But not all of it is inhabitable, well, a large part of it is covered in water and ice. Along with water and ice, it has some really beautiful sites to behold; from the Augustine Volcano (don't get too close) to the Denali's peaks, it has it all! It has so much to do outdoors that your family reunion event is bound to be quite eventful
Updated March 20, 2018

Overview

Whether you are planning or attending your family reunion event Alaska, this article will show you how to maximise your time together with family and friends. We have various sections touching on important aspects of planning a reunion and also lists of lots and lots of things to do in Alaska.

Introduction

Alaska is the third least populous state in United States, but it is the biggest state. It was formerly owned by Russia until US bought it in 1867 for $7.2 million. That price will probably only get you a mansion now in some states like Florida and California. Put it this way, this state is bigger than 18 sovereign countries. But not all of it is inhabitable, well, a large part of it is covered in water and ice. Along with water and ice, it has some really beautiful sites to behold; from the Augustine Volcano (don't get too close) to the Denali's peaks, it has it all!
It has so much to do outdoors that your family reunion event is bound to be quite eventful.

To help you plan your family reunion in Alaska, we have put together a list of things to do. See below for list of hotels, places to go, and many more cool tools to help you plan a wonderful time with your family and guests.

Planning for your family reunion in Alaska

Planning a family reunion is now so easy. Using our family reunion planner to plan your family reunion. All it takes is 2 minutes to get you started!

Reunion Theme & Fee
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You can always edit these info.

Go ahead and plan your family reunion in Alaska. This will allow you to follow these sections in this article, rather easily.

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Inviting a Guest

Now that you have created your reunion with the planning tool - family reunion tool, how do you get your invite your guests? And how do they rsvp or view the reunion page?

Inviting a guest
The tool allows you to invite a guest by adding their name, email and phone.
We will do the rest for you
Once you set the email and or phone, we will text them (in US) and email them as well

RSVP - How a guest rsvp's to your reunion

Once they are invited, they will have all the resources available to make a decision whether they are coming, or not.

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We send them the reunion information needed to get them rsvp in less than 2 minutes.
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The advantage with our approach is that we narrow down all the info into few steps for them. This makes them decide and take actions quicker.
Once the guests signs up, and rsvp, you the host gets an email. So you always have complete visibility.

Accommodation is key for any reunion; so we collated a list of some places to stay. We picked the common hotels in Alaska and grouped them by cities. These are not the entire list of hotels in there, but this should give you a good start when planning or attending your family reunion in Alaska.
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Top Hotels in Alaska - 16 hotels in Alaska by city

Anchorage

Hilton Contact: 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. 99501. US. Phone: 1-907-272-7411. Link: Website

Marriott Contact: 4050 University Lake Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. 99508. US. Phone: 1-907-751-6300. Link: Website

Hilton Contact: 101 West 48th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. US. Phone: 1-907-762-7000. Link: Website

Marriott Contact: 4901 Spenard Road, Anchorage, Alaska. 99517. US. Phone: 1-907-245-0322. Link: Website

Marriott Contact: 1025 35th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. 99508. US. Phone: 1-907-563-9844. Link: Website

Hilton Contact: 4700 Union Square Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. US. Phone: 1-907-561-5618. Link: Website

IHG Contact: 109 W. International Airport Road, Anchorage, Alaska. 99518. US. Phone: 1-907-433-4100. Link: Website

Hilton Contact: 4301 Credit Union Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. US. Phone: 1-907-550-7000. Link: Website

Hilton Contact: 4555 Union Square Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. US. Phone: 1-907-729-7000. Link: Website

Marriott Contact: 600 E. 32nd Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. US. Phone: 1-907-334-8000. Link: Website

Marriott Contact: 3401 A Street, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. US. Phone: 1-907-562-3247. Link: Website

Marriott Contact: 820 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. 99501. US. Phone: 1-907-279-8000. Link: Website

Starwood Contact: 401 East 6th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. 99501. US. Phone: 1-907-276-8700. Link: Website

Hilton Contact: 600 East Benson Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. US. Phone: 1-907-332-7000. Link: Website

Fairbanks

Marriott Contact: 575 1st Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska. 99701. US. Phone: 1-907-451-6552. Link: Website

Hilton Contact: 433 Harold Bentley Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska. 99701. US. Phone: 1-907-451-1502. Link: Website

