Anchorage Assembly Approves Lease for Transit Center Hotel
The Anchorage Assembly last week unanimously approved a ground lease that clears the way for renovation of the parking structure at 6th Avenue and G Street into a multi-use property.
Tourism
Ice Maze Opens at Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer
A new wintertime attraction gives visitors a reason to head to Palmer. An Ice Maze is now open at the Alaska State Fair, Wednesdays through Sundays, weather permitting.
Great Alaskan Holidays Hires New RV Tech
Great Alaskan Holidays—Alaska’s largest RV rental, sales, and service business headquartered in Anchorage—is preparing for the 2022 visitor season early by hiring a new RV Technician, Nate Solomon.
Tourism Marketing Grant Included in Budget Proposal
Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed state operating budget for fiscal year 2023 would direct a $5 million federal grant to the Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA). The funding would be on top of a recently approved $10.5 million federal grant that Dunleavy designated to the tourism association in September.
Ski Season Opens at Alyeska Resort
Alyeska Resort opens its slopes to skiing this weekend with more snow than almost any other in North America: 295 inches total, 112 inches at the base.
Ice Maze Coming to State Fairgrounds
The Alaska State Fair in Palmer is preparing its first ice maze as a wintertime attraction, from December through March, and aiming to break the world record for size.