Montana nonresident tourism spending increased to $5.6 billion last year

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 690

Last Updated: 3 days ago

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A near-record number of out-of-state visitors spent roughly $5.6 billion while traveling to and through Montana in 2025, money powering one of the state’s strongest economic sectors through tourism-oriented businesses.

That’s according to the latest report on annual nonresident visitation to Montana conducted by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research, released last month. The quarterly nonresident research has been ongoing since 2009 and involves surveyors conducting more than 21,000 annual …

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