Driving Vacation from Lower 48 83% 55% 71% 55% 67% 55% through Canada and into Alaska Fly to Alaska then Drive Once Inside 0 13 2 13 4 13 Alaska Driving Vacation with Portions on 14 12 12 12 13 12 Alaska Marine Highway Driving Vacation with Portions on the 2 3 2 33 2 3 BC Ferry Fly to Alberta, Yukon or BC, then 1 2 0 3 2 2 Drive Once Inside Canada and Alaska Other 0 15 13 14 12 15 Community First Boarded Ferry Visitors who indicated part of trip was on the ferry were asked which community they first boarded the ferry. 2015 visitors who took the ferry, one in four boarded in either Haines (25 percent), Bellingham (26 percent), or Prince Rupert (23 percent). Community Boarded Ferry 2015 Community First 2012 2013 2014 2015 Board Ferry Sample N=309 N=552 N=599 N=81 Haines 33% 25% 22% 25% Bellingham 23 24 24 26 Prince Rupert 18 14 22 23 Whittier 8 4 6 5 Valdez 4 4 3 2 8 12 11 7 Visiting Canada Once Inside Alaska Visitors who flew to Alaska then drove once inside Alaska were asked if they also visited Canada or the Yukon at any point after they were in Alaska. Among 2015 visitors who flew to Alaska then drove once in Alaska, one in seven (15 percent) visited Canada or the Yukon at some point. Visiting Canada Flew to Alaska Then ―
Driving Vacation from Lower 48 through Canada and into Alaska 83% 55% 71% 55% 67% 55% Fly to Alaska then Drive Once Inside Alaska 0 13 2 13 4 13 Driving Vacation with Portions on Alaska Marine Highway 14 12 12 12 13 12 Driving Vacation with Portions on the BC Ferry 2 3 2 33 2 3 Fly to Alberta, Yukon or BC, then Drive Once Inside Canada and Alaska 1 2 0 3 2 2 Other 0 15 13 14 12 15 Community First Boarded Ferry Visitors who indicated part of trip was on the ferry were asked which community they first boarded the ferry. 2015 visitors who took the ferry, one in four boarded in either Haines (25 percent), Bellingham (26 percent), or Prince Rupert (23 percent). Community Boarded Ferry 2015 Community First Board Ferry 2012 2013 2014 2015 Sample N=309 N=552 N=599 N=81 Haines 33% 25% 22% 25% Bellingham 23 24 24 26 Prince Rupert 18 14 22 23 Whittier 8 4 6 5 Valdez 4 4 3 2 8 12 11 7 Visiting Canada Once Inside Alaska Visitors who flew to Alaska then drove once inside Alaska were asked if they also visited Canada or the Yukon at any point after they were in Alaska. Among 2015 visitors who flew to Alaska then drove once in Alaska, one in seven (15 percent) visited Canada or the Yukon at some point. Visiting Canada ― Flew to Alaska Then
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