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Baseline Information For Region 1 Needs Assessments, Christine Oschell, Norma P. Nickerson Oct 2008

Baseline Information For Region 1 Needs Assessments, Christine Oschell, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purpose of this project was to give forests in Region 1 of the USFS baseline information on which to build forest-specific needs assessments. This included outfitter supply and demand, national and regional recreation trends, and an outfitter/guide need spectrum. This was accomplished in three phases and this report details the objectives, methods, and results for each phase.

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Missoula Convention And Visitors Bureau Website Evaluation, Kara Grau Sep 2008

Missoula Convention And Visitors Bureau Website Evaluation, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

An evaluation of the Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) website was undertaken in an effort to provide the Missoula CVB with some measure of the effectiveness of its website in attracting and informing visitors to the Missoula area. A method often used in an attempt to measure tourism marketing effectiveness is a conversion study. However, there are some problems with traditional conversion studies which motivated the use of a different method for this study. The report describes conversion studies, explains some of the associated shortcomings, and details the methods used to evaluate the Missoula CVB website.

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Evel Knievel Days Visitor Study, Christine Oschell Sep 2008

Evel Knievel Days Visitor Study, Christine Oschell

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The purpose of this study was to provide the organizers of the Evel Knievel Days with an understanding of their attendees and the total money spent in Butte during the event.

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National Folk Festival Visitor Study: 2008, Christine Oschell Aug 2008

National Folk Festival Visitor Study: 2008, Christine Oschell

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The purpose of this study was to provide the organizers of the National Folk Festival with an understanding of their attendees and the total money spent in Butte during the event.

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The Economic Review Of The Travel Industry In Montana: 2008 Biennial Edition, Kara Grau, Melissa Bruns-Dubois Jul 2008

The Economic Review Of The Travel Industry In Montana: 2008 Biennial Edition, Kara Grau, Melissa Bruns-Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This review provides current and historical data of nonresident travel and tourism in Montana, and offers the industry's economic contributions to the state.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Quarterly Travel Comparison: 2007, Melissa Dubois May 2008

Montana Nonresident Traveler Quarterly Travel Comparison: 2007, Melissa Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the 2007 quarterly visitation and length of stay data for nonresident travelers to Montana. It also displays average daily spending for various expenditure categories, as well as total expenditures for those categories.

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Montana Nonresident Visitation Trends: 1997-2007, Melissa Dubois May 2008

Montana Nonresident Visitation Trends: 1997-2007, Melissa Dubois

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This report displays the total number of individual nonresidents visiting Montana from 1997-2007. It also shows the total number of groups visiting Montana during the same time period.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Trends: 1997-2007, Kara Grau May 2008

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Trends: 1997-2007, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the nonresident traveler expenditure trends for visitors of Montana from 1997-2007. It also displays the total actual expenditures and the total inflation-adjusted expenditures.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2007, Kara Grau May 2008

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2007, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report examines spending profiles of nonresident travelers to Montana. It displays the average daily expenditures by purpose of trip for different spending categories during 2007.

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Expenditure Profiles And Marketing Responsiveness Of Nonresident Visitor Groups To Montana , Lee Rademaker, Kara Grau May 2008

Expenditure Profiles And Marketing Responsiveness Of Nonresident Visitor Groups To Montana , Lee Rademaker, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report looks at the expenditure profiles and the marketing responsiveness of nonresident travelers to Montana, and is based on data collected for the nonresident survey in 2005. The goal of this information is to provide a detailed look at visitor groups including money spent by each group in Montana. In addition to analyzing by visitor group, the report separates visitor groups by the quarter in which they visited Montana, state of residence, purpose of travel, and main Montana attraction. Finally, readers can find information on expenditures by United States travel regions.

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Nirsa Members' Perceptions Of Organizational Effectiveness, Corinne M. Daprano, Donna Pastore, Carla Costa Mar 2008

Nirsa Members' Perceptions Of Organizational Effectiveness, Corinne M. Daprano, Donna Pastore, Carla Costa

Health and Sport Science Faculty Publications

This study assessed National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) members’ perceptions of effectiveness in a sport association. Specifically, this study investigated the extent to which professional members of NIRSA perceive it to be effective in achieving its stated and operative goals. A stratified systematic sample of professional NIRSA members (N = 600) was selected to complete the survey.

