SALT LAKE CITY (July 2023) Visit Salt Lake (VSL) recently named Krista Parry as Chief Development Officer. In this newly established role, Krista assumes the responsibility of pioneering new models for growth to support a more robust visitor economy in Salt Lake. This encompasses innovating and diversifying VSL’s memberships and partnerships and…
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Originally posted on https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/travel/salt-lake-city-guide-where-to-eat-drink-shop-and-stay-in-the-crossroads-of-the-west/ar-AA1dRWU9?ocid=Peregrine August 2023 by Joanna Whitehead Salt Lake City, state capital of Utah and a landlocked region of the US southwest, is a city of surprises. As well as being the world…
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Originally posted on https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/When-is-a-Salt-Lake-City-ski-trip-more-than-a-ski-trip May, 14 2023 —By Rebecca Tobin SALT LAKE CITY -- Sometimes a ski trip is just a ski trip. And sometimes it's a rock-climbing, taco-eating, dinosaur-and-dragon-viewing, skiing adventure. Such is the case with Salt Lake City…
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Originally posted on https://www.aarp.org/travel/vacation-ideas/outdoors/info-2023/music-destinations.html April 2022 by Susan B. Barnes Music festivals such as Coachella, Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, and big concert venues like Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Ryman Auditorium get all the attention…
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Originally posted on https://www.utahbusiness.com/utahs-events-industry-is-booming-economy-large-scale/ February 28, 2023 — Just two months into the year, Salt Lake City has already checked three major events off of its list. The 72nd annual NBA All-Star Weekend, which took place at the end of February, is projected to have made roughly $280…
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Salt Lake City (January 11, 2022)— Yesterday the Salt Lake County Council appropriated $239,520 in funding for a private transportation provider to increase the frequency of service and number of people riding public transportation to Salt Lake County ski resorts for the 2023 ski season. The goal of the new “Cottonwood Connect” ski transportation…
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Originally posted on https://www.afar.com/magazine/utah-is-the-forefront-of-americas-bean-to-bar-chocolate-movement November 11, 2022 — By Mae Hamilton Ghirardelli, Hershey, Guittard—some of the most recognizable U.S. chocolate brands can be found in the East and on the West Coast. But there’s an artisanal chocolate revolution quietly brewing…
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Originally posted on https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/5-lgbtq-travel-destinations-to-visit-in-unexpected-states/ar-AA10O2iV August 21, 2022 By Jamie Valentino While LGBTQ rights are being attacked across the country by a GOP stuck in the 1950s, an increasing number of American cities are embracing queer culture like never before. According to…
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July, 2022 — Bajek joins Karen Staples, CMP, CASE, VSL’s Managing Director of Sales – East Coast SALT LAKE CITY (July 2022) –Suzanne Bajek recently joined Visit Salt Lake (VSL) as the new National Sales Manager for the Northeast Region. With more than 30 years of experience in hospitality sales, most recently with Mohegan Sun Resort, her…
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Originally posted on https://www.touroperatorland.com/magazine July 20, 2022 Come for the scenery, stay for the scene! At the first crisp snowfall along the Wasatch Front, when Salt Lake transforms itself into Utah’s urban basecamp for The Greatest Snow on Earth®, skiers and boarders rejoice. While Salt Lake combines the endless urban activities…
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