1. Rank
International Travelers’ “Coolest” US Destinations 1
New York
31.8% 2
Hawaii
17.8% 3
Los Angeles
12.9% 4
Las Vegas
10.8% 5
Alaska
10.6%

2. The inbound Alaska traveler and experience
The traveler
The inbound Alaska traveler and experience
85% domestic / 15% international
Mature (average age arriving by air = 49)
Well-educated (80% with at least some college)
Affluent (household income arriving by air – USD $112,000)
The experience
98% “very satisfied” or “satisfied”
97% had expectations met or exceeded
83% saw as same/better value v. other destinations
97% would recommend as a destination
60% plan to make a return visit
Source: Travel Alaska

3. ANC generates consistent seasonal load factors …
2018 monthly ANC domestic* load factor
Does not include intra-Alaska routes
ANC’s annual domestic* load factor of 86% slightly exceeds the U.S. average
Load factors of 81%+ in each month of 2018
2018 international load factor of 82%
Annual 86%
Source: U.S. DOT data via Diio online portal * Excludes in-state Alaska service

4. Top 10 US tourist destinations for Chinese tourists
5 eco-tourism, 5 cities
Top 5 Eco-tourism: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Niagara Falls, Hawaii
Alaska
8 National Parks
2nd most in US
3 of which are UNESCO sites
Glacier Bay National Park has over 1,000 glaciers
Reykjavik results:
M passengers
M passengers
1 B737 with 166 pax, half of which are tourist, for the summer season. If they spend $1,000, not including airfare, that flight is worth almost $10 Million to the Alaskan economy.

5. Growth All of Asia Up 13% China Up 65%* Hong Kong 66%*
*Only includes data of ticket booked thru to Alaska. If tourist stopped in another US city before coming to Alaska they are not in this data

6. Likely Chinese Tourists
Desired outdoor experience
Wildlife viewing-55%
Hiking-33%
Kilometers of trails in Anchorage
Camping-27%
Skiing-27%
130 km Nordic ski trails in Anchorage
3 downhill ski mountains near Anchorage
Likelihood of visiting US-68.9%
China to Alaska tourism up 67% in 2018
Days available for international travel-15
Most important part of trip
Ways to experience nature-45.1%
Sightseeing tours -37.5%
National Parks-34.1%
Top American destination
New York-67.5%
Washington DC-39.3%
Hawaii-36.4%
San Fransico-27.8%
Los Angeles-26.8%
Familiarity with Alaska-42.1%

7. Anchorage Verses Other West Coast Gateways Seoul to Anchorage verses LAX
7:20
11:20
13:20

8. Alaskans can go somewhere other than Hawaii
Alaskans have typically used Hawaii as their winter vacation spot. With direct access to Asian gateways, Alaskans now have options to vacation in Asia

9. Alaska generates a balanced traffic flow to/from Asia
U.S. out-of-state
Canada
Europe
Asia
46% Alaska P-O-O
54% other P-O-O
35% U.S. P-O-O
66% Canada/other P-O-O
30% U.S. P-O-O
70% Europe/other P-O-O
51% U.S. P-O-O
49% Asia/other P-O-O
“P-O-O” reflects point-of-origin data
Data reflects YE September 2018
Source: U.S. DOT data via Diio; Sabre MDT data via Sabre Market Intelligence tool