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Co-host Erin Kirkland hosts Casey Ressler from the Mat-Su Visitors Bureau in the studio–talking about all the great stuff going on this weekend, including the “real start” of the Iditarod in Willow on Sunday!! I called in from Valdez, deep in the dark heart of “Snowpocalypse”. Good news: if you like to play in the [...]

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First, co-host Erin Kirkland announces that the show has a new mascot: the Alaska Travelgram Wonder Dawg, Riley. Then, we move right into Iditarod season on the show–we hosted veteran musher Erin McLarnon, who gave us a primer for watching the start of the Last Great Race. Oh, and by “veteran musher”, we mean that [...]

Check out this GREAT pic of Hanauma Bay (above). My co-host, Erin Kirkland, snapped this photo during her recent visit to Oahu. Y-e-s-s-s-s, they had a great time. HAHA Hey–breaking up is hard to do. Haven’t we all spent a little too much time this winter shoveling snow? Thawing pipes? Slip-sliding away down the long, lonesome [...]

At USTravel, they can drill down and find those elusive cheap seats. Sure, they’ll charge you for it. But–hey–how much time do you have? Especially when it’s like playing a game of “Whack-a-Mole” with the airlines and their “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” air fares. For your information, here are some of the latest fares that [...]

Lots going on at Alaska Airlines. Did you read that Bill Ayer (below), the CEO, is retiring? Oh, he’s not flying off into the sunset just yet. They’re bumping him upstairs to Chairman. The current President, Brad Tilden, will assume the mantle of CEO. I’ve interviewed Bill a couple of times–once on airline-related issues. But [...]

At USTravel, you’ll get the full picture of what it costs to go on your trip: the air fare, the car rental, your hotel costs. Ask us about cruises–or special adventure tours around the world. Ask about the 787, too. What a sweet plane (above). And don’t worry about bait-n-switch air fares at USTravel. Whether [...]

Check out the video for the low fare roundup on KTVA!

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Co-host Erin Kirkland and I hosted Penny Schnering in the studio from the Anchorage Downtown Partnership. We talked about “100 days of Dining”, the unique promotion to get people to eat at downtown Anchorage restaurants. Oh–there’s more: the Crystal Gallery of Ice (above), the Performing Arts Center, the shopping. Ya! Plus, deep-track analysis (as always) [...]