Auditors also found officials flew instead of drove to events in eastern Montana in 2018, costing the state about $4,800 more than if the officials had driven.
“Virginia is for lovers,” but Montana is for families. According to a new study by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research of the 11.7 million visitors to Montana last year, the biggest spenders weren’t here on a date.
There were more out-of-state visitors to Montana in 2015, but overall, they spent less money than the previous year, according to a new report from the University of Montana Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research.
A research study recently conducted at the University of Montana found that nonresident travel and tourist spending continues to increase in the Treasure State.
Montana is making it rain! When most of us get our paycheck we have a tendency to blow our money on the finer things in life. Who knew? Kind of shocking considering that we were just ranked one of the worst places to make a living. Ah well, YOLO. Right?