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 This page has a variety of research reports and information from various sources and locations. Some of the links are to .pdf files located on this site; others are links to other websites.
Some websites have more current reports than are listed here. If you know of any reports not listed here that you think the public might be interested in, please let us know.
More recent reports are available online. The next four are some of the reports that can be found at the above link.
Alaska Visitor Arrivals and Profiles Fall/Winter 2000-01 2,328 kb PDF File
Prepared for the State of Alaska, Department of Community and Economic Development, November 2002
Prepared by Northern Economics, Inc. in association with NuStats International, Inc.
Klugherz & Associates
Executive Summary
“The Alaska Visitors Statistics Program (AVSP) is a significant visitor industry research project conducted periodically by the State of Alaska. The AVSP provides the state and the visitor industry with critical data on the visitors that travel to Alaska. These data include information on the number of visitors, general demographic and other characteristics of the visitor population, as well as information on visitor expenditures, activities, and opinions.
This report presents information on the number of visitors that arrived in Alaska in the Fall/Winter season of 2000-01 and provides a demographic profile of those visitors. The profile includes information on the mode of arrival, purpose of visit, length of stay, mode of intended departure from Alaska, age of visitors, size of traveling parties, place of origin, general demographic information on those visitors, and whether those visitors have been to Alaska on other trips.”
Alaska Visitor Arrivals and Profile Summer 2001 2,746 kb PDF File
Prepared for the State of Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development
November 2002
Prepared by Northern Economics, Inc. in association with NuStats International, Inc.
Klugherz & Associates
“The Alaska Visitors Statistics Program (AVSP) is a significant visitor industry research project that provides the State of Alaska and the visitor industry with critical data on the visitors to Alaska. These data include information on the number of total arrivals, the number of visitors to the State, general demographic and other characteristics of the visitor population, as well as information on visitor expenditures, activities, and opinions.
The State of the Alaska conducted the first AVSP in 1985, with subsequent studies in 1989-90 and 1993-94. The AVSP is managed by the Alaska Division of Community and Business Development (within the Department of Community and Economic Development). Northern Economics, Inc., NuStats International, and Klugherz and Associates assisted the State in conducting the AVSP in 2000-01 (AVSP IV). This consultant team includes the leading economic consulting firm in Alaska, an internationally recognized survey research firm, and the project manager for AVSP II and AVSP III.”
The Economic Impacts of the Cruise Industry in Southeast Alaska 154 kb PDF File
Prepared for: Southeast Conference
Prepared by: McDowell Group
October 2000
Executive Summary – Introduction
“This report details the economic impacts of the cruise industry in the four Southeast communities of Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Haines. Some elements of the study provide updated numbers to the McDowell Group’s 1997 report entitled Cruise Industry Impacts on Local Governments in Southeast Alaska. However, these studies differ in several important ways.
- This current study focuses on a range of economic impacts, including employment, payroll, expenditures (by passengers, cruise lines, and crew), and sales tax. The 1997 study focused specifically on municipal revenues and expenditures related to cruise industry activity.
- The current study quantifies cruise-related economic impacts in four local economic areas -- Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Haines. The 1997 study dealt with nine municipal entities: the cities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Haines, and Skagway; Ketchikan Gateway and Haines boroughs; the city and borough of Sitka, and the city and borough of Juneau.
- Three local areas are not covered in this study. Wrangell and Petersburg are not included because they are small-volume ports. Skagway is not included because the City of Skagway produced a 1999 study on visitor industry impacts. (A discussion of cruise industry impacts in Skagway is included in the Appendix.)”
Alaska Visitor Industry Economic Impact Study - 1999 Update 185 kb PDF File
Prepared for: Division of Tourism, Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development
May 1999
“The purpose of this study is to measure the economic impacts of the visitor industry in Alaska. … During the 12-month period from October 1997 through September 1998, Alaska hosted 1.35 million non-resident visitors. This total includes vacationers and business travelers, as well as those combining business and pleasure. The results of this study indicate that visitor traffic yields substantial economic benefits for Alaska.”
Statewide survey of 315 tourism-related businesses
Prepared by the McDowell Group September 2002 for the Alaska Travel Industry Association
Alaska Office of Tourism Development – Tourism Planning tools
Sitka Reports
Sitka Visitors' Survey 2006 Survey 712 kb PDF File
Prepared for the Sitka Collaborative Tourism Planning
Committee by the Union College summer term on “The
Impact of Tourism in Southeast Alaska” (August 2006)
The State of Sitka's Economy, 2005 Section One
The State of Sitka's Economy, 2005 Section Two
Summary Report
Prepared For: Sitka Economic Development Association
Prepared By:McDowell Group November 30, 2004
“The Sitka Economic Development Association (SEDA) sponsors an annual community business-planning event entitled “The State of Sitka’s Economy.” SEDA retains the McDowell Group, an Alaska research-based consulting firm with expertise in economics and Alaska’s industries, to prepare a presentation summarizing the economic status of the community. The purpose of this summary is to clarify and expand on the information presented in the “State of Sitka’s Economy” PowerPoint presented in Sitka on November 30, 2004.”
Sitka Economic Profile
2004
Prepared for:
City and Borough of Sitka by McDowell Group
August 2005
Sitka Tourism Assessment, December 2001 57 kb PDF File
Island Institute
City and Borough of Sitka - Planning Office
Among other things, you can find the 1999 version of the City's Comprehensive Plan at the City website.
Southeast Reports
Southeast Alaska Southeast Alaska
Economic Economic Overview
Presented to:
Southeast Conference by
McDowell Group, Inc.
September 27, 2005
Presentation Contents
• Industry Overview
• Visitor Industry
• Seafood
• Mining
• Forest Products
• Oil
• Health & Social Services
• Employment & Population Trends
• Outlook
Demographics Research Tools
Alaska Department of Labor - Research and Analysis - Workforce Information "An economic information resource for businesses, researchers, policy makers, students, and job seekers."
Alaska Economic Information System (AEIS) “Until recently, information about Alaska’s economy, labor force and industrial sectors was scattered among a large number of agencies and organizations. The Alaska Economic Information System (AEIS) was created to provide user-friendly access to all this information at a one-stop portal on the Web.”
Community Database/Community Profiles “This database provides a wide range of community-based information and data for planning, policy making, and technical assistance decisions. Users of this information include other state and federal agencies, private nonprofit organizations, legislators and their staff, and the general public, both in Alaska and around the world. The database provides for comprehensive community profiles and customized queries of specific community data.”
U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder “Fact Sheet" for community profiles.
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