Win an Alaska Vacation: Escape to Alaska or Bust Essay Contest

April 20, 2009

Alaska Wildland Adventures has announced an Escape to Alaska or Bust Essay Contest. The rules appear to be simple: in 500 words or less, convince Alaska Wildland Adventures why you and your group should escape to Alaska this summer. You could win an Alaska Trip for four people (two cabins for the family or group) [...]

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Adventure Green Alaska: Tourism Certification Program

March 1, 2009

A new green tourism certification program is being launched in Alaska. For those people searching for Alaskan tourism businesses that care for the environment and Alaska’s communities, this new program will serve as a great resource. The Adventure Green Alaska program will announce the first businesses to be certified on March 4, at the 20th [...]

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Carbon Offset for Our Server

January 21, 2009

I’m happy to announce that we have purchased carbon offsets from TerraPass in order to offset the carbon dioxide generated by our dedicated server during 2009. There are quite a few options out there to either offset your server’s generation of greenhouse gasses or going with a “green powered” hosting company. For 2009, I’ve decided [...]

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Hard Times Ahead for Alaska Tourism Industry?

January 13, 2009

There have been a number of warning signs that it will be a tough year for the Alaska tourism industry in 2009. I’ve seen significant drops in traffic for many of my clients during the fall months. On the positive side, I’ve seen an increase in traffic after the holidays.
If you are an Alaskan tourism [...]

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Want more traffic? Then blog.

November 28, 2008

After reviewing the statistics for my website, I was struck by how many new visitors have come through my blog. Granted, my website and blog are pretty small, but still, I was impressed at the results of my efforts to date.
For small businesses, especially here in Alaska, making use of a blog is a great [...]

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