Information on the Summit,  Tourism, and the Economy:

Economic Information:

• Economic Impacts of Visitor Industry in Juneau 2007-2008 (McDowell Group)
• What Drives the Alaskan Economy? ISER
• The Fallacy of Tax Exportability - by J. Scott Moody, M.A.
• Economics of Travel & Tourism Taxes
• The Tax Foundation - USA Today on Tourism Taxes
• Taken for a Ride: Economic Effects of Car Rental Taxes - by William G. Gale Ph.D. and Kim Rueben Ph.D.

Media:

• Cruise executive blames head tax for revenue drop - Juneau Empire
• Victoria Advocate | Summit participants push repeal of cruise tax
• NewsMiner.com • Tourism group in Juneau pushes repeal of cruise tax
• Travel Weekly

Blogs:

• AK Voices: Paulette Simpson : Talking Tourism Part II | adn.com
• VoxBox » Blog Archive » Do you think the $50 head tax on cruise ship passengers is causing a reduction in tourism visits to Juneau?

Clips from the Summit participants:

• Senator Stedman addresses the Economic Summit on Tourism from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo.

• Representative Cathy Munoz speaks with the Economic Summit on Tourism from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo.

• Rep. Bill Thomas addresses Economic Summit on Tourism from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo.

Juneau Chamber of Commerce Meetings:

• Ralph Samuels of Holland America addresses the Juneau Chamber from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo.

• Lorene Palmer and Ron Peck discuss Alaskas' Tourism Marketing Budget from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo.

• Ron Peck and Steve Hites respond to a question on the Cruise Ship Initative from Brad Fluetsch on Vimeo.