Second traveler in Alaska report

As for observing the situation pertaining in the Fairbanks area, this statement was a degree true early on in May getting ready for summer tourist season - however it is someway misleading after the tourist season had started

This was based on statements made by the business owners themselves.

Yeah I can see the business owners themselves will make a statement of a lack of workforce when they can't find immediate people for seasonal work and this happens from time to time for the tourist related sectors in the Fairbanks area...

Both tourist season and construction season happens around the same time...

Like I posted earlier, there is a much higher demand right now in the construction and industrial sectors here in the Fairbanks area as local people here will always take those positions available over any tourist related job sector when the opportunity exists....Fairbanks has always been either a boom or bust town cycle - and right now it is a boom cycle in construction as every time this cycle occurs, the tourist sector is generally short handed and cannot compete to fill positions during the summer which is nothing new...

When Fairbanks is in a bust cycle, for those locals who need jobs will work part time for the tourist industry or those larger companies that have resources will bring in people from abroad.

I can't speak for what the demand is for tourist related businesses across other parts of Alaska that have more frequent visitors south of Fairbanks, however I can say there is not much vibe activity of tourist visitors in my area for sure in all the tourist hot spots, downtown, Walmart, etc....as all I see is local people and out of towners working in construction in my area around this summer so far (lot of company trucks in hotel parking lots), other than a few RV rentals and RV's with Alaska plates only - with the exception of that one RV out of state plate.