Kenai Peninsula Borough
144 North Binkley Street     Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone - (907) 262-4441 or (800) 478-4441   or on the web    www.borough.kenai.ak.us

 TOURISM Industry

 SEWARD VISITORS

Seward Chamber of Commerce Visitor Count - 2005, 2006
  2005 2006
January 106 108
February 100 102
March 401 366
April 447 372
May 1,765 1,645
June 5,469 5,585
July 7,818 7,970
August 6,684 5,257
September 2,150 1,597
October 341 245
November 149 97
December 125 89
Total 25,555 23,433
Marine Highway Disembarking Traffic
  Passengers Vehicles
2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005
January 57 169 187 28 98 125
February 131 181 195 89 109 97
March 277 266 241 146 198 179
April 257 201 114 168 149 88
May 237 530 376 104 279 170
June 690 869 244 222 279 100
July 1103 829 205 309 273 90
August 787 1100 351 254 347 135
September 354 423 151 172 238 105
October 356 183   198 137  
November 221 250   140 160  
December 183 524   105 125  
Total 4,653 5,525 2,064 1,935 2,392 1,089
VISITOR COUNT HISTORY
Year Chamber  Kenai Fjords National Park  Exit
Glacier		 SeaLife
Center		 Cruise Ship Railroad
Passengers Dockings Ridership
2006 23,433 251,630   137,533 135,364 54 63,328
2005 25,555 258,297 127,013 143,285 130,108 53 44,554
2004 19,986 244,232 124,810 134,600 124,660 52 38,472
2003 18,081 243,719 111,874 154,010 296,577 101 33,646
2002 16,138 251,799 120,941 150,918 309,042 95 28,714
2001 32,221 262,353 121,454 143,893 314,825 110 28,714
2000 25,664 254,790 117,296 141,160 254,793 97 NA
1999 30,723 290,673   161,286 NA 97 32,393
1998 17,436 263,948   198,000 225,000 109 30,734
1997 20,000 306,164       105 24,351
1996 22,052 274,034       105 23,687
1995 21,948 230,657       106 21,621
1994 13,948 209,516       94 18,558
1993 13,975 189,712       61 17,675

Overview               Participants             Earnings    
Sales        KPB      Homer      Kenai      Seldovia      Seward       Soldotna       Other KPB
 Visitors        KPB          Homer          Kenai           Seldovia          Seward          Soldotna 
     Alaska Marine Highway          Border Crossings       Traffic Counts         National Parks
 Recreational Fishing               North Peninsula Recreation Area  
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