Montana’s tourism industry has stabilized in past 8-years
by Bowen West
Over the past eight years, visitors held steady at about 12 million per year. The majority, four out of five, of those people have been here before and are making a return visit. (Photo: NBC Montana)
We’ve been combing through Montana’s Tax Collections from 2023 searching for surprises in Montana’s economy. One skyrocketing trend caught our eye.
Revenue from Bed Taxes shot up a WHOPPING 13% in Montana since 2019.
That shakes out to $58.289 million of tax revenue in 2023–a slice of the $5.82 billion visitors spent in Montana last year.
The rapid growth is a signal of the state’s booming tourism industry.
“We are a top industry in Montana,” said Melissa Weddell, the director for the Institute for tourism & Recreation.
Melissa Weddell has…
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