ATIA monitors issues and legislation impacting Alaska tourism. In many cases, these issues were brought to our attention by ATIA members. Below are positions ATIA has taken over the last few years on a variety of issues. If you have an issue you would like ATIA to consider please fill out the Issues Submission Form and return to ATIA.
- ATIA letter of support for the Workforce Housing Tax Credit (February 21, 2024)
- ATIA letter of support for The EXPLORE Act (February 21, 2024)
- ATIA Letter of Support for The LODGE Act (September 1, 2023)
- ATIA Letter of Support for the Alaska Long Trail (June 9, 2023)
- ATIA Letter to Senate Finance Committee advocating for the importance of statewide tourism marketing funding (April 21, 2023)
- ATIA Letter to Alaska Department of Transportation in support of a summer Alaska Marine Highway Ferry Schedule (February 17, 2023)
- ATIA Letter to Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED) Selection Committee in support of Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Tribal Tourism Grant Application (October 24, 2022)
- ATIA letter to Congressional Delegation advocating for easing of J1 Student Worker Visa application proces (February 10, 2022)
- ATIA letter to full legislature asking for support for statewide destination marketing funds (August 6, 2021)
- ATIA letter to ATIA members and partners in response to the status of tourism marketing funding in state budget (July 13, 2021)
- ATIA letter to Alaska State Legislature advocating for tourism marketing funding (June 10, 2021)
- ATIA Resolution in support for the Alaska Long Trail as proposed by Alaska State Trails (June 9, 2021)
- ATIA thank you letter Congressional Delegation for passing the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act (May 28, 2021)
- ATIA thank you letter to Governor Dunleavy for tourism support (May 4, 2021)
- ATIA Letter to the Alaska House and Senate Finance Committees asking for continued tourism support (April 30, 2021)
- ATIA Letter to the Congressional Delegation with stimulus funding suggestions (March 3, 2021)
- ATIA letter to Governor Dunleavy on Health Order 06_Social Distancing Language (February 5, 2021)
- Joint Letter to the Congressional Delegation from ATIA, Resource Development Council of Alaska, and the Alaska State Chamber (February 3, 2021)
- ATIA letter to the Congressional Delegation regarding an PPP stimulus request (January 11, 2021)
- Thank you letter to Senator Murkowski for her efforts on the bipartisan stimulus package (December 15, 2020)
- Letters to Congressman Young and Senator Sullivan regarding the bipartisan stimulus package (December 2, 2020)
- ATIA sign-on to the Main Street Program letter (October 28, 2020)
- ATIA’s Comments to the Centers for Disease Control on Cruise Ship Planning (September 21, 2020)
- ATIA/DMO joint letter to the Congressional Delegation in support of the HEALS Act (July 29, 2020)
- ATIA Letter to the Congressional Delegation in thanks for their support of the Great American Outdoors Act (July 27, 2020)
- ATIA Public Testimony to the Alaska State House Labor and Commerce Committee (July 9, 2020)
- ATIA Invited Testimony to the Alaska State House Labor and Commerce Committee (May 8, 2020)
- ATIA Letter to the Congressional Delegation in support of the CERTS Act (July 2, 2020)
- ATIA Letter to the Congressional Delegation in support of Phase IV Stimulus Funds (June 22, 2020)
- ATIA Letter to the Congressional Delegation and Delegation Webinar Question Summary (April 10, 2020)
- ATIA Letter to Alaska Congressional Delegation (March 20, 2020)
- ATIA Letter to Alaska Congressional Delegation (March 15, 2020)
- ATIA statement on COVID-19 (March 12, 2020)