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'Airwave' Mobile App Frequently Asked Questions
Channel 2 NewsWhat is Airwave? Airwave is a groundbreaking new mobile application that allows users to live stream all newscasts and special reports from Channel 2 News in real-time. The application also features an “On Demand” function which...Tags: Television, Trips and Vacations, NBC (tv network), Apple iTunes, CBS Corp.
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Tour Companies Plan Changes for Interior Tourists
Channel 2 NewsTwo tour companies will transport visitors from Denali National Park to Fairbanks next year by bus instead of rail car. Princess Alaska Tours and Holland America say a two-hour bus ride instead of a four-hour Alaska Railroad trip will give tourists more...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Railway Transportation, Netherlands, Transportation
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Food Truck Serving Alaska Cuisine Visits Seattle
Channel 2 NewsA food truck serving Alaska cuisine visited downtown Seattle over the weekend to attract potential travelers to Alaska and the Yukon. The Midnight Sun Cuisine food truck traveled to Seattle to provide people in Washington a taste of Alaska and the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations
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Parnell's Trip Overseas Gave Insight on Oil Expectations
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell says Alaskans can "legitimately expect" billions more in new investment under the tax changes recently approved by the state Legislature. Parnell says he saw firsthand the impact of tax changes on North Sea operations, particularly...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Trips and Vacations, Sean Parnell
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Alaska Starts 1st Full Cruise Season Under New EPA Fuel Rules
The Associated PressMore than 1 million cruise ship passengers are expected to visit Alaska this year. But industry officials fear new fuel standards intended to limit pollution from large ships could begin driving vessels away. This will be the first full cruise season...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tourism and Leisure, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Tourism Summit: Development of Native Tourism on Rise
A speaker at a tourism summit says strides are being made to develop rural Alaska Native tourism. American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association director Camille Ferguson was the keynote speaker at a summit held Wednesday through Friday in...
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Strong Summer Tourism and Travel Predicted for Anchorage in 2013
Channel 2 NewsTravel and tourism in Alaska could be on track for a strong summer season for 2013. Travel industry experts say they're hoping more people will pass through the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport with the help of more travel options and wallet-...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Media Industry, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Anchorage Man Finishes Iron Dog Trail...On A Bike
Channel 2 SportsBilly Koitzsch of Anchorage completed a 2,000 mile journey from Knik to Nome to Fairbanks this past Friday, covering the Iron Dog trail on a fat tire bike. Koitzsch, 40, took about 40 days to finish his trip across some of Alaska's most demanding and...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Frostbite
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Proposal Rejected to Allow Snowmachines in Park
Channel 2 NewsA proposal to allow snowmachines in one of Anchorage's premier cross-country skiing parks has been rejected. The Anchorage Daily Newssays the city Parks and Recreation Commission and the city Parks Department said no to a proposal to allow snowmachiners...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Cross Country Skiing, Gardens and Parks
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Alaska Railroad Losing 54 Positions, Laying Off 29 Employees
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Railroad Corp. says it will have to lay off more than two dozen people and leave a similar number of positions unfilled, due to budget shortfalls that have forced it to restructure the organization. The move comes after what the railroad...Tags: Railway Transportation, Metal and Mineral, Finance, Mining, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods' Visits Southeast Alaska
Channel 2 NewsFoodies and travel fans will have a chance to see the Travel Channel’s Andrew Zimmern visit Southeast Alaska in an episode of “Bizarre Foods.” Zimmern went to communities along “Alaska’s Inside Passage,” including Kake...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods (tv program), Travel Channel (tv network)
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Alaskan Passenger Remembers Carnival Triumph Ordeal
Channel 2 NewsAn Alaskan passenger aboard a Carnival cruise that turned into a week-long odyssey after a Gulf of Mexico engine fire says the trip has provoked a sea change in his opinion of the company. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson airman Darren Sample, along with...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Mexico, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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