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Article: A Warm Oasis in Interior Alaska.(Chena Hot Springs)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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The now-successful Chena Hot Springs is generating new business from the European market.
In less than three years, Chena Hot Springs Resort has grown from an unwanted property obtained by the State of Alaska in bankruptcy court to a flourishing year-round tourist destination drawing visitors from around the world.
Improvements to overnight accommodations, the addition of a hot-springs pond and an increased marketing effort to potential European visitors has helped the Interior Alaska resort become a player in the state's tourism industry.
These changes started in March 1998, when Fairbanks-based entrepreneurs Connie and Bernie Karl purchased ...