Your Friends 26 28 27 29 Your Adult 15 15 14 16 Children Extended Family 14 12 13 15 Your Young 8 6 6 6 Children Your 6 7 5 8 Grandchildren Your Parents 5 4 3 4 Your 0 0 0 1 Grandparents Other 7 10 5 8 Type of Vacation Two in three (65 percent) visitors generated from the sources tested in 2014 purchased all or a portion of their travel arrangements such as lodging, sightseeing trips and tours before arriving in Alaska, compared to 61 percent in 2013. Another 13 percent did not purchase any package trip in advance, but did buy some sightseeing and/or organized activities once in Alaska. In 2014, one in five (18 percent) visited Alaska completely on their own without purchasing an advance travel package or sightseeing and organized activities after arriving in Alaska, slightly lower than 2013 (23 percent). Type Of Vacation 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 (Travel Arrangement Purchases) Before Arriving in Alaska 60% 61% 63% 60% 61% 65% (All or portion of trip) Selected Them While in Alaska 16 16 16 17 14 13 (No advance trip package; Bought some activities in AK) Completely on Own 22 22 21 22 23 18 (No advance package and Organized activities in AK) Other 2 1 1 1 1 3 Don’t Know 0 0 0 0 1 1 In 2014, nearly half (47 percent; up from 41 percent in 2013) of those traveling by air purchased most of the travel arrangements in advance of travel, 20 percent selected them while in Alaska, and 29 percent traveled completely on their own. Nearly all (91 percent) of cruise travelers in 2014 purchased all or a portion of their travel arrangements in advance, compared to 94 percent in 2013.
Your Friends 26 28 27 29 Your Adult Children 15 15 14 16 Extended Family 14 12 13 15 Your Young Children 8 6 6 6 Your Grandchildren 6 7 5 8 Your Parents 5 4 3 4 Your Grandparents 0 0 0 1 Other 7 10 5 8 Type of Vacation Two in three (65 percent) visitors generated from the sources tested in 2014 purchased all or a portion of their travel arrangements such as lodging, sightseeing trips and tours before arriving in Alaska, compared to 61 percent in 2013. Another 13 percent did not purchase any package trip in advance, but did buy some sightseeing and/or organized activities once in Alaska. In 2014, one in five (18 percent) visited Alaska completely on their own without purchasing an advance travel package or sightseeing and organized activities after arriving in Alaska, slightly lower than 2013 (23 percent). Type Of Vacation (Travel Arrangement Purchases) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 Before Arriving in Alaska (All or portion of trip) 60% 61% 63% 60% 61% 65% Selected Them While in Alaska (No advance trip package; Bought some activities in AK) 16 16 16 17 14 13 Completely on Own (No advance package and Organized activities in AK) 22 22 21 22 23 18 Other 2 1 1 1 1 3 Don’t Know 0 0 0 0 1 1 In 2014, nearly half (47 percent; up from 41 percent in 2013) of those traveling by air purchased most of the travel arrangements in advance of travel, 20 percent selected them while in Alaska, and 29 percent traveled completely on their own. Nearly all (91 percent) of cruise travelers in 2014 purchased all or a portion of their travel arrangements in advance, compared to 94 percent in 2013.
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