Montana Update
eNewsletter for the Montana Tourism Industry . June 2007
Table of Contents
Welcome to our New and Improved Travel Montana eNewsletter
A Look at the 2007 Legislative Session
New Year-Round Agency Selected
VIC Partnership Promotes Montana Artisans
Visitor Information Center Fast Facts
Make Gains with the Invite-A-Convention Program
News from ITRR
2007 TIIP Grant Pool Set at $250,000
Butte Begins Preparing To Host National Folk Festival 2008-2010
Glacier National Park - Get the Facts! Free Seminar Offered
Calendar of Events
Welcome to our New and Improved Travel Montana eNewsletter

This past January, in an effort to be more flexible and cost-effective, we transitioned our monthly newsletter from a mailed format to an electronic format.


A Look at the 2007 Legislative Session

Betsy Baumgart, Administrator for Travel Montana, provides a review of how tourism-related bills fared this 2007 legislative session.


New Year-Round Agency Selected

In January, Travel Montana began the process of consolidating its two seasonal advertising agency partners down to one agency that would work with the division year-round.


VIC Partnership Promotes Montana Artisans

Montana Arts
Travel Montana will be partnering with the Montana World Trade Center, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Montana Arts Council to showcase Montana artists and artisans in their state-supported Visitor Information Centers (VICs).


Visitor Information Center Fast Facts

According to a new ITRR report, nonresidents who used Visitor Information Center staff as a source of information during their trip to Montana spent more and stayed longer.


Make Gains with the Invite-A-Convention Program

Learn more about how you can participate in the Invite-A-Convention Program.


News from ITRR

The Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research has just unveiled a new web page and interactive data Report Builder.


2007 TIIP Grant Pool Set at $250,000

The Montana Commerce Department’s Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program (TIIP) will have $250,000 available for tourism-related "brick and mortar" projects in 2007.


Butte Begins Preparing To Host National Folk Festival 2008-2010

The national spotlight shines on Butte, Montana, in 2008 when the community begins hosting the annual National Folk Festival.


Glacier National Park - Get the Facts! Free Seminar Offered

Find out more about how communities in the Glacier National Park region can receive a free training session regarding up-to-date information about the Park.


Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events for June and July



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Montana Department of Commerce, Promotion Division, Betsy Baumgart, Administrator
406-841-2870 . TDD 406-841-2702 . fax 406-841-2871 . web: visitmt.com
industry intranet:
travelmontana.mt.gov

Montana Promotion Division PO Box 200533 Helena MT 59620-0501 406.841.2870    406.841.2871 (fax)