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Inter-Island Ferry raising most rates by 6% in effort to drive more sales online


Inter-Island Ferry raising most rates by 6% in effort to drive more sales online
Posted by Eric Stone | Jul 1, 2021
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority’s Stikine sails through Ketchikan’s Tongass Narrows. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
Ferry trips to and from Prince of Wales Island will be a little bit more expensive starting later this month. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority says it’s hiking its rates for people who buy their tickets in person, over the phone or by email.
IFA General Manager Ron Curtis says a 6% surcharge on online ferry reservations means it’s currently cheaper to call or email the office or purchase a ticket in person. ....

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Alaska travel industry figures raise concerns about CDC's new rules for cruise lines


Alaska travel industry figures raise concerns about CDC’s new rules for cruise lines
Posted by Eric Stone | May 7, 2021
The cruise ship Golden Princess docks in Juneau in 2013. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska)
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says its latest guidance for cruise ship operators could allow passenger voyages to resume by midsummer.
But travel industry leaders in Southeast Alaska are raising concerns about the CDC’s new rules.
 
Travel Juneau’s Liz Perry says a portion of the rules on shore excursions caught her eye. The CDC says cruise ship operators must “prohibit self-guided or independent exploration by passengers during port stops.” ....

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Could rising timber prices aid the Tongass transition to second-growth logging?


Could rising timber prices aid the Tongass transition to second-growth logging?
Posted by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Apr 29, 2021
This is a 70-year old stand of young growth timber, photographed in 2013. The tightly-packed trees are growing among the stumps of their much larger predecessors. (USDA photo)
Soaring lumber prices could be a boon for Southeast Alaska’s struggling timber industry. The pandemic has fueled the demand for both renovations and the new home construction market, and supply has not kept up.
But industry experts are divided over how to best seize the opportunity in the region: By cutting what’s left of Tongass old growth, or by retooling to cut younger, second-growth trees. ....

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