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Travel Virtually by Making Western Montana Your Zoom Background
While we all long for the days to travel the world again, Western Montana’s Glacier Country has been busy creating a way for you to come to Montana, virtually. Are you using Zoom to connect? If you feel like keeping your personal space under wraps or just want to channel some Western Montana beauty, download […]
5 Ways to Incorporate Health and Wellness Into Meetings in Western Montana’s Glacier Country
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION When you think about holding your meeting in Western Montana’s Glacier Country, you can almost smell that fresh Rocky Mountain air that will greet your attendees. An inspiring location, and possibly one your attendees have never experienced, is prime for attendance building. We’ve all received that registration notice for a unique and […]
Guest Post: 5 Reasons Grouse Mountain Lodge Is Your Next Conference Destination in Western Montana
It’s time! You’ve got a group looking to get away. You want to focus, grow and feel inspired—to recharge and reset. But you don’t want to do so just anywhere. You need a special place! Whitefish, Montana, is one of the finest conference destinations in North America. Nestled at the edge of a picturesque lake, […]
2020 Brings New Tourism Products in Western Montana
Happy New Year from Western Montana’s Glacier Country. Ringing in the new year in Montana makes us appreciate all the new tourism products we have to offer to our meeting planners, group tour operators, wedding planners and FIT visitors. Here is just a sampling of what’s been rolled out recently and what’s coming up in […]
Tribal Nations in Western Montana
Located in Western Montana are two Tribal Nations, the Blackfeet Nation of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation. Tribal history and culture can be added to any existing itinerary incorporating a Tribal Nations experience into your time spent in Glacier County. If you have a motorcoach tour, please be […]
Guest Post: Top 4 Reasons to Meet in Missoula’s Newest Hotel
1) Location In Western Montana’s Glacier Country, flowing out from the lush green edge of the Rocky Mountains is the serene Clark Fork River carving its way through the middle of historic downtown Missoula. Here you’ll find architecture from the 1800s, more parks than parking lots, modern-day troubadours filling your ears with sweet melodies, and […]
5 Towns in the Bitterroot Valley to Add to Your Montana Itinerary
One of our hidden gems and relatively undiscovered destinations in Western Montana’s Glacier Country, is the beautiful Bitterroot Valley. A visit to this scenic valley will find the Sapphire Mountain range to the east and the Bitterroot Mountain range to the west with the Bitterroot River flowing through the middle of the valley. If your clients are […]
Meet in Montana – A Meeting Planner FAM Trip
We all know that the best—and quite frankly the only—way to really know if a destination is right for your next meeting, conference or corporate retreat is to experience it firsthand. With that in mind, the third week of June Western Montana’s Western Montana’s Glacier Country invited four professional meeting planners from around the U.S. […]
Be Inspired in Montana: Say Hello to Kalispell and Whitefish
Planning your next board retreat, association meeting, corporate event or group tour just got even easier. Beginning today, American Airlines is offering nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), and Chicago (ORD) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) in Kalispell, in addition to nonstop flights from nine other cities throughout the U.S. Access to […]
Top 7 Meeting Planner Questions About Western Montana
Meeting planners are looking for new destinations that offer experiential components to drive attendance, engagement and leave a lasting impression. Hello, Western Montana! I’ve gathered the top seven most frequently asked questions by meeting planners who have never been to Montana, about meeting in Montana, and why choosing Western Montana as a meetings destination could […]
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Planning a Meeting in Northwest Montana in July 2026? Know Before You Fly.
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