Coronavirus and tourism: Places like Alaska without a severe COVID-19 outbreak could still be devastated
- Written by Kevin Berry, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage
The vast majority of visitors to Alaska come via a cruise ship.AP Photo/Becky Bohrer
Even if the COVID-19 outbreak in Alaska is limited to the single current confirmed case, its economy may still be at the mercy of the pandemic.
That’s because seasonal tourism plays an outsized role in Alaska’s economy, representing as much as 1 in 10...