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 beginning to take shape. On May 1, 2026, Anchorage opened its free STR registration portal as part of the municipality's newly adopted short-term rental regulations. The regulations recognize short-term rentals as a permitted use in residential zones, an important clarification for operators who had previously been working in a gray area. Juneau has had a registration framework in place since 2023, and other Alaska communities are beginning to consider what local regulation may look like in their own jurisdictions.
For the most part, these frameworks have been workable. As additional municipalities and the State Legislature consider their own approaches, there is value in having locally owned operators involved early in the conversation, contributing accurate data, real-world experience, and practical operating perspectives.
Host Alaska exists to bring local operator experience and perspective into those discussions early and constructively.
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.
The Steering Committee is Host Alaska's volunteer leadership network — operators from communities across Alaska. We are actively recruiting members in every region. If you operate a short-term rental or small inn anywhere in the state, we'd like 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 listed? Get in touch — we'd like to hear from operators across all of Alaska. Reach out →
Individual Host membership is $100 annually. Be part of building Host Alaska from the ground up.