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Tourism Planning

 Odin Brudie
 Tourism Transportation & Product  Development
 907-465-5466
 odin.brudie@alaska.gov


Power Point Presentations for Tourism Planning

Tools for Tourism Planning

Alaska Community Tourism Handbook
Tourism Funding Handbook
Alaska Community Database
Alaska Economic Information System
Alaska Institute for Sustainable Recreation & Tourism (AISRT)
AISRT is a non-profit organization established by the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association (AWRTA) to support research, education, and public policy development for sustainable tourism.
Small Business Quick Reference Guide to Ecotourism

Alaska Regional and Local Tourism Planning

SEAtrails Business and Marketing Plan (PDF)
City and Borough of Juneau Tourism Office
Rural Alaska Tourism Infrastructure Needs Assessment, June 1997
  Complete Document
577 k
  North Slope Section
  54 k
  Copper Valley Section
  50 k
  Kenai Section   54 k
  Lower Yukon and Kuskokwim Delta
  54 k
  Mat-Su Valley Section
  53 k
  Prince William Sound Section
  51 k
  Southeast Section
  65 k
  Kodiak Section
  51 k
  Aleutian Section
  51 k
  Bristol Bay Section
  56 k
  Northwest Borough Section
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Projects 

Tok APLIC Information
In 2002, planning is underway for the development of a new Alaska Public Lands Information Center (APLIC) in Tok that includes a visitor center for the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge.

Best Management Practices

Alaska Wilderness Recreation Tourism Association Ecotourism Guidelines
City & Borough of Juneau and Juneau Tour Operators Best Management Practices 2001
This program is a cooperative effort among tour operators and the City and Borough of Juneau. Best Management practices are intended to minimize the impacts of tourism in a manner which addresses both residents' and industry concerns.

Other Tourism Planning Resources

Community Stewardship Exchange, Sonoran Institute
The Community Stewardship Exchange includes information, contacts and examples of community based strategies that preserve the ecological integrity of important natural systems while meeting the economic aspirations of adjoining communities.