Although she didn't know it at the time, biking to her high school summer job every day helped Julie Saupe, the newest president of the
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), get to where she is today.
Anchorage is their most popular add-on trip," says Nance Larsen, vice president of the
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau communications and marketing program.
The Municipality,
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau and Anchorage Economic Development Corp.
The
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that each convention attendee spends $974 while here and many come back for second visits and send their friends and families as well," Begich explained.
According to reports from our members, they are definitely seeing a higher volume of traffic coming through, with more people spending more time in Anchorage," agreed Bruce Bustamante, president and CEO,
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Fall is great in Anchorage, it's my favorite time of year," said Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau Vice President of Tourism Development and Sales David Kasser.
For a complete list of fall activities in Anchorage please contact the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau at 276-4118 or www.
Prior to joining the firm, Brosnan was a communications specialist with the Alaska Travel Industry Association and worked in public relations for Northwest Strategies and the
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau.
With 42 full-time employees, a dancing moose as its mascot and an operating budget fueled by a portion of the city's bed tax and member dues, the
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau is wild about tourism--especially winter tourism.
The
Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau holds three FAMs a year in an effort to entice people like Cabbagestalk to hold their organizations' conventions in Anchorage.
