Convention Sales ManagerAnchorage Convention & Visitors

Bureau

Shelli Stanton

Why Anchorage?

• Anchorage one of the top 10 travel destinations for U.S. (2006 Travel Trends)

• Strong economy – 18 years uninterrupted job growth

• New Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center – opened Fall 2008

• Over 8,000 hotel rooms with reasonable rates

Anchorage Commitment

• The Financial and Organizational Commitment

• Air Accessibility• First Class Accommodations• Facilities• Industry Support• Activities, and Attractions, Record

Attendance Alaska Has the Draw!

Anchorage Convention Anchorage Convention ServicesServices

• Familiarization ToursFamiliarization Tours•Site InspectionsSite Inspections•Attendance Promoters Attendance Promoters •Material DistributionMaterial Distribution•Registration AssistantsRegistration Assistants

Easy AccessEasy Access

• AlaskaAlaska• America WestAmerica West• AmericanAmerican• ContinentalContinental• DeltaDelta• FrontierFrontier• NorthwestNorthwest

• CondorCondor• JALJAL• KLMKLM• Korean AirKorean Air• China AirChina Air• AsianaAsiana

Strategic Location

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Anchorage, Alaska

• Accessible• Facilities• Accommodations• Activities• Affordability• Attendance

Only 15 minutes from the airport to downtown! Shuttle Van

$10 Taxi $18

Hilton Hilton AnchorageAnchorage

Hotel Captain Cook

Sheraton Anchorage Hotel

Anchorage Marriott Downtown

Alyeska Resort

Convention Center Convention Center DistrictDistrict

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

William A. Egan Convention Center

Dena`ina Convention Center

Anchorage, Alaska

Accessible, Affordable, Lovely Facilities & Accommodations, all with

the Wilderness nearby!

Unlimited things to do and…

…NO SALES TAX!

Anchorage Museum of History & Anchorage Museum of History & ArtArt

Culture

Alaska Native Heritage Alaska Native Heritage CenterCenter

                                             

                                                                                          

                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                          

                                                                                          

…Shopping!

Fresh Alaskan Seafood

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

2008 Iditarod ChampionLance

Mackey

Larry

Lippy

Alaska Railroad

Wildlife Tours

Wildlife Viewing

Hugo and Mike

Glacier Cruises

Adventure

Busiest FloatplaneBase in World

Are you ready forAnchorage, Alaska?