Tourists cost the City of Ketchikan $8 million last year
The City of Ketchikan commissioned a study by McKinley Research Group to look at how much tourism is costing the city.
“So your total costs to the City of Ketchikan related to cruise passenger volume in the city for 2023 was about $8 million,” Raniyah Bakr, a McKinley economist, told the Ketchikan City Council at their October 17 meeting.
That $8 million breaks down to about $5.43 per tourist.
According to a memo from City Manager Delilah Walsh, the study aims to hone in on the specific areas where cruise passengers cost the city the most.
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