Alaska tourism companies have boosted pay and incentives to prepare for a potentially record-breaking season. But short of workers, many are afraid they won’t be able to operate fully.

Passengers disembark from a cruise ship that has docked on June 12, 2023, in downtown Juneau, Alaska. As the Mendenhall Glacier continues to recede, tourists are flooding into Juneau.

Cruise industry expects a record. The cruise industry expects to bring 1.65 million passengers to Alaska this season, said Lanie Downs, head of community relations in Alaska for Cruise Lines ...

Mendenhall Glacier is expected to melt away by 2050 — and more than 700,000 tourists this year are scrambling to see it before it's gone forever. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Facing a potentially record-breaking tourism season, hospitality companies in Alaska say they're struggling to find enough workers, even as they try to lure them in with higher pay and bonuses.

Tourists stop at booths along the sea walk on June 12, 2023, in downtown Juneau, Alaska, where they can book activities to do while they're in town. As the Mendenhall Glacier continues to recede ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses ...

A record number of cruise passengers are expected this year in Alaska’s capital, drawn by wonders such as the long-retreating Mendenhall Glacier. So many people are expected that the city&#82… ...

Tourists stop at booths along the sea walk on June 12, 2023, in downtown Juneau, Alaska, where they can book activities to do while they're in town. As the Mendenhall Glacier continues to recede ...