Don't put a foot wrong by not planning ahead for places to visit in Alaska. Yes family reunion is about getting to spend time with your cousins, aunties, uncles and so on; you need to go out and do things. We are in an information age where you can't say "Oh I didn't know they had that there!"
This list below shows you some of the really cool spots and places to go.
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Places to go in Alaska - top places in Alaska by city

Anchorage

Alaska Railroad (Anchorage) Contact: 411 W 1st Ave  Alaska Railroad Train Depot, Anchorage, Alaska. 99501-1635. US. Phone: +1 800-544-0552. Link: Website

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail (Anchorage) Contact: 415 L Street, Anchorage, Alaska. 99501. US. Phone: +1 907-279-5293. Link: Website

Denali National Park and Preserve

Denali Visitor Center (Denali National Park and Preserve) Contact: PO Box 9, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 99755. US. Phone: +1 907-683-9532. Link: Website

Park Road (Denali National Park and Preserve) Contact: PO Box 9, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 99755. US. Phone: +1 800-622-7275. Link: Website

Husky Homestead (Denali National Park and Preserve) Contact: PO Box 9, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 99755. US. Phone: +1 907-683-2904. Link: Website

Denali (Denali National Park and Preserve) Contact: PO Box 9, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 99755. US. Phone: +1 800-622-7275. Link: Website

Fairbanks

Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center (Fairbanks) Contact: 101 Dunkel St, Fairbanks, Alaska. 99701-4806. US. Phone: +1 907-459-3700. Link: Website

University of Alaska Museum of the North (Fairbanks) Contact: 1962 Yukon DR, Fairbanks, Alaska. 99775-9702. US. Phone: +1 907-474-7505. Link: Website

Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum (Fairbanks) Contact: 212 Wedgewood Dr  Wedgewood Resort, Fairbanks, Alaska. 99701-1728. US. Phone: +1 907-450-2100. Link: Website

Running Reindeer Ranch (Fairbanks) Contact: 1470 Ivans Aly  Goldstream Valley, Fairbanks, Alaska. 99709-6161. US. Phone: +1 907-455-4998. Link: Website

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve) Contact: PO Box 140, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 99826. US. Phone: +1 907-697-2230. Link: Website

Haines

Kroschel Films Wildlife Center (Haines) Contact: Mosquito Lake Road, Haines, Alaska. 99827-9704. US. Phone: +1 907-767-5464. Link: Website

Juneau

Nugget Falls (Juneau) Contact: Mendenhall trail, Juneau, Alaska. 99801. US. Phone: +1 907-789-0097. Link: Website

Alaska State Museum (Juneau) Contact: 395 Whittier St, Juneau, Alaska. 99801-1718. US. Phone: +1 907-465-2901. Link: Website

Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center (Juneau) Contact: End of Glacier Spur Road, Juneau, Alaska. 99801. US. Phone: +1 907-789-0097. Link: Website

Portage

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (Girdwood) Contact: Mile 79 Seward Highway, Portage, Alaska. 99587. US. Phone: +1 907-783-2025. Link: Website

Seward

Kenai Fjords National Park (Seward) Contact: PO Box 1727, Seward, Alaska. 99664. US. Phone: +1 907-422-0500. Link: Website

Resurrection Bay (Seward) Contact: Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska. 99664. US. Phone: +1 877-777-4051. Link: Website

Alaska SeaLife Center (Seward) Contact: 301 Railway Ave, Seward, Alaska. 99664-3801. US. Phone: +1 907-224-6300. Link: Website

Sitka

Alaska Raptor Center (Sitka) Contact: 1000 Raptor Way, Sitka, Alaska. 99835-9302. US. Phone: +1 800-643-9425. Link: Website

Sitka National Historic Park/Totem Park (Sitka) Contact: 103 Monastery St, Sitka, Alaska. 99835-7617. US. Phone: +1 907-747-0110. Link: Website

Skagway

White Pass & Yukon Route Railway (Skagway) Contact: Dockside  231 2nd Ave Depot, Skagway, Alaska. 99827. US. Phone: +1 800-343-7373. Link: Website

Jewell Gardens (Skagway) Contact: Klondike Hwy., Skagway, Alaska. 99827. US. Phone: +1 907-983-2111. Link: Website

Davidson Glacier (Skagway) Contact: Haines, Skagway, Alaska. 99827. US. Phone: +1 907-983-4444. Link: Website

Talkeetna

Aurora Dora (Talkeetna) Contact: 22229 S Talkeetna Spur Rd, Talkeetna, Alaska. 99676. US. Phone: +1 907-841-5620. Link: Website

