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Sitka’s ‘place-based tourism’ conference hits the road — in Fairbanks

Sitka’s ‘place-based tourism’ conference hits the road — in Fairbanks

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 31, 2025 | ,

Alaska’s annual Heritage & Cultural Tourism Conference has wrapped up this week (3/27) – not in Sitka, but in Fairbanks. To celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska took the conference on the road for the first time. As KCAW’s Robert Woolsey reports, the organizers believe the mission and values behind the conference are universal.Read More
Task force finalizes tourism recommendations

Task force finalizes tourism recommendations

by Meredith Redick | May 2, 2024 | , ,

A little over a year after it was created, Sitka’s Tourism Task Force has completed its work, without settling on a “magic number” of annual cruise passengers. Instead, the assembly-appointed group adopted recommendations including reducing “peak days,”  engaging with the visitor industry, and  establishing a permanent commission to take its place. Read More
Sitka’s pandemic response: A lesson in getting it (more) right

Sitka’s pandemic response: A lesson in getting it (more) right

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 30, 2021 | , ,

While Sitka -- like many places -- is struggling right now with the delta variant and an unexpected surge in coronavirus infections, over most of the last year it got the pandemic right: low infection rate, high support for vulnerable parts of the community. Around 80 policy researchers and government entities convened on Wednesday (7-28-21) to listen as three Sitkans explained how it was done. Read More
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