Sunday, March 28, 2010

Tourism boost: Governor’s proposed reduction in head tax needs approval

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
March 28, 2010
Editorial

Ah, spring. That time of year in Alaska when the thoughts of business owners turn to that most cherished of blossoms — the tourist.

But the crop of visitors might not be as abundant again this coming season, due not only to a sour economy but also to some damage that Alaska voters inflicted upon the tourism industry in 2006 by approving an exorbitant head tax on cruise ship passengers.

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