Gov. Mike Dunleavy is ending Alaska’s 14-day quarantine for new arrivals.
Tourism
Juneau sees 2 travel-related coronavirus cases as city officials consider local quarantine for travelers
The initial investigations into Juneau’s cases announced on Thursday and Friday show that both are travel-related.
Canada extends cruise ship ban through October, leaving little hope for Alaska’s delayed cruise ship season
The announcement extinguishes any chance of salvaging Alaska’s delayed cruise ship season.
Wrangell doesn’t want cruise ships to dock until it knows port communities will be safe from COVID-19
Wrangell is coordinating with a regional effort seeking assurances from operators of small cruise ships seeking to sail this summer.
Southeast ports trying to determine if — and how — small ships can safely visit during pandemic
An early version of American Cruise Lines’ plan falls short of proposed standards Southeast ports are developing with the Alaska Municipal League.
What’s the air quality like in Southeast Alaska without cruise ships? Scientists hope to find out this summer.
The COVID-19 pandemic has the unintended result of providing researchers with something like a control experiment.
Alaska’s quarantine order has helped thwart COVID-19 but devastated tourism. Will Dunleavy keep it?
Public health experts have credited measures like the quarantine order with holding Alaska’s COVID-19 case count below every other state in the country, and at least one warns that revoking it could cause a flare-up.
Initial unemployment insurance claims keep dropping, but economists urge caution
In a normal year, tourism and construction would be heating up around this time.
Coast Guard details blackout that left Princess cruise ship adrift in Juneau
The Coast Guard found that a combination of mechanical breakdown and human error caused the Princess Cruises ship to lose power as it tried to maneuver out of Juneau’s Gastineau Channel.
Alaska could be empty of tourists this summer. For residents, there’s an upside.
Some Alaskans see a possible silver lining in the devastation: A spring and summer in a world-class tourist destination — without the tourists.