Flying down to Alaska for you reunion? Check the addresses below for nearby airports to your event location.
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Getting to your reunion in Alaska - notable airports in Alaska by city

Anchorage

Anchorage International Airport Contact: 5000 West International Airport Road, Anchorage, Alaska. 99502. US. Phone: 907-266-2526. Link: Website

Anchorage Merrill Field Airport Contact: 800 Merillfield Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. 99501. US. Phone: 907-343-6303. Link: Website

Alaska Aviation and Airports Contact: 4111 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. 99519. US. Phone: 907-269-0770. Link: Website

Angoon

Angoon Seaplane Base Contact: , Angoon, Alaska. 9982. US. Phone: 907-465-1784. Link: Website

Aniak

Anvik Airport Contact: , Aniak, Alaska. 99558. US. Phone: 907-451-2200. Link: Website

Aniak Airport Contact: , Aniak, Alaska. 99557. US. Phone: 907-266-0151. Link: Website

Barrow

Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport Contact: 1747 Akavak St, Barrow, Alaska. 99723. US. Phone: 907-852-6199. Link: Website

Cordova

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport Contact: , Cordova, Alaska. 99574. US. Phone: 907-424-3202. Link: Website

Dillingham

Dillingham Airport Contact: 803 Airport Rd, Dillingham, Alaska. 99576. US. Phone: 907-842-5511. Link: Website

Fairbanks

Fairbanks International Airport Contact: 6450 Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska. 99709. US. Phone: 907-474-2500. Link: Website

Galena

Edward G Pitka Sr Airport Contact: 900 Airport Rd, Galena, Alaska. 99741. US. Phone: 907-656-1236. Link: Website

Haines

Haines Airport Contact: 720 Main St, Haines, Alaska. 99827. US. Phone: 907-465-1786. Link: Website

Homer

Homer Airport Contact: 3720 Faa St, Homer, Alaska. 99603. US. Phone: 907-435-3107. Link: Website

Juneau

Juneau International Airport Contact: 1873 Shell Simmons Dr, Juneau, Alaska. 99801. US. Phone: 907-789-7821. Link: Website

Hooper Bay Airport Contact: 3132 Channel Dr, Juneau, Alaska. 99801. US. Phone: 907-543-2495. Link: Website

Selfield Airport Contact: 3132 Channel Drive, Juneau, Alaska. 99811. US. Phone: 907-269-0730. Link: Website

Kaktovik

Barter Island Airport Contact: , Kaktovik, Alaska. 99747. US. Phone: 907-852-2611. Link: Website

Kenai

Kenai Alaska Municipal Airport Contact: 305 N Willow St 200, Kenai, Alaska. 99611. US. Phone: 907-283-7951. Link: Website

Kenai Municipal Airport Contact: 305 N Willow St #200, Kenai, Alaska. 99611. US. Phone: 907-283-7951. Link: Website

Ketchikan

Ketchikan International Airport Contact: 1000 Airport Terminal Building, Ketchikan, Alaska. 99901. US. Phone: 907-225-6800. Link: Website

Kodiak

Kodiak Airport Contact: 1427 Airport Way, Kodiak, Alaska. 99615. US. Phone: 907-487-4363. Link: Website

Kotzebue

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport Contact: , Kotzebue, Alaska. 99752. US. Phone: 907-451-5250. Link: Website

Nome

Nome Airport Contact: 227 Airport Rd, Nome, Alaska. 99762. US. Phone: 907 443-2500. Link: Website

Petersburg

Petersburg James A Johnson Airport Contact: 1450 Haugen Dr, Petersburg, Alaska. 99833. US. Phone: 907-772-4255. Link: Website

Sitka

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport Contact: 605 Airport Rd, Sitka, Alaska. 99835. US. Phone: 907-465-1782. Link: Website

Skagway

Skagway Airport Contact: Alaska St, Skagway, Alaska. 9984. US. Phone: 907-983-2323. Link: Website

Toksook Bay

Toksook Bay Airport Contact: , Toksook Bay, Alaska. 99637. US. Phone: 866-864-1737. Link: Website

Unalaska

Unalaska Airport Contact: , Unalaska, Alaska. 99692. US. Phone: 907-581-1786. Link: Website

Valdez

Valdez Airport Contact: 300 Airport Rd, Valdez, Alaska. 99686. US. Phone: 907-835-5658. Link: Website

Wales

Wales Airport Contact: , Wales, Alaska. 99783. US. Phone: 907-443-3431. Link: Website

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