Department of Commerce

Table of Contents A Word From Betsy Hollywood Premiere In Montana Tourism Promotes the High Plains of Montana in New Campaign Montana Media Highlights $300,000 Available in 2009 TIIP Grants Tourism Advisory Council Adds Two New Members Montana Customer Service Training Opportunities Expanding National Folk Festival Returns to Butte in July New Border Requirements Calendar of Events

A Word From Betsy With summer right around the corner, what can Montana expect from the summer travel season this year? Read the full story. Hollywood Premiere In Montana Call of the Wild 3D will have its worldwide premiere at the Cinemark Theater in Helena on June 10th.  Statewide showings begin on June 12th at select Montana theaters with 3D capability near you. Read the full story. Tourism Promotes the High Plains of Montana in New Campaign In an effort to showcase central and eastern Montana, the Montana Office of Tourism recently launched a campaign to help grow awareness and fuel visitation to this area of our state. Read the full story. Montana Media Highlights Montana earned over $15 million dollars in travel-related publicity in FY09. Read the full story. $300,000 Available in 2009 TIIP Grants The grant pool for the 2009 TIIP Grants is $300,000 for tourism-related "brick and mortar" projects. Read the full story. Tourism Advisory Council Adds Two New Members The Governor-appointed Tourism Advisory Council (TAC) welcomed two new members to the table at the June meeting.   Read the full story. Montana Customer Service Training Opportunities Expanding Montana's Superhost program to begin offering On-line Training, "Train the Trainer" and Advanced Skills Sessions in 2010. Read the full story. National Folk Festival Returns to Butte in July FREE, three-day event celebrates the roots, richness and variety of American culture, July 10-12, 2009. Read the full story. New Border Requirements There are new travel document requirements for crossing the border to enter or re-enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean by land and sea beginning June 1st. Read the full story. Calendar of Events Montana Office of Tourism-related events for June and July. Read the full story.

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Montana Department of Commerce, Promotion Division, Betsy Baumgart, Administrator
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