FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - As the summer tourism season kicks off in interior Alaska, lower-than-normal visitor numbers in March are leading to concern that this year will see a downturn in the ...

From September to April, it’s an ideal location for seeing the northern lights. According to the local tourism board, the light display is visible an average of 240 nights per year in Fairbanks.

Fairbanks is a city of about 32,000 people and home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Its history and proximity to outdoor recreation are similar to Denver.

After concerning early-season booking and travel numbers, the 2025 summer tourism season in Fairbanks has so far proved to be a mixed bag, according to Explore Fairbanks, a tourism facilitator which ...

Alaska Airlines has flights to 20 cities around the state including more offbeat tourist destinations like Barrow, Dillingham and Yakutat. Three different motor coach lines offer service between ...

Explore Fairbanks — a local tourism booster — is inducting Akasofu into its tourism hall of fame. Leaders there cited Akasofu’s work in developing the local aurora tourism market, especially ...

Tourism has always been a part of the Fairbanks summer economy. Many of you may be surprised to learn that tourists visited Fairbanks in notable numbers as early as 1912.

To wit, in 2015, a retired Alaska Airlines pilot had Lin's Mongolian beef, cashew chicken, and famous honey walnut shrimp flown down to him at a Seattle hospital while he recovered from a stroke.

Independent travel is strong, too. “So we’re expecting a banner year,” she reiterated. Echoing these comments was a representative from the Alaska Railroad, which links Anchorage and Fairbanks along ...

Alaska Airlines has flights to 20 cities around the state including more offbeat tourist destinations like Barrow, Dillingham and Yakutat. Three different motor coach lines offer service between ...