Visit Sitka Magazine “Official Visitors’ Guide” Released
The new Visit Sitka Magazine is now available online at VisitSitka.org, offering travel inspiration for visitors through dynamic images and engaging stories.
Tag: Travel
Alaska Railroad Tracks Out Adventures for Summer Season
The Alaska Railroad is chugging into summer with new ways to explore and experience the Last Frontier.
Great Alaskan Holidays Earns Winnebago’s Circle of Excellence Award
Great Alaskan Holidays has just been awarded the 2018 Circle of Excellence Award from Winnebago Industries.
Seward Hospitality Group Earns Inc. 5000 Award
Charles Elliott Jackson, Jr. and Toni L. Strauss, owners of the Seward Hospitality Group (ZPA LLC), were recognized as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States for 2018 with an Inc. 5000 award in San Antonio, Texas.
Two Alaskans Elected to Board of Directors of US Travel Association
Camille Ferguson, executive director of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association, and Deb Hickok, president and CEO of Explore Fairbanks, were recently elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors of the US Travel Association.
Alaska Airlines’ New Cabins
Starting this month, guests flying on Alaska Airlines will experience a comfortable and modern new cabin, as the West Coast airline shifts into high gear retrofitting its Airbus fleet.
Great Alaskan Holidays Parts and Service Department Grows
Great Alaskan Holidays, Alaska’s largest RV rental, sales, and service business headquartered in Anchorage, announced the addition of Riley Simasko as the new Great Alaskan Holidays Service Writer.
Playing Nicely Together
Companies in the tourism industry often work together to provide the best experience for those visiting the Last Frontier. And while this form of cooperative tourism may seem counterintuitive since many of them are competing for the same tourist dollar, such relationships actually benefit all of the parties involved—including the state itself.
Explore Fairbanks Announces Extension of United Airlines Service to Lower 48 Cities
United Airlines’ new nonstop service from Denver and San Francisco to Fairbanks as well as its returning nonstop service from Chicago to Fairbanks are all being extended to later in 2019.
Alaska Air Group Reports December 2018, Full-Year Results
Alaska Air Group Inc. reported December and full-year operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines.