Montana Conference on Tourism

15/05/2024

The Montana Department of Commerce is consolidating its social media accounts; the Montana Governor's Conference on Tourism page will become inactive and will completely be removed in June. You’ll still be able to get important information and notices by following the Montana Department of Commerce page at: https://www.facebook.com/MontanaDepartmentofCommerce.

24/04/2024

Congratulations to all of our award winners!
Shout out to Windfall for sponsoring the evening.

22/04/2024

As this year’s Governor’s Conference on Tourism is behind us we want to again thank everyone who helped create the magic of this year’s engagement and ingredients for successful networking!

We wanted to shout out to this year’s attendees for participating in the Passport to Prizes to further grow their connections across the great state of Montana! We’d like to congratulate all of the basket winners!!

⭐ Bee Kind – Autumn Sifuentes, National Park Service
⭐ Big Sky Chamber of Commerce – Eve Byron, Montana Historical Society
⭐ Birds & Bitterroot – Rachael Brug, Reading Leaves Book
⭐ Foodie Fanatic – Terese Petcoff, Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, VIC, & CVB
⭐ Helena Area Chamber of Commerce & Visit Helena Montana – Lailani Upham, Iron Shield Creative, LLC
⭐ Huckleberry Sins – Sherry Weamer, Red Lodge Area Chamber / CVB
⭐ Indian Country & NAMIM – Alicia Angell, Big Sky High School
⭐ Montana’s Basecamp Goods & Getaway Package from Visit Great Falls Montana
⭐ Mountain Mania – Chelsea Toupin, Red Lodge Reservations
⭐ Nifty Fifties – Aerionna Skrutvold, Western Montana’s Glacier Country
⭐ Paws with Me – Victoria Lee, Glacier Distilling Company
⭐ Summer & Sunglasses – Barbara Moran, Pursuit
⭐ Visit Southeast Montana – Paula Buark
⭐ Western Montana's Glacier Country – Leslie Feigel, Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center
⭐ Montana's Yellowstone Country – Kevin Harding, University of Montana

We enjoyed seeing everyone and don’t forget to register for next year’s conference!

April 27-29th, 2025. Early bird registration opens November 1st, 2024.

17/04/2024

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16/04/2024

15/04/2024

Kicking off the day with keynote speaker, Roger Brooks. We are excited for the speaker line-up for the day!

12/04/2024

Who’s ready for this year’s Governor’s Conference and 50 golden years of Film and Tourism?! We sure are! ⭐

This year we have a unique networking experience in store for you! There will be 15 exceptional Gift Baskets you can win throughout the conference filled with treasures like ski tickets and local Montanan treats from Made In Montana Businesses. We'd like to thank our sponsors ADARA Dotdash Meredith and RMI for helping to make these spectacular baskets a possibility. We'd also like to extend our gratitude to all of our Made in Montana businesses, conference exhibitors, sponsors, and our tourism partners that donated items and baskets as well!

So you might be asking, how will I enter to win? - it's easy!
⭐ First receive your Passport to Prizes booklet at the registration desk
⭐ Visit the amazing exhibitor booths to receive a sticker for stopping by
⭐ Drop your stickered ticket with your first and last name into the box relative to the basket you want to win!
And the best part? You can enter all your tickets into the box of the basket you want to win to up your chances! The more exhibitors you visit the more tickets you can enter!

Shoutout to our Made in Montana donators: 5 Sparrows Brand Flyvines Go Far Dog, LLC Huckleberry Haven, Inc. Montana Pure Skin

We have had a lot of fun bringing you these amazing Gift Baskets and can't wait for you to win! We hope this sneak peek gets you excited too!

10/04/2024

📣 The countdown is on, so what better time to share some things that will help you get the most out of your experience at this years Governors Conference. We can't wait to see you there!

09/04/2024

We hope to see you at the 2024 Montana Governor's Conference on Tourism next week!

Join Windfall's breakout sessions on Monday: Public Relations Manager Sam Offerdahl will join a panel discussion on crisis communications and Sr. Digital Strategist Lizzy Duffy Anderson will present on social media trends.

27/03/2024

📢 7:30-8 AM time correction

New to the Governor’s Conference on Tourism this year? If so, you don’t want to miss the First Time Attendee Breakfast! Get insights from Montana’s tourism team, dive into industry highlights, and kickstart your conference experience with knowledge and connections. We hope to see you there!

22/03/2024

We're thrilled to announce that tickets for the 2024 Montana Governor's Conference on Tourism have sold out. If you missed out on securing your ticket - e-mail us at [email protected] to join our waitlist, and we'll keep you informed about any available spots or additional ticket releases.