The summer of 2019 has a promising beginning, as May set hotel performance records for the month in terms of rate, demand, and total revenue. Demand in May was 8% higher than historical peaks for the month. Hotel revenue was up 30% from a historical record for this month set in 2017. Occupancy and…

The strong stretch for hotel performance continued in April, with gains for the month driven by solid demand - up 6% year-over-year - and increases in ADR - up almost 14%. April hotel revenue was up 20% compared to 2018, a high-water mark for the month of April. Unfamiliar with the stats in this…

March hotel revenue was up more than 27 percent year over year, as double-digit increases in both demand and rate combined for one of the best March performances on record. March demand was up 12.5 percent, while rate rose more than 13 percent compared to 2018. The year is off to a strong start. The…

Strong occupancy and ADR combined for best monthly revenue in February at least back to 2013. Demand was up 17 percent, occupancy up 15 percent and rate up 12 percent for February year over year. Daily data shows consistent, positive performance throughout the month of February, rather…

With tourism returns looking strong for 2018 , and positive signs for performance in the year ahead, Visit Anchorage presented the annual Report to the Community on January 17, 2019. President & CEO Julie Saupe focused on what's in store for the local tourism sector in 2019. New flights and…

2018 may end up as one of Anchorage's best in terms of hotel performance. Initial estimates put hotel revenue for the year above $262.5 million. If the forecast holds, it would come in second only to 2015. Average daily rate climbed near - and in some months even surpassed - historic marks.…

Growth in hotel demand and average daily rate combined to give Anchorage the best November in recent history. The strong monthly performance is tempered by November's undersized effect on overall revenue; the month typically accounts for just 5 percent of annual revenue for…

Fall began strong, with growth for October hotel demand of 6 percent and ADR of 4 percent year over year. Though monthly performance continues to fall below historical highs set in 2015, 2018 marked the third best October for revenue. October also set the strongest mark of any month for growth…

It was another record-setting summer at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. May through September saw an additional 68,724 passengers traveling through the airport – nearly a 4.5 percent increase over 2017. The increase in traffic is directly connected to the growing interest in…

Hotel revenue in September increased 6 percent year over year, another solid month to cap summer. Revenue gains in the month were driven by rate. Demand was flat from September 2017. Hotel revenue remained below records set in 2015. Definite room blocks by meetings and conventions were…