ITEM TITLE:
2025 Valdez Visitor Report & 2025 Valdez Business Climate Survey
SUBMITTED BY: Martha Barberio, Economic Development Director
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Receive & file
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City of Valdez has completed the 2025 Valdez Visitor Report, which provides current data and on the local visitor economy, including visitor trends, seasonal behaviors, and economic contributions. This information is critical for understanding the tourism sector's impact and shaping effective policy and investment strategies.
Also enclosed is the 2020 Valdez Business Climate Survey, originally developed under the Mayor’s Economic Recovery Task Force, alongside the newly completed 2025 Business Climate Survey. The comparison of these two surveys highlights changes in business confidence, workforce challenges, and economic outlook over the last five years.