To recognize one of our state’s leading industries, the Montana Chamber of Commerce will once
again celebrate #NTTW, and tourism’s intersection with the film and outdoor recreation industries
as vehicles to harness the power of place, #TheLastBestPlace, as an economic driver at the 2nd
Annual ‘Convergence” event on Tuesday-Wednesday, May 21-22, 2024.

Tourism is the leading service export for the Treasure State. In 2021, Montana played host to 12.5 million
non-resident visitors who spent $5.15B. This contributed $387 million in state and local taxes according to
the UM Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research, which supported approximately 47,800 jobs, the
study estimates, a figure associated with $1.3B in direct labor income.

At the 2023 Inaugural Convergence, we honored the resilience of the Greater Yellowstone and its Gateway
Communities following the 500-year historic flooding event in early June 2022. This year, we turn our
attention to Butte, America, the city that electrified the nation turned premiere film location for the
“Yellowstone” franchise, “1923” and more as we gear up for the 2025 Legislative Session and another go at
increasing the Montana Film Tax credit. So join us in Butte as we kick off the 2023 summer tourism season.