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contact information
Akau Alaska Gold and Resort: (866) 431-8541;
akaugold.com
Alaska Backcountry Adventure Tours:
(800) 478-2506; youralaskavacation.com
Alaskan Dream Cruises: (855) 747-8100;
alaskandreamcruises.com
Alaskan Food Tours: (855) 780-FOOD;
alaskanfoodtours.com
Alaska Railroad: alaskarailroad.com (travel agents: to
access the trade-specific section on the website,
click on “travel” and then “travel trade”)
Alaska Sea Cycle Tours: alaskaseacycletours.com
Alaska Wildland Adventures: (800) 334-8730;
alaskawildland.com
Bald Mountain Air: (800) 478-7969; baldmountainair.com
Disney Cruise Line: (800) 951-3532;
disneycruise.disney.go.com or
disneytravelagents.com
Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Authority:
(800) 327-5774; explorefairbanks.com or
explorefairbanks.com/go/information/travel-professionals/39
Gold Dredge 8: (888) 479-6673; golddredge8.com
Gray Line of Alaska: (888) 425-1737; graylinealaska.com or
grayline.com/alaska/industrytrade.cfm (travel agent login)
Holland America Line: (800) 426-0327; hollandamerica.com
Kensington Tours: (888) 903-2001; kensingtontours.com or
kensingtontours.com/agents/fit/Login.aspx
Knightly Tours: (800) 426-2123; knightlytours.com or
knightlytours.com/ta.htm (travel agent login)
Pearson’s Pond Luxury Inn: pearsonspond.com
Rust’s Flying Service: (800) 544-2299; flyrusts.com or
flyrusts.com/rusts-agents-info.html
Seward’s Adventure Sixty North, LLC: adventure60.com
State of Alaska Tourism Office: travelalaska.com
Tonglen Lake Lodge: tonglenlake.com
Tsaina Lodge: tsaina.com
get the facts
Target clientele: According to the 2011 Alaska Visitor Statistics Program, the
typical Alaska traveler is, on average, 51 years old. There’s a pretty equal split
between men and women. About 40 percent are retired or semi-retired and
about 60 percent have earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher. Their average
household income is about $100,000.
Average vacation cost for a family of four traveling to Alaska: Based on
average trip costs reported in the 2011 Alaska Visitors Statistics Program, a
week-long trip in Alaska for a family of four is estimated at $2,856 ($102 pp per
night).
Best time to visit: Alaska is a year-round destination. The peak season for
visiting Alaska tends to fall from mid-May to mid-September, where the days
are longest and the temperatures are warmer. The shoulder seasons, in early
May and late September and October, typically have fewer visitors, a more
mild temperature and discounts on lodging and activities. The winter season,
from November to April, is becoming an increasingly popular travel time for
visitors who enjoy winter sports, such as downhill or cross-country skiing,
heli-skiing, dog mushing, and snowmobiling. It’s also ideal for Northern Lights
viewing, and events, such as the famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and the
World Ice Art Championships.
Travel trade: The State of Alaska provides a range of resources for travel
agents, including marketing collateral, an image library, newsletters and an
educational training program, as well as FAMs. You can find more information
on travelalaska.com/Travel%20Trade.
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http://www.akaugold.com
http://www.youralaskavacation.com
http://www.alaskandreamcruises.com
http://www.alaskanfoodtours.com
http://www.alaskarailroad.com
http://www.alaskaseacycletours.com
http://www.alaskawildland.com
http://www.baldmountainair.com
http://disneycruise.disney.go.com
http://www.disneytravelagents.com
http://www.explorefairbanks.com
http://www.explorefairbanks.com/go/information/travel-professionals/39
http://www.golddredge8.com
http://www.graylinealaska.com
https://secure.grayline.com/alaska/industrytrade.cfm
http://www.hollandamerica.com
http://www.kensingtontours.com
http://www.kensingtontours.com/agents/fit/login/aspx
http://www.knightlytours.com
http://www.knightlytours.com/ta.htm
http://www.pearsonspond.com
http://www.flyrusts.com/
http://www.flyrusts.com/rusts-agents-info.html
http://www.adventure60.com
http://www.travelalaska.com/Travel%20Trade
http://www.travelalaska.com
http://www.tonglenlake.com
http://www.tsaina.com
http://www.AlaskaRailroad.com/traveltrade
http://www.AlaskaRailroad.com/traveltrade
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend March 2013
Editor's Notes/Agent Speak
Hotel Desk: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Tour Talk: Travel Indochina
Safaris in Southern Africa
Un-Cruise Adventures in Alaska
Alaska is Celebrating in 2013
"Hard Rock" Chicago-Style: Rock out in the Windy City
Mexico Destination Weddings & Honeymoon Planner
Girldfriends' Getaway at Eden Roc, Miami Beach
Kyushu: The Rising Sun of Japanese Destinations
The New All-Inclusives in Jamaica Claim Their Turf
RIU Punta Cana
Costa Rica: A Trio of Detours
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