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Designated Market Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool: 2008, Melissa Bruns-Dubois Feb 2008

Designated Market Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool: 2008, Melissa Bruns-Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report converts zip codes of nonresident visitors to Montana into 210 Designated Market Areas and provides an investigation of four population segments. The first analysis looks at DMA representation divided by visitors’ primary reason for being in Montana with vacationers as the primary focus. The second section looks at repeat and first time vacationers to Montana while the third subset explores visitors who indicated that at least one reason for their trip to Montana was to either purchase property or visit a second home or condo. Finally, the zip codes of vacationers who spent at least one night in …

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The Instructor’S Role In Aquatic Education: Some Personal Observations, Leland Yarger, Steven P. Dalcher Jan 2008

The Instructor’S Role In Aquatic Education: Some Personal Observations, Leland Yarger, Steven P. Dalcher

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

No abstract provided.

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Study On Safety And Liability Issues Relating To Package Travel, Frank Alleweldt, Klaus Tonner, Marc Mcdonald Jan 2008

Study On Safety And Liability Issues Relating To Package Travel, Frank Alleweldt, Klaus Tonner, Marc Mcdonald

Articles

This study on safety and liability issues relating to package travel, package holidays and package tours highlights some of the gaps in the EU package travel law by answering a number of specific questions related to statistical evidence, Community legislation, and US legislation. It also suggests possible solutions to fill these gaps. The study was prepared by Civic Consulting and is based on a legal analysis, a literature review, an evaluation of statistical data, and on interviews with European and national travel and tour operator associations, individual tour operators, European and national associations of insurers, individual insurance companies, and European …

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International Perspective Of Aquatic Instructors’ Attitudes Toward Teaching Swimming To Children With Disabilities, Phillip Conatser Jan 2008

International Perspective Of Aquatic Instructors’ Attitudes Toward Teaching Swimming To Children With Disabilities, Phillip Conatser

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes of aquatic instructors (N = 23) toward teaching swimming to children with mild and severe disabilities in an inclusive setting. Aquatic instructors from 23 cities in 7 countries participated in the study. Data were collected by mail survey using the Aquatic Instructors Attitudes Toward Teaching Swimming to Individuals With Disabilities questionnaire (Conatser, Block, & Lapore, 2000). A correlated t test showed that aquatic instructors were significantly more favorable toward teaching aquatics to children with mild disabilities than children with severe disabilities. Instructors agreed they should include children with mild disabilities and …

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Motivations And Reasons For Exercising In Water: Gender And Age Differences In A Sample Of Spanish Exercisers, Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia, Celestina Martínez Galindo, Pablo Marcos Pardo Jan 2008

Motivations And Reasons For Exercising In Water: Gender And Age Differences In A Sample Of Spanish Exercisers, Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia, Celestina Martínez Galindo, Pablo Marcos Pardo

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The purposes of this study were, on the one hand, to relate the reasons for exercising with self-determination and, on the other, to check gender and age differences with a sample of 311 exercisers in water. The data were collected using the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire–2 and Motives for Physical Activities Measure–Revised. A positive and significant correlation was seen between self-determination and the reasons for exercise, with self-determination predicting 22% by enjoyment and 8% by fitness/health reasons. Similarly, the multivariate analysis showed that the women had more self-determination than the men and that they also rated fitness/health, social, enjoyment, …

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The Need For Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification For Open-Water Lifeguards At Huntington Beach, Ca, Daniel Jerome, Peter R. Chambers, Steve Reuter, John Porcari Jan 2008

The Need For Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification For Open-Water Lifeguards At Huntington Beach, Ca, Daniel Jerome, Peter R. Chambers, Steve Reuter, John Porcari

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The number of people visiting U.S. beaches increased in 2007 to more than 240 million people. This increase in activities does not come without danger. Lifeguards maintain beach safety, but little research is available to assist us in determining appropriate certification levels for lifeguards. The authors analyzed various injuries that occurred in the open-water environment of Huntington Beach, CA. Based on the nature of the injuries, they attempted to determine the level of training lifeguards needed. The vast majority of injuries (99%) were soft-tissue injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, or environmental injuries. It was felt that lifeguards with first-aid and basic-life-support (BLS) …

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Tourism In Montana's Indian Country, Christine Oschell, Megan Tanner, Norma P. Nickerson Jan 2008

Tourism In Montana's Indian Country, Christine Oschell, Megan Tanner, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purposes of this research were to gather baseline data on travelers who visit Indian Country in Montana and to further understand why some travelers who are in the vicinity of Montana's Indian Country do not choose to visit the area.

