Big news! Travel Montana (or more specifically our overarching travel company, Zephyr United Travel Collection) is hiring a new office employee to conduct the marketing for all three of our travel brands. As you may know, Zephyr United is a small company. We currently have 4.5 full-time employees (including me), with one of those positions Continue Reading →
Author: Allan
When Is the Best Time to View Wolves in Yellowstone?
When is the best time to view wolves in Yellowstone? The truth is the seasons have various pros and cons but you can see wolves in Yellowstone all year long. Winter The six months of the year from November through April have vastly fewer visitors than the six months from May through October. We love Continue Reading →
Family Vacations Questions & Answers
We recently did a survey about our Family Vacations and found we had a lot of interest and an equally large number of questions. What is the difference between a Private Tour and a Public Tour? On private Family Vacations, you come with your own family and choose your own date. The minimum group size Continue Reading →
The Wolves of Yellowstone: 60 Minutes and Emotional Bonding
On January 30, 2022 60 Minutes did an excellent segment on the wolves of Yellowstone National Park. In short, the story goes like this: Wolves have had a terrible image in storytelling and media We humans wiped out wolves from Yellowstone and surrounding areas There was an incredible reintroduction of wolves back in 1995 This Continue Reading →
How to Fly Safely During COVID & Omicron
We have not recovered from the Delta variant yet, only to enter a new phase with the onset of the Omicron variant. While we don’t yet know whether the new variant is more severe (the initial evidence is that it is not) or whether it can more easily get around the vaccines, we do know Continue Reading →
Red Lodge Montana
Red Lodge, Montana did not just become the Travel Montana’s world headquarters by accident. In fact, I started Travel Montana’s sister company, Zephyr Adventures, when I was living in Minneapolis. I wanted to move back west and spent two weeks driving the towns and cities of Colorado and Montana. After reviewing at least a dozen Continue Reading →
Montana is Sold Out in 2021
Montana is so busy it is sold out for 2021! OK, that is an exaggeration. But Montana is as busy as we have ever seen it in our 20 years in the state. Combine this demand with decreased supply due to the pandemic and you have a very tight situation for eager travelers. Consider the Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Wolf Watching Tour With Hiking
Our brand new Yellowstone Wolves and Snowshoeing Vacation we ran in February sold out within a week of announcing it. We are thus pleased to add a new October 23 – 27, 2021 Yellowstone Wolf Watching Tour With Hiking. We say it all over this site but it is worth repeating: Yellowstone National Park is Continue Reading →
Stress-Free Family Vacations
One of the difficulties of planning a family vacation is that what is fun for the kids might not be a stress-free family vacation for the adults. And what is stress-free for the adults might not be fun for the kids! Plan a trip to Disney World? How do I avoid the crowds! Take a Continue Reading →
The Cutest Small Towns in Montana
What are the cutest small towns in Montana? This is good information to know when planning a vacation to the state. Cutest Small Towns in Montana – Lots of Choices Montana is a big state with a small population. No city is bigger than Billings, which has 110,000 citizens or 11% of the state’s population Continue Reading →
