Flathead County

Niche News: Nonresident Visitor Profiles

RR 75
Regional Nonresident Spending in Montana
Author: Kim McMahon
March 2000, 58 pp., $16.00
Analysis of 1998 nonresident travel spending in Montana for the counties of Cascade, Custer, Flathead, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Richland, Silver Bow and Yellowstone. Also includes analysis of spending in Great Falls, Miles City, Kalispell, Bozeman, Helena, Missoula, Sidney, Butte, and Billings. Data includes total spending, distribution of spending by sector, length of stay in Montana, per capita spending, and summer trip characteristics of visitor age, travel group type, accommodations used, and visitor origin for each geographical location.

Kalispell

RR 2002-6
Exploring Tourism Development Potential: Resident Attitudes in Kalispell, MT
Author: Thale Dillon, Holly Praytor
May 2002, 50 pp., $15.00
Results from a Resident Attitude Survey conducted in Kalispell, Montana. Residents were surveyed to determine opinions toward tourism development in their community. The results are compared to a sample of statewide attitudes toward tourism and includes current nonresident visitor profiles. This report is part of the 2001-2002 Community Tourism Assessment Process (CTAP).

Whitefish

RR23
Attitudes of Montana Residents Toward Tourism Development
Authors: Steven R. Martin and Stephen F. McCool
June 1992, 117 pp., $25.00
Summarizes Montanans' attitudes toward tourism development in the state. The perceived importance of tourism compared to other industries, general attitudes toward tourism development, and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of tourism development are summarized. Statewide results as well as case studies in Libby and Whitefish are included. (See RN15.)