Haines Tourism Management Plan

In an effort both to improve the economy and guide tourism impacts, the City of Haines has commissioned the McDowell Group, Inc., an Alaska research-based consulting firm, to develop a Haines Tourism Management Plan. The project’s goal is to plan for a stronger tourism economy compatible with local needs, values, assets and limitations. This tourism planning is done primarily through a series of
recommendations regarding marketing, development of the local tour and attraction base, infrastructure improvements, and visitor impacts on the local area.

This report was compiled using results from a telephone survey of 201 Haines households; a business survey of 40 Haines businesses; employment and income information from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Bureau of Economic Analysis; information from the McDowell Group’s tourism statistics database; and numerous executive interviews with local tourism businesses, city officials, cruise line officials, Outside tour operators, city planners, and land managers; and feedback from a series of Steering Committee presentations.

A PDF version is attached below.  You will need Acrobat Reader to view these documents. They are large files and may take a while to load depending on your computer system.  They are available from the Borough Clerk's Office in CD format, upon request and for a charge of $5.00.