Montana Update
eNewsletter for the Montana Tourism Industry . August 2008
Table of Contents
Who Are These 8 Million Virtual Visitors?
60,000 Festival-Goers Grooved in Butte
Endurance Racers Conquer Montana
Montana Draws Interest from Overseas
Thirty-seven Applications Vying for $300,000 in Grants
750 Nominations Received for New MapGuide
Who Would Not Want to be in Montana?
Pop Photo Shoots Northwestern Montana
Winter Guides Available
TIA Launches Official U.S. Travel & Tourism Website
Portland Hosts Marketing Outlook Forum
Email Tips Series
Calendar of Events
Who Are These 8 Million Virtual Visitors?

Travel Montana's websites prove to be a valuable source of information and influence to our virtual visitors according to a recently completed Internet study.
 


60,000 Festival-Goers Grooved in Butte

The National Folk Festival made its Montana premiere to rave reviews as more than 60,000 festival-goers converged on Montana's Festival City.

 


Endurance Racers Conquer Montana

For those focused on hard-core adventure, Montana was top of the radar during the ten-day Primal Quest Race, held June 21 - July 2, 2008. 


Montana Draws Interest from Overseas

With the strong euro and international travel to the U.S. on the rise, now is a good time to be promoting Montana to the international market.


Thirty-seven Applications Vying for $300,000 in Grants

Thirty-seven Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program (TIIP) Grant applications were submitted to Travel Montana by the August 1, 2008 deadline.


750 Nominations Received for New MapGuide

750 nominations were received for the upcoming Greater Yellowstone Geotourism MapGuide.


Who Would Not Want to be in Montana?

Find out how Montana ranks in terms of places to live, work, play and retire.  (As if we didn't already know?) 


Pop Photo Shoots Northwestern Montana

The Popular Photography Mentor Series photo trek just wrapped up its 9th workshop in Montana.


Winter Guides Available

The new 2008-2009 Montana Winter Guide will soon be available for distribution.


TIA Launches Official U.S. Travel & Tourism Website

DiscoverAmerica.com is the U.S.'s first-ever official travel and tourism website promoting travel to and throughout the United States.


Portland Hosts Marketing Outlook Forum

TIA's Marketing Outlook Forum to address the changing face of travel at annual conference in Portland, OR October 27-30, 2008.


Email Tips Series

This is the final in a series of four Email Tips from email marketing expert, Reggie Brady.


Calendar of Events

Travel Montana-related events for August and September 2008.



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