Tourism Industry

Last cruise ship of the season leaves Juneau

Juneau's cruise ship season has ended, and the city is tallying the economic benefits.

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TOURISM INDUSTRY

Juneau expects season peak in cruise passengers today

Juneau expects to see the most cruise passengers of the season on Tuesday as cruise ships converge on the city.
SOUTHEAST

Glacier Bay tour boat hits rocks in bear-viewing maneuver

The captain of a sightseeing vessel that apparently struck a rock in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park had been trying to get the vessel nearer shore so passengers could see brown bears.
STATE NEWS

Glacier Bay sightseers rescued after vessel takes on water

The Coast Guard says responders have rescued 72 people on a sightseeing vessel that began taking on water in Alaska's Glacier Bay after reportedly striking a rock.
ENVIRONMENT

TOTE wins fuel standards waiver but must switch to gas

The federal government has reached agreement with one of Alaska's largest shipping companies, providing a conditional waiver for new fuel standards while Totem Ocean Trailer Express, or TOTE, converts its ships to a cleaner-burning fuel.
WINTER RECREATION

Musher guides charged after client left behind on trail

Two dog musher guides face criminal charges after police say they left one of their clients unconscious and barely breathing on a trail during a March excursion that went awry.
AVIATION INDUSTRY

Alaska Air Group 2nd quarter net income doubles

The parent of Alaska Airlines said Thursday that second-quarter profit more than doubled with the help of full airplanes and higher fares.
ENVIRONMENT

Cruise lines, state challenge new EPA air-pollution rules

New federal rules phasing out the world's dirtiest transportation fuel in U.S. waters have prompted a major counteroffensive from the cruise industry as well as lawmakers who argue they will raise costs for vacationers and Alaskans who depend on oceangoing vessels for food deliveries.
ENVIRONMENT

Alaska sues feds over fuel standards for ships

The State of Alaska filed a lawsuit late Friday against several federal agencies and Obama administration officials to challenge new federal marine fuel standards for cargo vessels and cruise ships.
AVIATION NEWS

No one hurt when flightseeing plane makes emergency landing

Alaska State Troopers say a flight-seeing plane carrying eight people made an emergency landing near the Parks Highway around Cantwell.
BUSINESS

Panel: Tourism, fishing key to surviving an economic meltdown

A panel of commercial lenders said tourism and commercial fishing have helped stabilize the Southeast Alaska economy following the nationwide economic meltdown of 2008.