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CIEE Work & Travel USA is the longest-running program of its kind, and there’s a reason why we sponsor more participants than any other organization. Whether you’re a visiting student or an employer, CIEE delivers unmatched support and the best international exchange experiences.

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Finding a seasonal job, hiring, obtaining a visa, getting ready for the trip, dealing with taxes and paychecks, complying with regulations – a work and travel experience can be complicated. It doesn’t have to be. And with CIEE Work & Travel USA, it isn’t.

Simple Hiring Process

CIEE works with more than 70 of the most reputable international representatives in the world. We make hiring easy through our own overseas job fairs, dedicated recruiters, and virtual hiring services. Each candidate is pre-screened for English skills, a positive attitude, and team spirit. Students are confident they will fit in, and employers are assured of getting productive seasonal team members.

Thorough Preparation

We take the time to make sure every student is ready for his or her cultural exchange experience, months ahead of departure. We walk them through the process with clear instruction and assistance for everything from obtaining a visa to travel advice. There’s also an in-depth online orientation about living and working in the United States.

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CIEE remains in touch with all of the CIEE Work & Travel USA students throughout the program. We offer tips on living in America, reminders about regulations, and great information on how to make the most of their American experience. There is also a CIEE Work & Travel USA community on Facebook where students can connect and share their journey of discovery with the world.

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CIEE WORK & TRAVEL USA IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to work with American people and learn something new. The journey was incredible! 

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Tourists are returning to Alaska this summer. Will there be enough workers to manage them?

Alaska Trail Guides Biking Tours co-owners Elly Maurer, left, and Frankie Dashiell have a fleet of new bikes that clients will ride on their Coastal Cruise Bike Tour. Photographed at Kincaid Park on Sunday, April 10, 2022. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Facing a potentially record-breaking tourism season, hospitality companies in Alaska say they’re struggling to find enough workers, even as they try to lure them in with higher pay and bonuses.

Their struggle is part of the national labor shortage tied to the pandemic. But Alaska employers face unique challenges, such as finding a massive, temporary workforce that’s in high demand across the U.S., industry observers say.

As it is, some Alaska tour operators are coming to grips with the possibility of scaling back their schedules, forgoing potential profits to avoid overworking employees while keeping quality high, they said.

“It’s been really hard finding applicants, let alone qualified applicants,” said Frankie Dashiell, co-owner of Alaska Trail Guides. “It’s definitely keeping us up at night, that’s for sure.”

Demand for bookings is stronger than last year, when the bicycle tour company had its best season ever, whisking tourists down Anchorage’s Coastal Trail or on mountain bike rides.

But the company is short on van drivers and other needed workers, even after bumping most starting wages to $17 an hour — about $7 above Alaska’s minimum wage. They get bonuses and great tips too, she said.

Unless things turn around, she’s looking at cutting tour schedules by 50%. “We’ll make it work, but it will be sad if we have to leave opportunity on the table,” she said.

A record tourism season looms

The tourism season is just weeks away.

Starting in late April, cruise lines are set to fully return to Alaska for the first time since the pandemic started, with unprecedented capacity for 1.5 million guests. Airlines plan more flights to Alaska too, with record seating space.

Alaska should benefit this summer from factors that supported independent tourism last year, said Jack Bonney with Visit Anchorage, referring to Alaska travelers unbound by a cruise itinerary.

People still want to travel to less-populated areas to feel safe during the pandemic, he said. And many Americans are sticking with domestic travel.

Fewer people are going to Europe this year, whether it’s the war in Ukraine, or COVID protocols in different countries, he said.

Visit Anchorage and the Alaska Travel Industry Association are helping to market tourism companies, including with more online job postings.

On May 9, major cruise ships will begin returning to Southcentral Alaska for the first time since 2019.

The Westmark Anchorage, center, will open in May for the first time during the pandemic. Photographed on Monday, April 11, 2022. (Bill Roth / ADN)

That same day, Holland America Line plans to reopen its 14-story Westmark Hotel in downtown Anchorage, said Dave McGlothlin, a vice president with the company. It’s been closed the last two years.

Holland America, which also owns rail and coach operations in Alaska and hotels near Denali National Park and Preserve, is still trying to hire the roughly 3,000 summer workers it usually employs in Alaska, he said.

“I’m quite concerned,” he said. “We’ll open the doors as expected, but we know we’ll be recruiting throughout the season, and that’s not necessarily a historical practice.”

