Main Event Catering is currently offering boxed lunches made to order for each of your guests, customers and/or employees. Options ranging from sandwiches to fresh Caesar salads. Boxed lunches starting at $13. Please visit our website https://maineventcateringak.com/lunch-and-dinner-menus…

Alaska Botanical Garden ’s 11th Annual Spring Garden Conference & Reception is March 3 from 8:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The annual Spring Garden Conference is an excellent resource for both novice and expert gardeners wanting to learn more about gardening in Alaska. Included in your…

Changes to Facebook’s news feed are coming, and companies and brands will show up less and less. Going forward, smart social media strategies should look like advertising plans or customer relations strategies. The road ahead is much more bleak for organic posts and brand messaging that once made up the bulk of brand activity in social media. In a post in mid-January, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked about upcoming changes…

Visit Anchorage presented the 2018 Report to the Community on January 18, 2018, at the Dena'ina Center. President & CEO Julie Saupe summed up 2017 and looked ahead to 2018 and beyond, focusing on the most recent findings from local and national research on tourism . She also emphasized the importance for Alaska tourism businesses of customer experience and positive word-of-mouth traveler reviews in her remarks . "We…

Think you know the Anchorage traveler? You might be surprised at what they actually look like. There’s a new Anchorage overnight visitors report that takes a deep dive on overnight visitation in Anchorage and Girdwood, and while it might confirm common assumptions, it can also upend conventional wisdom. The new report uses data from the state’s Alaska Visitor Statistics Program. Where the full, statewide report covers…

Visit Anchorage has released an updated report on overnight visitation to the Municipality of Anchorage. The new report uses data from the state’s Alaska Visitor Statistics Program. Where the full, statewide report covers all summer visitation across Alaska, this new report provides a more comprehensive view of one particular piece: overnight leisure visitors to the municipality of Anchorage. Based on comprehensive…

Alyeska Resort will open with limited terrain for Saturday, December 9, for the 2017/18 ski season. The Resort has moved up the original date by a week given the favorable weather window with cold temperatures for snow making crews. The snow makers have been working around the clock to put down…

WonderVisions has published the first pop-up book set in Alaska and created by Alaskan artists. It's a beautifully illustrated book titled "The Adventures of Apun the Arctic Fox." The book is sold at the Anchorage Museum, Blue Hollomon Art Gallery, and the UAA bookstore in…

Almost all U.S. travelers own a mobile phone, and 68 percent of travelers use their mobile device to plan trips. But mobile usage rates vary greatly by age, and enthusiasm for mobile devices in planning may be cooling off among some of the most fervent users. The Destination Analysts report  "State of the American Traveler: Mobile Edition"  explores travelers’ use of mobile devices in planning and…

Love. ‘It’s complicated...’ and Pasquale finds out just how complicated when he meddles in a young couple's true love! With the help of the clever Dr. Malatesta, the lovers devise a "be careful what you wish for" scheme to teach him a lesson - she marries him!…