tourism

Jim Elliott writes, "To tax the tourists and use the receipts to offset residential property tax increases is not a terribly new idea and has been used successfully in several small taxing jurisdictions in Montana."

Property taxes have become a major issue for Montana residents this year and a point of contention between counties and the state, each pointing the finger at the other for who’s to blame for the rate increase.

In 2022, around 125,000 people hired a guide or outfitter service on their visit to Montana, according to a report by the Insitute of Tourism and Recreation Research.

A report from the National Park Service (NPS) shows that approximately 2.9 million visitors to Glacier National Park in 2022 spent an estimated $368 million in communities near the park.

Missoula County on Thursday approved plans to develop and open a new RV park in Seeley Lake after their concerns over wastewater and other issues were addressed.

In 1919, Missoula lagged a bit behind. I’m sorry. That was actually an understatement of rather generous proportions – Missoula was downright unwelcoming to the coming wave of auto tourism!

Twenty-three years of drought have dried up tourist dollars for Overton, Nevada. But some residents think the federal government bears some of the blame.

LOGE Camps acquired the former Mountain Valley Inn at 420 W. Broadway and plans to add it to their selection of lodging focused on outdoor adventure.