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Kat Sorensen

17:03 - 17:29

“Together, tourism-related taxes and seasonal sales tax drew 62% of respondents. Residents really favor revenue from visitors”
Community
Alaska News
Location
Seward
Captured at
October 26, 2026

From the transcript

We then asked, which revenue option would you be most likely to support? Together, tourism-related taxes and seasonal sales tax drew 62% of respondents. Residents really favor revenue from visitors, and those— that's the top two there, higher tourism and seasonal sales tax. Why did we choose a seasonal sales tax? One, it spreads the impact, distributes the cost across seasonal tourism industries as a whole rather than a focused bed tax.