Local businesses stand to lose about $3.4 million in tourism-related sales, and the Haines Borough about $187,784 in sales tax revenue, as a result of Holland America cancelling most of its Haines port calls next summer, according to an analysis by the Haines Economic Development Corporation.
The numbers are based on the 55 percent projected passenger decrease for the 2020 season compared to 2019 because of Holland’s cancellation. Instead of the more than 78,000 tourists…