International Roundup
TBD
Medora, ND 58645
United States
<p>The 2026 Great American West <strong>IRU</strong> (International Roundup) tradeshow is being held April 28-May 1 in Medora, North Dakota. Registration for attendees and sponsors — which opens October 1, 2025 — is on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up quickly!</p><p>This is a unique opportunity to meet and network with more than 40 international and domestic buyers from more than 10 countries (including Germany, UK, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and the Benelux region). If you have any questions, please contact Cole Irwin at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]…;
International Roundup
International Roundup
TBD
Medora, ND 58645
United States
The 2026 Great American West IRU (International Roundup) tradeshow is being held April 28-May 1 in Medora, North Dakota. Registration for attendees and sponsors — which opens October 1, 2025 — is on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up quickly!
This is a unique opportunity to meet and network with more than 40 international and domestic buyers from more than 10 countries (including Germany, UK, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and the Benelux region). If you have any questions, please contact Cole Irwin at [email protected].
NEW DATE --- Webinar: Destination Development Program
NEW DATE --- Webinar: Destination Development Program
online
Pierre, SD 57501
United States
Join us Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. Central/10 a.m. Mountain, for Travel South Dakota’s Destination Development Program – Supporting Rural Communities in SD webinar presented by Ciara Forest.
NOTE: date changed from July 15 to July 8
NEW DATE --- Webinar: Destination Development Program
online
Pierre, SD 57501
United States
<p>Join us <strong>Tuesday, July 8, 2025, </strong>at 11 a.m. Central/10 a.m. Mountain, for <strong>Travel South Dakota’s Destination Development Program – Supporting Rural Communities in SD</strong> webinar presented by Ciara Forest.</p><p>NOTE: date changed from July 15 to July 8</p><p><a class="double-arrow-cta-red" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_599IIP0BR_ae600v-LVeCw" target="_blank">Register Now</a></p>
Forever 605 Day
Forever 605 Day
statewide
Pierre, SD 57501
United States
You can learn more about Forever 605 Day and the Forever 605 stewardship campaign on SDVisit.com.
Forever 605 Day
statewide
Pierre, SD 57501
United States
<p>You can learn more about <a href="https://sdvisit.com/forever-605-day-2025">Forever 605 Day</a> and the <a href="https://sdvisit.com/forever-605">Forever 605</a> stewardship campaign on SDVisit.com.</p>
Research & Reports
Data and marketing research is a key component in any destination marketing organization’s toolkit. We strive to make the data usable, for us and our industry, whether it be through the Monthly Travel Indicators Dashboard, below, or the new Visitation Forecast and Economic Impact dashboards. Data is also shared several times a year through the "Forecast & Insights" emails and various annual studies.
If there are specific questions that you have regarding visitation, markets, interest types, audience demographics or media preferences, please contact Calvin Bloemendaal or call 605-773-3301.
(Please note that the dashboard is best viewed on desktop or laptop.)
Tourism Reports
Research & Reports - Visitation Forecast
Travel South Dakota’s Visitation Forecast Model is a real-time estimate of what the volume of visitation might be 45 days out.
The model utilizes several data sources to function. The Adara Ecosystem provides hotel booking data. This data is sourced at a level of detail to allow an understanding of not just the booking itself, but when travelers will be staying in a destination. This is joined with STR reports to understand how well the booking data correlates with occupancy percentages at a real level, as well as transient lodging occupancy. To forecast beyond that, an Exponential Smoothing Model is deployed. Exponential Smoothing takes into account historical data, seasonal trends, and seasonal data to predict what visitation volume will look like three to four weeks out.
For more information, please contact Calvin Bloemendaal or call 605-773-3301.
(Please note that the dashboards are best viewed on desktop or laptop.)
Tourism Reports
FOR INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Calvin Bloemendaal, Research Manager & Industry Liaison, at 605-773-3301 or [email protected].