Lets Get Montanas Tourism Bed Tax Working For You

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Lets Get Montanas Tourism Bed Tax Working For
You
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Montana Visitor Facts

• 10 Million Nonresidents Visited Montana in 2005

• Primary Attraction
• 21 Yellowstone NP
• 17 Glacier NP
• 12 Family Friends
• 11 Open Space Mountains 4 Fishing
  Special Events
• 3 MT History 1 LC

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1994-2004 Montana Non Resident Visitation Trends
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Montana Visitor Facts

• Vacationers Top 10 activities in Montana
• Shopping
• Wildlife Watching
• Day Hikes
• Historic sites
• picnics
• Camping

• Museums
• Fishing
• Native American and Lewis Clark sites
• Nature Study
• Festivals/Events

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Montana Visitor Facts

• Planning Info
• 39 Internet
• 24 Auto Club
• 40 No sources (79 repeats)
• 9 Private Business
• 8 Guide Book

• While In Montana
• 25 Service Person
• 25 Highway Signs
• 24 Visitor Information Center
• 16 Brochure Rack 38 No sources

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1994-2004 Non Resident Trends Expenditures
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2005 VISITOR EXPENDITURES - 2 Billion
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Montana Visitor Facts Travel Trends

• Institute for Tourism Recreation Research
• www.itrr.umt.edu
• 243-5686
• Niche News geographic, visitor type, , etc
• Research Reports
• Newsletter
• Visitation Economics

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Montanas Tourism Partners
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Tourism Bed Tax Collections
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Accommodations Tax Revenue FY 2005
298,311
400,000
12,271,725
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Use of Funds(Determined by Montana Legislature)
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How Tax Funds ForFY05 Distributed AmongTravel
Montana Programs
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Travel Montanas Low No Cost Marketing
Assistance

• Publications

• Group Marketing

• The Internet

• Publicity Photography

• Special Event Grants

• International Marketing

• 9 Gateway Community Visitor Information Centers

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Travel Montanas Tourism Development Grant
Programs

• Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program
• (TIIP)
• Special Event Grant Program
• (SEGP)

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Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program
(TIIP) Results 1995-2005

• 49 Brick Mortar Projects
• 33 Montana Communities
• 2.2 million tourism bed tax invested
• gt 29 million in tourism projects assisted

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TIIP ASSISTED PROJECTS

• 17 Museums
• 11 MT Historic Sites
• 3 State Parks
• 2 New Attractions
• 5 Wildlife Centers
• 2 Historic Theaters
• 6 Arts/Culture Centers
• 3 Multi-Use Facilities

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Special Event Grant Program2002-2005

• Community economic development through new
  annual, on-going events

• Cultural and heritage events, sporting events,
  and attendance events

• To Date 201,000 for 36 new events, 27 MT
  communities.

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More Tourism Services

• Montana Superhost
• Customer Service Training Tourism Education
• Superhost_at_fvcc.edu or 406-756-3374

MT Governors Conference on Tourism
Recreation April 10-11, 2006, Great
Falls April 2-3, 2007, Helena
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Statewide Resources

• Travel Montana
• [phone]
• www.travelmontana.mt.gov
• Institute for Tourism Recreation Research
• [phone]
• www.itrr.umt.edu