- Meetings held in 2004 had an economic impact of $77,153, 704
- 5th Avenue hosts the largest meeting and convention center in town. The William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center offers more than 40,000 square feet of column-free meeting and exhibit space on two floors, with two main halls.
- According to the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, the average visitor spends over 4 nights in Anchorage.
- Downtown encompasses more then half of all the hotels offered in all of Anchorage.
- Tourism had an estimated economic impact of $74,119,291 in 2004.
- The 5th Avenue Mall is the largest shopping mall in Alaska occupying an entire city block.
- The 5th Avenue Mall not only includes 114 utilized spaces but also the ONLY Nordstrom's in Alaska.
- The Alaska Center for The Performing Arts (ACPA) Theatres hosts a variety of entertainment from big Broadway shows to important lectures, from wedding and banquets to ballet and jazz, from comedians to classical music.
- Each year ACPA hosts over 600 performances and events featuring over 4,000 amateur and professional performers, attended by over 250,000 patrons. The ACPA offers four different theatres:
+ Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall seating over 2,000
+ Discovery Theatre with a capacity of 700
+ Sydney Laurence Theatre with a capacity of 340 - Lobbies encompassing 25,000 sq. ft. suited for a variety of events including weddings, receptions, craft fairs, and small concerts.
