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Bicycle Tourism is an Economic Boon for Montana

September 6, 2014 /

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Bicycle tourism offers economic development potential for small businesses in towns throughout Montana, according to an article published in the latest issue of Montana Business Quarterly.

In fact, it could be the new phenomenon in the travel industry, according to the article, "Bicycle Tourism: Providing Economic Development Opportunities for Montana," written by Norma Polovitz Nickerson, a UM research professor and director of the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. Graduate students Jake Jorgenson, Meredith Berry, Jane Kwenye, Daniel Kozel and Jessica Schutz were article co-authors.

Full Story: http://news.umt.edu/2014/09/090514bike.php

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