“We’re giving housing incentives, we’ve increased seasonal wages, we’re providing longevity bonuses,” he said. “We’re throwing a lot at it. It’s a kitchen sink approach.”

Fewer workers returning

Grizzly’s Gifts shop in downtown Anchorage has seven employees, one-third of what it needs, said owner Bob Neumann.

“Our season begins in about two weeks, so it’s terrible,” he said. “I don’t know what we’re going to do.”

His pay starts at $15 an hour for workers with no experience, such as high school students, up 36% from 2019. “We go up from there for any experience at all, life history, time on the planet,” he said.

He’s increasingly looking for Lower 48 workers, but that can mean providing housing, he said. In the off-season, he tried buying a place near downtown to house 18 employees. He was outbid.

Neumann also provides glacier cruises out of Whittier with Phillips Cruises and Tours. He offers low-cost employee housing there, and had no problem finding out-of-state workers, he said.

“It’s sad in a way, because we want to hire Alaska workers,” he said.

Before the pandemic, Alaska tourism companies could rehire a large number of returning workers each summer, tour operators said.

But businesses forced to shut down or reduce operations the last two years have lost the connection with many workers, they said.

David Torrey, a new employee at Premier Alaska Tours, is about halfway done with motorcoach driver training. Photographed in Anchorage on Monday, April 11, 2022. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Josh Howes, owner of Premier Alaska Tours, said his company traditionally employs about 600 people each summer. Operations include shuttling cruise visitors in motor coaches and buses.

But Premier’s returning workers are down significantly because the company hasn’t operated much since 2019.

“We have a lot of people having to start from ground zero this year,” Howes said. “So we’re doing more training and getting people up to speed.”

He’s looking for about 30 employees who can get commercial driver’s licenses, to increase his driver numbers before things get really busy in June. They start at $20 an hour with tips, up $4 since before the pandemic, he said

“We’ll keep advertising and working on it and spreading the word,” he said.

Josh Howes is president of Premier Alaska Tours. Photographed in Anchorage on Monday, April 11, 2022. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Recovering national economy isn’t helping

COVID-19 led to unprecedented layoffs and surging government aid, helping create the labor shortage as many Americans pursued new careers and better pay.

But Alaska, with huge seasonal swings in employment, has unusually strong summer demand for temporary, out-of-state workers, observers say.

That demand comes at a difficult time because the Lower 48 economy is recovering faster than Alaska’s economy, increasing competition for workers, said Neal Fried, an economist with the state.

“We’ve had labor shortages before, like the beginning of the pipeline era (in the 1970s), but they were filled in quickly because the rest of country was in recession,” Fried said. “That’s not the case this year. We’re in an environment we’ve never seen before.”

Thousands of Alaskans have also left the workforce during the pandemic, according to the state’s latest economic trends report . They’re likely taking early retirement, leaving the state, or still face challenges finding child care, among other factors.

The U.S. State Department’s J-1 Summer Work Travel cultural exchange program, once a reliable pipeline of foreign workers, has also not returned to its pre-pandemic strength, employers said.

[Earlier coverage: Far fewer workers from abroad are in Alaska this summer, adding another challenge for employers ]

Newly reopened Orso restaurant and sister establishment Glacier Brewhouse, both in downtown Anchorage, usually employ more than 20 foreign workers, said Robert McCormick, an owner of the restaurants.

This year, it should receive 13, he said.

Potential participants pay to join the program, he said. Some aren’t joining because they’re afraid of losing that money if, say, a new COVID variant arises or the war in Ukraine grows, restricting travel, he said.

McCormick said Orso has stayed closed for two years because of the labor shortage. It reopened last week but needs 20 more workers, he said. For now, it will operate five days weekly instead of seven, until it’s fully staffed, he said.

The Glacier Brewhouse needs 40 more employees, he said.

“Normally, we’d have a stack of applications,” he said. “We’re just not getting that.”

The restaurants have boosted pay in the back of the house, such as offering $15 an hour for entry-level dishwashers, up $3 from 2019, he said. It’s also providing a $1,000 longevity bonus for those workers after six months, which is bringing in more applicants.

“I have confidence we’ll get to where we need to be eventually,” he said.

Alex DeMarban

Alex DeMarban is a longtime Alaska journalist who covers business, the oil and gas industries and general assignments. Reach him at 907-257-4317 or [email protected].

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College and University students enrolled full time and pursuing studies at post-secondary accredited academic institutions located outside the United States come to the United States to share their culture and ideas with people of the United States through temporary work and travel opportunities.

