Tourism-related businesses in Haines report mixed returns in 2015, with tour operators benefitting from a jump in cruise passenger numbers but retailers and lodgings reporting flat or decreased sales from independent travelers.
Curiously, according to figures compiled by the Haines Borough tourism office, the number of southbound visitors and vehicles arriving at the U.S. border station at Dalton Cache increased about 20 percent for the months of January through September, compared to the same months…