Tourism in Alaska
- Statewide, direct visitor industry spending is more than $2 billion annually. It directly generates 27,100 jobs in Alaska and $800 million in labor income.
- On average, each visitor spends approximately $830 in Alaska during their visit.
Here in Anchorage
- More than 40 percent of out-of-state visitor spending in Alaska is in the Southcentral region.
- More than 1 million visitors travel to Anchorage each year, with estimated spending of $635 million.
- On average, meetings and conventions in Anchorage account for an estimated economic impact of $93.6 million annually.
- Seven percent of all jobs in Southcentral Alaska are directly related to the visitor industry. That’s 12,600 people in Southcentral that work in tourism, with $349 million in labor income. Indirectly, the visitor industry generates an additional 5,000 jobs and $165 million in labor income.
- Tourism generates approximately $20 million in municipal bed tax annually.
- Annual visitor industry spending in Southcentral is $1.75 billion, including $514 million in labor income.
Anchorage Tourism ... It's Everybody's Business
Explore the positive impact the visitor industry has on our economy with the debut issue of Anchorage Tourism.