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• Readmittance: Participants can be admitted to the program more than once;
• Program Length: The maximum length of the program is four months; and
• Returning Home: Students must return to their home country prior to the start date of their university or college.

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Sponsors must not place participants:

• In positions that could bring notoriety or disrepute to the Exchange Visitor Program;
• In sales positions that require participants to purchase inventory that they must sell in order to support themselves;
• In domestic help positions in private homes (e.g., child care, elder care, gardener, chauffeur);
• As pedicab or rolling chair drivers or operators;
• As operators or drivers of vehicles or vessels for which drivers’ licenses are required regardless of whether they carry passengers or not;
• In positions related to clinical care that involves patient contact;
• In any position in the adult entertainment industry (including, but not limited to jobs with escort services, adult book/video stores, and strip clubs);
• In positions requiring work hours that fall predominantly between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am;
• In positions declared hazardous to youth by the Secretary of Labor at Subpart E of 29 CFR part 570;
• In positions that require sustained physical contact with other people and/or adherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions guidelines (e.g., body piercing, tattooing, massage, manicure);
• In positions that are substantially commission-based and thus do not guarantee that participants will be paid minimum wage in accordance with federal and state standards;
• In positions involved in gaming and gambling that include direct participation in wagering and/or betting;
• In positions in chemical pest control, warehousing, catalogue/online order distribution centers;
• In positions with traveling fairs or itinerant concessionaires;
• In jobs that do not allow participants to work alongside U.S. citizens and interact regularly with U.S. citizens and to experience U.S. culture during the workday portion of their Summer Work Travel programs;
• With employers that fill non-seasonal or non-temporary job openings with exchange visitors with staggered vacation schedules;
• In positions that require licensing;
• In positions for which there is another specific J visa category (e.g., Camp Counselor, Trainee, Intern);
• Participants must be employees of and paid by the staffing agencies
• Staffing agencies must provide full-time, primary, on-site supervision of the participants
• Staffing agencies must effectively control the work sites, e.g., have hands-on management responsibility for the participants
• After November 1, 2012, in positions in the North American Industry Classification System’s (NAICS) Goods-Producing Industries occupational categories industry sectors 11, 21, 23, 31-33 numbers (set forth at http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_naics.htm ).

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• Use extra caution when placing students in positions at employers in lines of business that are frequently associated with trafficking persons (e.g., modeling agencies, housekeeping, janitorial services);
• Consider the availability of suitable, affordable housing (e.g., that meets local codes and ordinances) and reliable, affordable, and convenient transportation to and from work when making job placements;
• Actively and immediately assist participants with arranging appropriate housing and transportation, if employers do not provide or arrange housing and/or transportation, or if participants decline employer-provided housing or transportation;
• The number of job placements available with host employers
• That host employers will not displace domestic U.S. workers at worksites where they will place program participants
• That host employers have not experienced layoffs in the past 120 days and do not have workers on lockout or on strike

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• The sponsor’s 24/7 immediate contact telephone number;
• Information advising participants of their obligation to notify their sponsor when they arrive in the United States and to provide information of any change in jobs or residence; and
• Information concerning any contractual obligations related to participants’ acceptance of paid employment in the United States, if pre-arranged.
• Ensure that participants entering the United States without prearranged employment have sufficient financial resources to support themselves during their search for employment;
• Provide such participants with information on how to seek employment and secure lodging in the United States before they depart their home countries; and
• Provide participants with a job directory that includes at least as many job listings as the number of participants in their program who are entering the United States without prearranged employment.
• Sponsors must undertake reasonable efforts to secure suitable employment for participants unable to find jobs on their own after one week;
• Sponsors must inform program participants of Federal Minimum Wage requirements and ensure that, at a minimum, participants are compensated at the prevailing local wage, which must meet the higher of either the applicable state or the Federal minimum wage requirement, including payment for overtime in accordance with state-specific employment; and
• Sponsors must maintain, at a minimum, a monthly schedule of personal contact with the program participants (in-person, by telephone or via-electronic mail), document such contact, and ensure that issues affecting the health, safety and welfare of participants are addressed immediately.

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The Exchange Visitor Program – Summer Work Travel Notice of Proposed Rule Making is not affected by the Administration’s January 20, 2017, memorandum to agencies. As noted in the NPRM, the Department of State will accept comments on this proposed rule until February 27, 2017.

