In this week's Alaska travel column: Holland America is inviting travelers to pen a love letter to Alaska for a chance to win suite accommodations on one of their cruises, and a low cost carrier plans to fly nonstop between Anchorage and Vancouver, BC
It’s not uncommon for airlines to come and go with little or no notice. This sort of behavior is more common with the fair-weather air carriers that come up during the summer, then retreat when the snow flies.. That invitation comes courtesy of a contest in which Holland America Line is offering 10 winners suite accommodations on one of their ships this summer.
At about the same time AirRussia was canceling its schedule, another airline announced plans to fly nonstop from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Anchorage this summer.is a Canadian ULCC, or ultra low cost carrier. The easiest way to summarize that designation is that every part of your trip has a price tag. The base fare is just a starting point for adding the features that are important to you.
“Coming out of COVID, Vancouverites still are looking for outdoor tourism,” he said. “It’s very popular.” If you want to choose a pre-assigned seat, it will cost you between $12 and $35. Otherwise, a seat will be assigned at check-in. Lund also mentioned that since cruise ships hope to once again sail from Vancouver, Flair Airlines will offer flights for cruise travelers.Holland America Line will have six ships sailing in Alaska this summer. The company traces its Alaska connections back 75 years, since it purchased Westours. Alaska tourism pioneer Chuck West started Westours in Fairbanks in 1947.
Bill Fletcher has worked in the tourist industry for most of the 40 years he’s spent in Alaska, mostly for Holland America. “I love showing people a piece of ice that’s thousands of years old — and how that ice carved an entire valley,” he said. “It blows people away.”
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