| From classbrain.com 50 States WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF TOURISM IN ALASKA?"Tourism brought $1.5 billion into the state in 2003; that was 5% of Alaska's gross state product. ... In 2003 Alaska saw more than 1.4 million tourists (remember, the total state population is 620,000), most coming in the summer months, and half coming as passengers on cruise ships visiting southeast towns and Glacier Bay National Monument." Source: Alaska: History and Cultural Studies Cynthia Kirkeby ASK ClassBrain © Copyright 2003 by classbrain.com |