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• Provide participants the number of hours of paid employment per week as identified on the job offer and agreed to when the sponsor vetted the jobs;
• Pay those participants eligible for overtime worked in accordance with applicable state or federal law;
• Notify sponsors promptly when participants arrive at the work site and begins their programs; when there are any changes or deviations in the job placements during the participants’ programs; when participants are not meeting the requirements of job placements; or when participants leave their position ahead of their planned departure; and
• Contact sponsors immediately in the event of any emergency involving participants or any situation that impacts the health, safety or welfare of participants.

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Ovaj grad je kombinacija luksuznog velegrada i neistražene prirode, što ga čini nezaboravnom destinacijom. Anchorage je mnogo pristupačniji sto se tiče cijena i troškova života od mnogih američkih gradova i u njemu ne postoji porez na promet.

Fairbanks je drugi po veličini grad na Aljasci posle Anchorage-a. Ima 52 hiljade stanovnika, i sJedište je Univerziteta Alaska.

DENALI NATIONAL PARK

Denali je jedno od najpopularnijih mesta za studente na programu Work and Travel jer omogućuje veliki broj radnih sati kao i razne pogodnosti za obroke i povoljne uslove uslove smJeštaja. Tokom lJeta je jedno od 5 najposećenijih mesta od strane turista iz Amerike i Kanade.

Seward je gradić na Aljasci udaljen oko 125 milja od Anchorage-a, na poluostrvu Kenai, a u blizini Kenai Fjords Nacionalnog Parka. Seward nudi veliki izbor aktivnosti kao i krstarenja fjordovima.

HOLLAND AMERICA PRINCESS ALASKA

Radite za najvećeg organizatora putovanja na Alaska-i, koji u svom vlasništvu imaju veliki broj hotela širom Alaska-e, Princess kruzere i Holland America kompaniju za prevoz. Studentima se nudi mogućnost da rade na više lokacija, poslodavac daje mogućnost zapošljavanja parova i manjih grupa.

DENALI VISIONS 3000, ALASKA

Denali Visions 3000 je korporacija koja obuhvata više kompanija smJeštenih unutar i u okolini Denali nacionalnog parka: Denali Park Salmon Bake, 49th State Brewing Co, Denali Crows Nest Cabins and The Overlook Restaurant, Miners Market and RV Campground, Prospectors Pizzeria and Ale House,Sled Dog Liquors.

TALKEETNA, ALASKA

Zanimljivost Talkeetna jeste da jedini asfaltirani put ima glavna ulica grada koja poseduje zvučni i vizeln znak koji Vam želi dobrodošlicu na samom ulasku u grad. Gradska populacija je dostigla vrhunac na više od 1000 tokom Prvog svetskog rata, nakon pada Aljaske železnice.

Hoonah je grad u Saveznoj američkoj državi Aljasci. Lociran na 40 milja od glavnog grada. Pored turizma riba i ribolov jesu glavna grana industrije ovog grada. U gradu živi svega 760 ljudi po poslednjem popisu stanovništva.

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Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city and home to 290,000, roughly 40% of the state’s population. Embraced by six mountain ranges and warmed by a maritime climate, Anchorage is alive year round with adventure, recreation, seasonal festivities, sporting events and more.

For many of our guests Denali National Park is the highlight of their trip. At over six million acres Denali is about the size of Massachusetts and is the home of North Americas highest peak, Denali. At 20,310 ft, Alaskans refer to the mountain as Denali, meaning the high one or great one in the native Athabascan language.

Denali’s dynamic glaciated landscape supports a diversity of wildlife with grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, Dall sheep and moose. Summer slopes are graced with birds and over 650 species of flowering plants, as well as many species of mosses, lichens, fungi and algae.

Coined the Golden Heart City for its residents and location in the heart of the state, Fairbanks is known for its rich gold mining history. It is a place of extremes, where the temperature rises into the 90s in the summer and can drop to 60 below in the winter.

Covered by a blanket of snow in the winter and by rich green trees and foliage in the summer, it’s hard to believe Fairbanks is a near desert, with just eleven and a half inches of precipitation a year. While in Fairbanks, guests have the opportunity to visit downtown with fine eateries and quaint shops, take in a variety of optional excursions including a flight to the Arctic Circle.

The historic town of Girdwood, located 40 miles south of Anchorage, started as a mining community at the turn of the century. Originally known as Glacier City because of its picturesque location surrounded by majestic glacier covered mountains, it is a small community with a population of just over 2,500. Girdwood boasts fine restaurants, quaint shops and the perfect environment for outdoor activities.

