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Cruise lines to cut Alaska passenger lists by 100,000 By ELIZABETH BLUEMINK
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Published: March 26th, 2009 09:45 PM
Several cruise lines plan to slash their Alaska itineraries in 2010 with the net result that communities from Anchorage to Fairbanks could see a 25 percent reduction in cruise ship visitors.
Due to the combined cuts, roughly 100,000 fewer cruise passengers will spend time in Southcentral Alaska, out of the 400,000 passengers who typically visit Railbelt communities each summer, said Ralph Samuels of Holland America Line.
Railbelt communities should brace themselves for a serious financial pinch on airlines, restaurants, hotels, car rental companies, RV rental companies and tour operators, said Ron Peck, president of the Alaska Travel Industry Association.
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Very interesting. We finally have something approaching realistic figures to gauge the anticipated tourism downturn in this part of Alaska due to the recession. These are sufficiently large numbers to have quite a negative impact on the Alaska tourist-related economy this season. Whether or not it has all that much of a negative effect here at the CRD in south central Alaska remains to be seen, but this is not exactly encouraging news.
This year I have a tentative deal with the local Princess Hotel which indicated it would direct their interested tourists this way for one of two scheduled train runs I said I would do if they provided enough people to make it worthwhile. If that works out, the CRD will not be impacted in any noticeable way by the projected downturn in tourism. Based on the conversation I had with the manager at the hotel at the end of the last season I went ahead and vastly enhanced the railroad rolling stock here and ordered a considerable amount of extra track to enhance a smooth-working model railroad that absolutely must perform if large numbers of people are to view it.
Cruise lines to cut Alaska passenger lists by 100,000 By ELIZABETH BLUEMINK
[email][email protected][/email]
Published: March 26th, 2009 09:45 PM
Several cruise lines plan to slash their Alaska itineraries in 2010 with the net result that communities from Anchorage to Fairbanks could see a 25 percent reduction in cruise ship visitors.
Due to the combined cuts, roughly 100,000 fewer cruise passengers will spend time in Southcentral Alaska, out of the 400,000 passengers who typically visit Railbelt communities each summer, said Ralph Samuels of Holland America Line.
Railbelt communities should brace themselves for a serious financial pinch on airlines, restaurants, hotels, car rental companies, RV rental companies and tour operators, said Ron Peck, president of the Alaska Travel Industry Association.
MORE STORY @ adn.com/
Very interesting. We finally have something approaching realistic figures to gauge the anticipated tourism downturn in this part of Alaska due to the recession. These are sufficiently large numbers to have quite a negative impact on the Alaska tourist-related economy this season. Whether or not it has all that much of a negative effect here at the CRD in south central Alaska remains to be seen, but this is not exactly encouraging news.
This year I have a tentative deal with the local Princess Hotel which indicated it would direct their interested tourists this way for one of two scheduled train runs I said I would do if they provided enough people to make it worthwhile. If that works out, the CRD will not be impacted in any noticeable way by the projected downturn in tourism. Based on the conversation I had with the manager at the hotel at the end of the last season I went ahead and vastly enhanced the railroad rolling stock here and ordered a considerable amount of extra track to enhance a smooth-working model railroad that absolutely must perform if large numbers of people are to view it.