Winter tourism brings new focus to Fairbanks Visitors continue cause delays and detainments at in- ternational arrival points. Photos Courtesy Explore Fairbanks Winter season tourism has now expanded into spring, a time when longer and brighter days with snow and more moderate temperatures are ideal conditions for winter outdoor recreation.
But winter is gaining in popular- ity, too, with the chance for aurora viewing and cold-weather recreation like dog sledding, snow machining and cross-country skiing. It’s an uncertain time for Alaska’s visitor industry, however, with wor- ries for the economy among Ameri- cans and international travel turning down with concerns that President Donald Trump’s border policies will
Statewide visitor numbers in 2025 do reflect a softening compared with past years, and Interior Alaska was no exception. However, data from July, the most recent available, did have some good news, showing a midseason uptick,
to expand their travel to Interior Tourism is one of Fairbanks’ core industries with thousands of people visiting the Interior during the busy summer months.
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