We are a nonprofit membership organization representing Alaska's locally owned short-term rental operators and small inn owners — the people most directly affected by every lodging regulation being written.
Alaska's short-term rental landscape is taking shape. Anchorage's free STR registration portal opened May 1, 2026, and the ordinance also explicitly recognizes short-term rentals as a permitted use in residential zones — a meaningful clarification for operators who had been working in a gray area. Juneau has had a registration framework in place since 2023, and other Alaska communities are thinking about what makes sense locally.
For the most part, these frameworks have been workable. They were also shaped without an organized Alaska host association at the table. As more municipalities and the State Legislature consider their own approaches, locally owned operators benefit from being part of the conversation early — with accurate data, real-world experience, and the operator perspective on the table.
Host Alaska exists to make sure that conversation includes us.
We educate the public and policymakers about Alaska's locally owned lodging industry, so the people making the rules understand the people who live under them.
An Alaska where the fisherman renting a spare room, the retiree sharing a family cabin, and the innkeeper in Sitka have as much influence over lodging policy as the platforms they list on.
Our members are Alaska residents who host in the communities where they live.
Accurate information and operator data are our primary contribution to public and policy conversations.
Funding sources, governance, and positions are publicly disclosed.
No single funder exceeds 25% of annual revenue, and no funder shapes our content or positions.
The Steering Committee is the operational backbone of Host Alaska — up to 40 members across Alaska, organized into five Regional Councils. We are actively recruiting members in every region. If you operate a short-term rental or small inn anywhere in Alaska, we want to hear from you.
Anchorage · Girdwood · Eagle River · Chugiak · Palmer · Wasilla · Talkeetna · Mat-Su Valley
Seward · Soldotna · Kenai · Homer · Kodiak · Cooper Landing · Cordova · Valdez · Whittier
Juneau · Sitka · Ketchikan · Petersburg · Wrangell · Haines · Skagway · Gustavus
Fairbanks · North Pole · Denali Park & corridor · Delta Junction · Tok · Nenana · Healy
Bethel · Dillingham · Nome · Kotzebue · Utqiaġvik · Unalaska/Dutch Harbor · Bristol Bay communities · Aleutians · Bush Alaska
Don't see your community? We want you anyway. Reach out →
Host Alaska is the member-facing brand of the Alaska Short-Term Rental Association (ASTRA) — a nonprofit corporation incorporated under Alaska Statutes Title 10, pursuing 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status.
The ASTRA acronym follows the dominant national naming pattern (state prefix + STRA), joining MiSTRA (Michigan), COSTRA (Colorado), and VTSTRA (Vermont) as part of a growing national network of state short-term rental associations.
Alaska Short-Term Rental Association
Host Alaska
501(c)(3) nonprofit (application in progress)
813910 — Trade/Professional Associations
Founding memberships are $50 for the first 100 Alaska operators. Be part of building the organization from the ground up.