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TravelAwaits May.27.2021 In May, President Joe Biden signed a new bill into law to allow cruise ships to sail from the Lower 48 directly to Alaska this year, ending more than a year of economic drought to the ports that relied so heavily on cruise traffic. H.R. 1318, the “Alaska Tourism Restoration Act,” allows cruise ships to sail from Washington to Alaska without having to stop in Canada, which is still currently closed to American tourists. For Alaskan towns on the cruise ship circuit, where one in every 10 jobs is in tourism, the news brings hope for economic recovery. However, tourists jumping on board to cruise to Alaska this year may see a different Alaska than what they have been used to or expected as cities gear up to handle an influx of visitors. ....
Ketchikan businesses reckon with another summer without cruise ships Posted by Eric Stone | Feb 24, 2021 Lighthouse Excursions’ Endeavor sails on a tour. (Photo: Alabastro Photography courtesy of Jeff Karlson) Ketchikan businesses are now reckoning with the prospect of another year without tourists. Some managed to limp through 2020, but there’s uncertainty how they’ll survive a second season without cruise visitors.
The pandemic and the ensuing shutdown of cruising in the U.S. has upended Southeast Alaska’s economy. And Lindsey Johnson, owner of Ketchikan Dry Goods, is trying to adapt. “My store originally was more of a boutique and gift shop, and we’ve been shifting in the last six, seven months to being more of a specialty food store,” Johnson said in an interview. ....
Cruise industry, tourism business figures push back against Ketchikan head tax proposal Posted by Eric Stone | Feb 8, 2021 Tourists disembark from the Ruby Princesss at the beginning the 2015 tour season in Ketchikan. (KRBD file photo). City officials in Ketchikan are proposing changes to the city’s per-passenger tax for cruise ship visitors. There’s been pushback from the cruise industry.
The proposal itself wouldn’t raise the amount fees levied on cruise passengers visiting Ketchikan. But it would tweak how the city assesses it. And that’s important. Because according to a Juneau attorney retained by the city council, it could give the city more flexibility on how it spends the millions the city usually collects when there are cruise ships in town. ....