After a federal court ruled that the U.S. Forest Service’s plan violated a procedural law, the Juneau resident who filed the suit is asking the court to squash it.
Tourism
City now accepting ideas for how Juneau spends marine passenger fees
Last year, the funding paid for things like free public Wi-Fi downtown and increased bus service to the Mendenhall Valley.
Juneau revives task force to tackle big tourism questions
The task force will address topics like crowding and congestion in Auke Bay, regulating the whale watching industry and reducing ship emissions.
Skagway gets first look at possible plans for expensive and complicated rock fall mitigation
A major rockslide has been threatening Skagway’s busiest cruise ship dock for years. None of the long-term mitigation options are going to be easy or cheap.
Last year’s Alaska tourism season was a record year — but just barely
The data includes the 12-month period starting in May 2024 to April 2025 and shows that winter travel dipped for the first time in nearly 20 years.
In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized
That comes in sharp contrast to what’s happened nationwide, where summer border crossings dropped by 24%.