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Whale Watching in Alaska    alaskawhalewatching_feature.jpg   By:   David Moseder

The release of Big Miracle is expected to grow Alaska’s popularity as a whale-watching Destination. View


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February 2, 2012 | News | By Adam Leposa

While ski resorts in the continental U.S. continue to struggle with unusually warm and dry weather this season, Alaska, Europe and parts of Asia are... more >>


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January 20, 2012 | News | By George Dooley

The program includes 32 unique food- and wine-themed cruises with worldwide departures. more >>


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January 5, 2012 | News | By Susan Young

Grammy Award-winning artist Kenny G has chartered Celebrity Cruises' Millennium for a seven-night Alaska cruise on May 17-24, 2013. The saxophonist... more >>


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December 5, 2011 | News

Sam Cook explores wildlife adventure tours in Alaska. more >>


2011 National Geographic Sea Bird

December 1, 2011 | News | By C. Elliott Mest

Voyages booked by March 31, 2012 receive free round trip air between Seattle and Alaska on select May and June departures. Rates for Exploring... more >>


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December 1, 2011 | News | By Nicole Lowary

The "Taste and Tote" promotion allows wine lovers and Alaska Airlines passengers to waive tasting fees and baggage fees when traveling to and from... more >>



2012 Princess Cruises

February 1, 2012 | Deal

The sale includes a variety of cruises to the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Russia, Northern Europe and Alaska. more >>



Humpback whale

January 27, 2012 | Article | By David Moseder

The release of Big Miracle is expected to grow Alaska’s popularity as a whale-watching Destination. more >>


Cove Quiet Pool area, Disney Wonder

June 29, 2011 | Article | By Susan Young

The Disney Wonder sails its inaugural season in the Great Land. Travel Agent was aboard for the line’s new seven-night Alaska itinerary in late May. more >>


Holland America in Alaska

May 4, 2011 | Article | By Michael Browne

That the Alaska itineraries for 2012 have already been announced is an indication of the state finding favor with cruise lines again. more >>


Crystal Symphony

March 2, 2011 | Article | By Michael Browne

Fewer cruises but more adventure have clients scrambling for a place on ships in Alaska's waters this season. more >>


November 19, 2010 | Article | By Susan Young

Allen Marine Tours promises a “True Alaska with True Alaskans” in 2011 aboard its recently acquired ships from the now defunct Cruise West. more >>


Diamond Princess

November 8, 2010 | Article | By Michael Browne

Alaska's cruise business receives a timely fillip with Princess Cruises’ decision to deploy a fourth ship for its 2012 Voyage of the Glaciers... more >>


On Location: A Firsthand Look at Disney's Alaska Cruises    disneyalaska_feature.jpg   By:   Susan Young

The Disney Wonder sails its inaugural season in the Great Land. Travel Agent was aboard for the line’s new seven-night Alaska itinerary in late May. View

Alaska Alerts

  • Man arrested with gun at Burbank airport

    Federal authorities say a 68-year-old man was arrested at Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport after a loaded semiautomatic handgun was found in his carry-on bag. The Transportation Security Administration says the unregistered .40-caliber Glock G23 loaded with 10 rounds was detected Thursday morning by TSA personnel. The man was booked on an Alaska Airlines flight to [...]This story comes to us via Home [...]

  • US Airways Jet Examined in Philadelphia After Note Found

    A US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) jet was evacuated and inspected in Philadelphia today after a “threatening note” was found, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said. The flight was cleared to continue its journey tonight to Alaska, the Associated Press reported, citing an airport spokeswoman. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security [...]This story comes to us via Home [...]

  • U.S. pilots trigger terror alert over Orthodox Jews tefillin ritual

    Pilots on an Alaska Airlines flight locked down the cockpit and alerted authorities after three passengers conducted an elaborate Orthodox Jewish prayer ritual that caused a scare during their Los Angeles-bound flight. A spokeswoman for the airline, Bobbie Egan says the crew of Flight 241 from Mexico City became alarmed Sunday after the men began [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security [...]

  • NTSB Releases Photos Of Aircraft Accident In Alaska

    The National Transportation Safety Board has released three photographs of the aircraft accident site near Aleknagik, Alaska that took the lives of 5 of the 9 persons aboard.

  • NTSB Releases Photos Of Aircraft Accident In Alaska

    The National Transportation Safety Board has released three photographs of the aircraft accident site near Aleknagik, Alaska that took the lives of 5 of the 9 persons aboard.

Alaska Articles

  • The Week We Updated Our Travel Apps

    FAME: American Airlines does something right: Instagram Bathing, Budapest-style 4 iPhone apps to make your travel images AWESOME Montreal has a $95 all-you-can-drink & eat beer fest Also: Mesmerizing: watch a ship pass through a Panama Canal lock LAME: Flights down under get even more expensive, dangit [...]

  • Barrow: 'Big Miracle' Beefs Up Big Interest in Alaska Whale-Watching

    Today, Big Miracle opens in theaters across the country and the timing couldn't be better with Alaska's whale-watching season right around the corner. The film, starring Drew Barrymore, is based on the real-life rescue of several gray whales near Barrow, Alaska in 1988. Barrymore plays a Greenpeace volunteer who, along with her reporter ex-boyfriend (John Krasinski), convinces rival world [...]

  • Alaska Air Group Reports January Operational Results

    SEATTLE, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported January operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below. ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINE Alaska reported a...

  • AltaGas to buy Alaska natural gas utility

    AltaGas to buy Alaska natural gas utility

  • Alaska Airlines retires prayer cards

    Alaska Airlines has ended its 30-year practice of giving passengers prayer cards with their meals, the Associated Press reported.