While in Girdwood guests can participate in activities, such as canyoneering, kayaking, glacier hiking, and visiting the Alaska Wildlife and Conservation Center.

Known as the Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park and located on Resurrection Bay, approximately 127 miles south of Anchorage, Seward is one of Alaska’s oldest and most scenic communities. This small fishing community is a picturesque town with a bustling harbor and historic downtown district filled with quaint shops, art galleries, and delicious seafood restaurants.

In this historic coastal community our guests may visit the Alaska Sea Life Center, Alaska’s only public aquarium and ocean wildlife rescue center.

A small community of about 1,200 residents, Talkeetna is nestled 60 miles south of the majestic Mount McKinley. Talkeetna got it’s modern start as a railroad town in 1915 when the Alaska Railroad began the long push north. Today, Talkeetna is known as the “Gateway to Denali” and is the jumping off point for thousands of men and women who try to climb North America’s highest peak each summer. The town’s proximity to North America’s tallest peak makes it a prime climbing/mountaineering destination for adventurers from around the world.

The picturesque downtown of Talkeetna offers visitors a glimpse into what small town Alaskan life is truly like. While staying in Talkeetna, guests have the opportunity to take part in a variety of local adventures, such as flightseeing, jetboating, hiking and rafting.

Valdez is located in South Central Alaska on the northeast tip of Prince William Sound. It is home to three historical events: an earthquake, registering 9.2 on the Richter Scale, struck 45 miles west of Valdez in 1964, which resulted in several tremendous waves that washed away the Valdez waterfront; thousands of people moved to Valdez in 1973 after Congress approved it to be the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline; in 1989 the tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh reef, approximately 25 miles outside of Valdez, causing the largest oil spill in North American history.

Valdez is one of Alaska’s major ports, offering commercial and sport fishing, along with freight and oil shipping. Guests can enjoy the Valdez Small Boat Harbor and and explore Crooked Creek, a natural spawning area teaming with so many Pink and Chum salmon in July and August there is hardly room for the fish to swim upstream.

Homer is at the end of the Sterling Highway, 200 miles south of Anchorage surrounded by wilderness and ocean. Known as the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World and the City of Peonies. Homer’s museums, art galleries, fine dining and seaside accommodations, all help create Alaska-sized memories to last a lifetime. This unique combination of location, commerce, beauty, and wilderness makes Homer a wonderful place to visit!

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The adventure doesn’t stop in Alaska when you work for Premier Alaska Tours. Guests have the opportunity to extend their vacation to Canada’s Yukon Territory.

Tours stop in Dawson City, heart of the world-famous Klondike Gold Rush. Dawson City is an historic gold rush town where one can step back in time and experience what it was like over 100 years ago. Today, tourism and gold mining are the major industries, both taking place during the summer months.

Guests also enjoy a trip to Whitehorse, a modern, thriving city which has not forgotten its gold rush past. Visitors can expect a full service community with pristine wilderness in its backyard. Whitehorse also offers a multitude of trendy cafes, impressive art galleries, interesting museums, the SS Klondike and the vaudeville style entertainment of the Frantic Follies.

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Announcing the start of 2022 Travel Season

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• Announcing the start of 2022…

It All Begins October 4, 2021!!!

Join us over on Facebook for the premier of our Rving to Alaska 2022 travel season. It all begins at 9pm Eastern – 6pm Pacific on our RVing to Alaska business page where we host our first Monday Night Live Chat where we discuss how our Facebook groups work, what to expect over the upcoming months while you plan your future RV travel to Alaska, and reveal the official RVing to Alaska 2022 vehicle decal and other cool merchandise. As always there is no cost to you to join in on the fun. We hope to see you there.

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Privately owned vehicle (POV) mileage reimbursement rates

GSA has adjusted all POV mileage reimbursement rates effective January 1, 2024.

* Airplane nautical miles (NMs) should be converted into statute miles (SMs) or regular miles when submitting a voucher using the formula (1 NM equals 1.15077945 SMs).

For calculating the mileage difference between airports, please visit the U.S. Department of Transportation's Inter-Airport Distance website.

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PER DIEM LOOK-UP

1 choose a location.

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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories and Possessions are set by the Department of Defense .

Rates for foreign countries are set by the State Department .

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Rates are available between 10/1/2021 and 09/30/2024.

The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.

Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.

Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."

Per diem localities with county definitions shall include "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."

When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.