News

Nominations Requested for Montana’s Tourism Awards — Deadline is February 28, 2011 —

January 18, 2011 /

MATR Sponsor (view all)

PFL Tech Inc. is a marketing technology company that provides sales enablement and marketing automation solutions, as well asprinting, mailing, and fulfillment services. They also provide some great Montana Jobs.

The Governor’s Tourism Advisory Council (TAC) is accepting nominations for the 2011 Montana Tourism Awards. Nominations for Tourism Person of the Year, Tourism Community of the Year, Tourism Event of the Year and Tourism Partnership of the Year will be accepted.

"Montana is fortunate to have a tremendous product to entice travelers, but it’s the innovative and committed people within the industry that ensure tourism is a strong and significant contributor to Montana’s economic vitality," said Governor Brian Schweitzer.

Commerce Director Dore Schwinden encourages the submittal of nominations to formally recognize those that work diligently on behalf of Montana’s tourism industry.

"We are proud of our hardworking Montanans. With over 25,000 Montana jobs supported through tourism, these awards help recognize the individuals, events, communities and partnerships behind the efforts to promote and develop Montana’s tourism opportunities which benefit us all," said Schwinden.

The award winners will be announced at the 37th Annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Recreation scheduled for March 28-29, 2011, at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel in Helena, Montana.

Nomination forms are available from the Department of Commerce – Montana Office of Tourism by calling Barb Sanem at 406-841-2769 or e-mail [email protected]. The forms are also available electronically at http://www.travelmontana.mt.gov/conference/awards.asp. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. February 28, 2011.

The 2010 award winners include: Tourism Person of the Year – Lee Holmes of Helena, Tourism Event of the Year -71st National Folk Festival, Tourism Partnership of the Year – The Helena Institute and Tourism Community of the Year – Butte.

Tourism and recreation is one of Montana’s largest industries. In 2009, 10 million people visited Montana spending over $2 billion during their stay. Over 25,000 jobs are directly and indirectly supported by nonresident travel, resulting in over $569 million in total personal income for Montana residents.