BILLINGS, Mont.
The Billings Tourism Business Improvement District (BTBID), operating as Visit Billings, the tourism arm of Billings Chamber of Commerce and the DMO for the Billings community, was officially renewed by the Billings City Council in a unanimous vote last week on May 8. The effort for renewal began in 2016.
The BTBID renewal effort included the collection of signed petitions showing the contributions that Visit Billings had made to the local community and asking for support of the BTBID through 2027. Of the city’s 55 lodging partners, nearly 70% supported the extension of the BTBID for another 10 years. The BTBID board of directors and staff then went in front of the Billings City Council to request the renewal.
“The BTBID not only fills hotels, it supports events and attractions that make the Billings community better overall,” said BTBID Board Chair Shelli Mann with the Boothill Inn and Suites. “These funds are important to Billings and we’re encourage by the unanimous support of the [Billings] City Council.”
The renewal of the BTBID officially sunsets the first district on Sept. 30, 2017, and begins a second district, or 10-year term, on Oct. 1, 2017. A new board will be appointed by Mayor Tom Hanel to run the second district that is created. Applications for the second district’s board will be accepted this summer.
