Eastern Montana Data Growth: 2019 Initiative to Increase Data Collection

The purpose of this project is to provide Eastern Montana, and in turn, the entire state, with more robust sample sizes of the nonresident data collected year-round by ITRR. Increased sample size will allow for data specific to Eastern Montana regions, counties, towns, and sites to be more representative, and therefore, more beneficial in understanding the state of nonresident travel in that area. Additional data was collected by restructuring and adding additional nonresident surveying in the Eastern Montana regions. Included in this report is a summary of data collected from Eastern Montana travelers in comparison with the full data set

The Montana Expression 2018: MT Residents’ Use of Fishing Access Sites & Public Lands and Waterways Values

This report presents information gathered via surveys of Montana residents regarding their use of Fishing Access Sites in the state and their values related to public lands and waterways

El temprano comercio de esclavos desde Angola hacia Hispanoamérica y Brasil, 1575-1595

In this essay we use new and overlooked sources to provide a chronology for the early slave trade from Angola to Spanish America, beginning with two voyages that sailed from Luanda Island soon after the arrival of the first governor of Portuguese Angola. Similar voyages to the Caribbean and Río de la Plata were common after 1595, but during the preceding decade, the traffic of enslaved Africans from Angola to Spanish America was largely an extension of an older, more intensive trade from Angola to Brazil.En este ensayo empleamos fuentes nuevas y subutilizadas para ofrecer una cronología del temprano comercio de esclavos desde Angola hacia Hispanoamérica, lo cual comenzó con dos navíos que zarparon de la Isla de Luanda justo después de la llegada del primer gobernador de la Angola portuguesa. Semejantes viajes al Caribe y al Río de la Plata eran comunes a partir de 1595, pero en la década anterior la trata de africanos esclavizados desde Angola hacia Hispanoamérica fue en gran medida una extensión de un tráfico más viejo y más intensivo desde Angola hacia Brasil

Montana Travel Experience Survey - Final Summary Report

This summary report highlights select findings from the nonresident 2021-2022 Montana Travel Experience Survey. Nonresident travelers who were interviewed by a surveyor in the state were given this survey along with the Nonresident Travel Survey after completing an in-person “Front End” survey at a gas station, rest area, or airport. Through June, 2022, 1,327 surveys were collected. Questions included topics related to visitors’ use of public lands, trip planning, and questions for first time and repeat visitors

Residents\u27 Attitudes Towards Tourism - 4th Quarter 2020

This report is the most recent summary of Montana residents and their attitudes towards tourism in the state. ITRR typically conducts this survey during the 4th quarter of each year (October, November, December). The main purpose of this study was to assess Montanans’ attitudes towards tourism in the state. More specifically, these questions were gathered to better understand how Montanans perceive their quality of life in relation to tourism, how they perceive crowding in the state and their community, and the degree to which they feel tourism in their community benefits them economically. ITRR has been asking a core set of these questions since 1992. Additionally, residents’ attitudes about visitors in Montana and their own willingness to travel within the state during COVID-19 were assessed by asking specific, COVID-19 related questions

Montana Trends: Travel and Recreation

Surveyors asked questions related to their travel and recreation plans for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend and 4th of July holiday. 3,542 Montana residents (18 and older) representing every county and weighted to the population of the state were intercepted at gas stations from April 1 to May 15, 2019

Understanding Visitor Recreation Experiences on Montana\u27s Public Lands

The grandeur of Montana’s public lands attracts visitors from all over the world who want to experience the beautiful parks, wilderness, wildlife, and waters. Montana is ranked 10th in the nation in federal land ownership, with about 30% or 27 million acres, followed by state agencies that manage a little over 5 million acres. Moreover, Montana is the gateway to the iconic Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks

The Montana Expression 2020: Residents\u27 Attitudes Towards Tourism

This report is a summary of Montana residents’ attitudes toward tourism during the summer of the 2020 pandemic. Data were collected during 3rd quarter (July through September) 2020. The pandemic has dramatically changed travel and tourism patterns in an unprecedented fashion. Anecdotal evidence suggested that visitors to the state were different this year, and residents appeared fairly unhappy about them being in Montana. This study was conducted to determine if residents’ attitudes toward visitors and the travel industry have indeed changed

The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana, 2018 Edition

The Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research provides leadership, direction, and information to aid citizens, entrepreneurs, leaders, and policy makers in decisions related to the visitor and outdoor recreation industries in Montana. From economic impacts to rural community assistance, ITRR provides objective, valid, and reliable data for Montana. This economic snapshot is made possible via allocations from the Lodging Facility Use Tax. Visit itrr.umt.edu for all tourism and recreation publications