Liz Perry, president and CEO of Travel Juneau, said the Ironman Alaska triathlon organizer called her to say that the decision arose from economic concerns like inflation and the potential for a recession.
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Photos from the first Ironman Alaska race in Juneau
Locals in Juneau loaned out their own personal bikes, opened up their homes to house athletes, even offered free car rides around town.
Ironman Alaska athletes are scrambling to get their bikes to Juneau
Suzanne Rinehart, from the Chicago area, decided to cancel her whole trip after trying to find a way to ship her bike to Juneau.
The Ironman race is coming to Juneau, and the city asked residents to house athletes
With only around 1,000 hotel rooms, the city proposed a creative solution: Incentivizing Juneau residents to go on vacation and rent their homes to athletes for a week.
Travel industry figures are bullish on a near-normal 2022 Alaska cruise season
This summer, cruise ship schedules are packed — on some days, Ketchikan and Juneau are expecting as many as seven ships in port at a time.
Ironman triathlon is coming to Alaska for the first time with race in Juneau
The Ironman triathlon is coming to Juneau on August 7, 2022.
Juneau tourism businesses cautiously optimistic about upcoming season — with or without cruise ships
The Juneau Assembly recently loosened travel restrictions starting May 1. After the pandemic devastated business for last year’s tourism season, Liz Perry at Travel Juneau said the changes mean a lot for local businesses that depend on tourists.
New vision for Juneau arts facility will hopefully boost economic recovery
Juneau public works director Katie Koester says the concept is a different vision from the $4.5 million proposal for a standalone facility that voters rejected to fund in 2019.
No vacancy: Lawmakers won’t be staying at Juneau’s iconic Baranof Hotel this winter
After a nonexistent tourism season, downtown hotels are especially looking forward to the arrival of lawmakers and the opportunity to make up some revenue.
Juneau Assembly OKs up to $2,000 to households in rent and mortgage relief
In addition to the housing assistance grants, the Assembly approved millions more in pandemic relief grants for schools, businesses and a destination marketing campaign.