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Report sees resilient Montana tourist industry

September 26, 2008 /

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Montana’s nonresident travel is not always understood

Montana ranks 42nd in the U.S. for tourist spending, but it ranks seventh in the nation in per capita tourist spending, according to a research report on the state’s tourist economy in 2007.

The nonresident travel industry accounted for about 7 percent of the state’s total employment, making it the fifth largest employer, after construction but ahead of agriculture, the report concluded.

The report http://www.itrr.umt.edu/ecorev/Economicreview2008.pdf was written by Kara Grau and Melissa Bruns-Dubois, of the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research http://www.itrr.umt.edu/ . This is the institute’s fifth edition of the biennial report.

By RICHARD HANNERS / Whitefish Pilot

Full Story: http://www.whitefishpilot.com/articles/2008/09/25/news/news05.txt

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