Visitor Statistics - Summer 1997 Study
The statistics displyed here were gathered during a study completed for 1997. Alaska Division of Tourism estimates for October 1998-September 1999: just over 1.4 million Outside visitors.
A three percent increase from the year before. 85 percent came May-September. 47 percent arrived by domestic airline. 38 percent arrived by cruise ship. 6 percent increase in cruise ship passengers.
Summer of 1998: 1,135,700 outside visitors in Anchorage. A 1.3 percent increase over summer 1997.
Largest number of arrivals are via Domestic Air: 48.6%, Cruise: 36%. For fall/winter 97-98: estimated 209,600 visitors.
Summer of 1997: 1,036,000 total visitors in Anchorage. (Some visitors arrive in Anchorage, travel elsewhere and then visit Anchorage again, so they were counted again by the survey.)
Anchorage Visitor Profile - Summer 1997 Study
- 31% are on a cruise
- Spend 3.9 nights in Anchorage
- 11.1 nights in Alaska
- 85% have attended or graduated from college
- Average household income is $86,300
- Average age is 52 years old
- 53 percent are male
- Each spends $637 in Anchorage
- Each spends $1,600 in Alaska
Origin
- California - 16%
- Washington - 13%
- Florida - 6%
- Texas - 4%
- Oregon - 4%
- Colorado - 3%
- Arizona - 3%
- Missouri - 3%
Study did not count international visitors.
Anchorage Visitor Profile - Fall and Winter 1997 Study
- Anchorage hosted 143,000 visitors
- Nearly seven in ten are college graduates
- Average household income: $68,800
- Average age: 39 years
- Average party size is 1.5
- Each person spends $429 per trip
Origin
- U.S. 94.3% (135,100)
- West 58.4% (83,700)
- South 22.9% (32,800)
- Overseas 4.1% (6,000)
- Pacific Region 2.7% (3,900)
Top Ten Spring/Summer Attractions
In Southcentral Alaska based on 1993 study:
- Portage Glacier
- Anchorage Museum
- Kenai River
- Prince William Sound
- Columbia Glacier
- Chugach State Park
- Resurrection Bay
- Lake Hood Air Harbor
- Alyeska Resort
- College Fjord
Top Ten Fall/Winter Attractions
In Southcentral Alaska based on 1993/1994 study:
- Portage Glacier
- Alyeska Ski Resort
- Anchorage Museum of History & Art
- Chugach State Park
- Kenai River
- Lake Hood Air Harbor
- St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church and Native Spirit Houses
- Hatcher Pass Recreation Area
- Potter Point State Game Refuge
- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Available Rooms
Anchorage has 6,337 hotel/motel rooms and 236 licensed bed and breakfasts with an estimated 700 bed & breakfast/hostel beds. Since 1997, Anchorage has had a 25 percent increase in the number of hotel/motel rooms.
Eating and Drinking Establishments
- 1994: 423
- 1998: 461
Anchorage Conventions Held
- 2001 - $81 million
- 2000 - $82.3 million
- 1999 - $59.1 million
- 1998 - $57.6 million
- 1997 - $57.1 million
Tourism
This is the estimated economic impact from the travel trade (tour operators, tour wholesalers and travel agents) that work with Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau. This does not include all Anchorage visitors.
- 2001 - $86.5 million
- 2000 - $80.6 million
- 1999 - $77.1 million
- 1998 - $72 million
- 1997 - $66 million
Bed Tax Collected
- 2001 - $10.9 million
- 2000 - $10.8 million
- 1999 - $9.9 million
- 1998 - $9.6 million
- 1997 - $8.7 million
Attendance Of Business-Related Travel 146,466 people traveled to Anchorage to attend conventions and meetings in 2001. We had 6,031 exhibitors in 2001.