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Montana Tourism Outlook: 2009, Norma P. Nickerson, Melissa Bruns-Dubois, Kara Grau Jan 2008

Montana Tourism Outlook: 2009, Norma P. Nickerson, Melissa Bruns-Dubois, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Outlooks for 2009 and Review of 2008.

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Travel And Recreation: Outlooks And Trends, Norma P. Nickerson Jan 2008

Travel And Recreation: Outlooks And Trends, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Outlooks and Trends in 2009, a Review of 2008.

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Montana Travel Research: 2008, Norma P. Nickerson, Melissa Bruns-Dubois Jan 2008

Montana Travel Research: 2008, Norma P. Nickerson, Melissa Bruns-Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Outlook for 2008 and Review of 2007.

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Connecting The Dots: Nonresident Vacationer Characteristics Of Popular Travel Corridors, Christine Oschell, Lee Rademaker, Norma Nickerson Dec 2007

Connecting The Dots: Nonresident Vacationer Characteristics Of Popular Travel Corridors, Christine Oschell, Lee Rademaker, Norma Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report highlights travel corridors and characteristics of Montana vacationers. Seven distinct groups of people based on their entry and exit points to Montana emerged from the data. Each group is described in terms of demographics, attractions to the state, activities engaged in while visiting and how many of each group visited Montana by quarter.

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Montana's Agritourism And Recreation Business: Ten Years Later , Lee Rademaker, Norma P. Nickerson, Kara Grau Oct 2007

Montana's Agritourism And Recreation Business: Ten Years Later , Lee Rademaker, Norma P. Nickerson, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

There is a wide variety of recreation and tourism activities on farms and ranches, ranging from Fish, Wildlife and Parks Block Management to cabin rentals to horseback rides. To further understand farm and ranch recreation businesses, the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research conducted a survey of Montana farms and ranches currently involved in tourism or recreation or thinking about starting in that field. The purpose of this investigation was to gain a clearer picture of what is currently happening on farms and ranches in terms of recreation and tourism activities, to gauge what may be happening in the near …

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Missoula Marathon: Participant Study: 2007, Christine Oschell Aug 2007

Missoula Marathon: Participant Study: 2007, Christine Oschell

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purpose of this study was to provide the organizers of the first Missoula Marathon with an understanding of their race participants and the total money spent in Missoula.

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The Changing Structure Of Montana's Economy: What Is Tourism's Place?, Kara Grau Jul 2007

The Changing Structure Of Montana's Economy: What Is Tourism's Place?, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report looks at how the economy of Montana and the entire Mountain West has been changing since the 1970s. Extractive natural resource industries are no longer as important to the economy as they may once have been. Other industries, services in particular, have become relatively more important in terms of employment and earnings in the state. Nonresident travel accounts for 7.5% of total employment (over 45,900 jobs) in Montana. While some may view nonresident travel as insignificant or completely unrelated to what happens in the rest of Montana’s economy, nonresident travel contributes jobs to every industrial sector, directly or …

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Quarterly Travel Comparison: 2006, Melissa Dubois, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Quarterly Travel Comparison: 2006, Melissa Dubois, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the 2006 quarterly visitation and length of stay data for nonresident travelers to Montana. It also displays average daily spending for various expenditure categories, as well as total expenditures for those categories.

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Montana Nonresident Visitation Trends: 1996-2006, Melissa Dubois Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Visitation Trends: 1996-2006, Melissa Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report displays the total number of individual nonresidents visiting Montana from 1996-2006. It also shows the total number of groups visiting Montana during the same time period.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Trends: 1996-2006, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Trends: 1996-2006, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the nonresident traveler expenditure trends for visitors of Montana from 1996-2006. It also displays the total actual expenditures and the total inflation-adjusted expenditures.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2006, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2006, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report examines spending profiles of nonresident travelers to Montana. It displays the average daily expenditures by purpose of trip for different spending categories during 2006.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditures And Economic Contribution: 2006, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditures And Economic Contribution: 2006, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the economic contributions, expenditures, and average daily spending of nonresident visitors to Montana during 2006.

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