Hoonah, Alaska, is a small fishing village with a population or 862 members who make up the local Tlingit community. But each year, more than half a million cruise ship passengers step ashore for a ...

Participants must be at least 10 years old. Tours are offered daily from mid-May through mid-September typically in the early ...

The aurora visible from west Fairbanks on Nov. 11, 2025. The northern lights are a huge draw for tourists in the dark, winter months. Travel industry experts expect Alaska to have a softer tourism ...

Visitor numbers to Alaska were nearly flat last summer after a dip in cruise ship traffic, an unusual plateau for an industry that typically sees solid growth. The state saw just 4,000 more tourists ...

Alaska has embraced its identity as “The Last Frontier” and experienced significant growth in eco-tourism, fueled by rising cruise traffic and interest in outdoor recreation, helping to offset the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left ...

"If you have eyes, you see the glacier receding," said Alaska-based Serene Hutchinson. Hutchinson is the general manager of Juneau Tours and Whale Watch, a company facing the climate change-driven ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses stand ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left ...