Anchorage recently completed extensive remodeling and construction at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to help accommodate the upsurge in tourism (in 2012–2013, Alaska received almost two million visitors).
ˈæŋkɚɹɪdʒ ɹˈiːsəntli kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɹᵻmˈɑːdəlɪŋ ænd kənstɹˈʌkʃən æt tˈɛd stˈiːvənz ˈæŋkɚɹɪdʒ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt tə hˈɛlp ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt ðɪ ˈʌpsɜːdʒ ɪn tˈʊɹɹɪzəm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, ɐlˈæskɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈuː mˈɪliən vˈɪzɪɾɚz.