Report: Most Montanans Agree Tourism Benefits Outweigh Negative Impacts

Still welcome: Most Montanans agree tourism benefits outweigh negative impacts

Latest edition of annual survey shows increasing concerns of overcrowding; tourism groups pivot in light of Canadian decline.

Most Montanans agree tourism benefits outweigh negative impacts

A NPS ranger monitors a packed parking lot at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park. (Image via NPS)The percentage of Montanans who believe the benefits of tourism outweigh the negative impacts held steady from last year, but residents feel local communities are becoming more overcrowded, according to a report released in April by the University of Montana Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research (ITRR).  The report, “Montana Residents: Attit…

Report: Most Montanans agree tourism benefits outweigh negative impacts

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Report: Most Montanans say tourism benefits outweigh impacts

Latest edition of annual survey by the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research shows increasing concerns of overcrowding; tourism groups pivot in light of Canadian decline. Continue reading…