism Director Steven Auch estimates the activity is at about a quarter of a typical year.
Business
Alaska’s child care sector, essential to economic recovery, is struggling to find workers
Child care providers say hiring has never been easy in the traditionally low-wage industry, but the pandemic has made it even harder.
Reborn Ravn eyes launch of Asia routes for 2022
Reborn airline Ravn Alaska has hired several people to study daily, year-round trans-Pacific service that its chief executive said could launch as soon as next summer.
New food truck opens in Ketchikan, the first since borough lifted restrictions on mobile eateries
Bright orange and boxy, the new sausage-and-fries truck has a one-word name — Tammy’s.
State announces which services will cease in shutdown; industry leaders call for legislators to act to avert losses
Travel industry advocate says a shutdown would be “effectively cutting the cord of our microphone right now as we are saying to the world: ‘Go big, go Alaska.'”
Juneau visitor industry confronts labor crunch as short cruise ship season approaches
The pandemic may be waning, but its ripple effects have made for a weird summer for visitor industry businesses and for seasonal workers trying to decide if it’s even worth coming back for a short summer.