Montana tourism strong last year, hopes high for 2014

Montana Public Radio | By Edward F. O'Brien

Published January 8, 2014 at 1:43 PM MST

Research shows 2013 was a good year for Montana tourism and early signs suggest another positive year's in store for the industry.
This according to the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana.

ITRR director, Norma Nickerson, says Montana's tourism-driven businesses seem optimistic about what's in store for 2014.
In this interview with Edward O'Brien, Nickerson discusses these generally positive trends and the factors used to determine them.

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Edward F. O'Brien

O’Brien first landed at Montana Public Radio three decades ago as a news intern while attending the University of Montana School of Journalism. His first career job out of school was covering the 1995 Montana Legislature. When the session wrapped up, O’Brien was fortunate enough to land a full-time position at the station as a general assignment reporter. Feel free to drop him a line at edward.obrien@umt.edu.

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