State economic development officials say they hope to offer guidance to visitor enterprises in rural Alaska through a rural tourism mentorship program now being developed.
The Alaska Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit Sept. 22 challenging the constitutionality of a Skagway ordinance passed in 2003 to halt "off premises canvassing (and) the proliferation of aggressive sales tactics" targeting tourists and other pedestrians.
BHP Billiton South Africa has suggested the development of a forum where its representatives could interact with government to see where their interests intersected on foreign policy.
* If you stage it — pretty much anywhere — they will come. Here's the thing about Wagnerians and their favorite composer's beloved "Ring" cycle: If you stage the operas, pretty much anywhere, they will come, from pretty much anywhere else.
The world famous two wheeled daredevils known as the Crusty Demons today announced the largest youth sports tour ever to come to New Zealand, with six stops from Dunedin to Auckland in February 2007.
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio said Monday he's baffled by television ads running for his Republican challenger, Jim Feldkamp, that suggest he's some kind of fat cat.
BENNINGTON — Good weather made the three-day weekend a popular time to check out the fall foliage, according to the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce.
America's Vacation Center , http://www.AmericasVacationCenter.com, today announced its new Certification Course program through America's Vacation Center University . AVC selected Alaska as its first destination course because 2006 sales for Alaskan cruises were up 100 percent from 2005, and AVC is already experiencing high demand for 2007.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Four of every five Alaskans believe the Earth is getting warmer, a new poll suggests, and most of them think global climate change is transforming the landscape as the summer Arctic ice pack shrinks, forests burn and fall storms batter coastal villages.
