Category: Press Releases

Visit Salt Lake's Krista Parry Honored with Executive Excellence Award

Visit Salt Lake’s Krista Parry, Chief Development Officer, Receives 2024 Executive Excellence Award from Utah Business Magazine SALT LAKE CITY (July 2024) Visit Salt Lake’s Chief Development Officer Krista Parry was recently honored with the 2024 Executive Excellence Award from Utah Business magazine. Their editorial team writes, “as team…

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Visit Salt Lake Bestows Third Annual SALT Awards

Visit Salt Lake Bestows Third Annual SALT Awards Awards Honored Salt Lake County’s Hospitality Workers Salt Lake City (July 2024) — Hospitality employees provide vital support for Salt Lake County’s visitor economy and Visit Salt Lake recognized the stars of our tourism industry at the third annual SALT Awards held June 25th at the Janet Quinney…

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31-Year Veteran of Visit Salt Lake Mark White Announces Retirement

SALT LAKE CITY (April 2024) – After more than a 31-plus-year successful and storied career, Visit Salt Lake (VSL) is proud to honor industry veteran Mark White on his retirement in May. Mark most recently served as Chief Sales & Experience Officer. “Mark’s departure is truly bittersweet as his list of contributions to Visit Salt Lake is endless,”…

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Visit Salt Lake Debuts Spectacular Salt Lake Winter Roundup Event Downtown

The February 10th festival showcased a blend of winter sports, art, and culture. SALT LAKE CITY (February 10, 2024) – Today, Visit Salt Lake joyfully marked the commencement of the Salt Lake Winter Roundup: Rounding Up Sports, Arts and Culture, a festival that highlighted Salt Lake’s profound heritage and legacy in both sports and culture. This…

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Visit Salt Lake Names Braeden Beckstrand as National Sales Manager

SALT LAKE CITY (February 2024) Braeden Beckstrand joined Visit Salt Lake (VSL) in late 2023 as National Sales Manager. He’ll pursue meetings with 200-2,000 attendees from organizations that are based in Arizona, New Mexico, and the upper Midwest for this growing convention destination. “I’m confident Braeden will be a wonderful fit and great…

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Visit Salt Lake Names Celina Sinclair as Director of Strategic Alliances

SALT LAKE CITY (August 2023) Celina Sinclair recently joined Visit Salt Lake (VSL) as Director of Strategic Alliances. In her new role, she oversees and executes strategy and implementation associated with the long-term stewardship of Visit Salt Lake’s strategic partners. Playing a leading role in managing the newly created Convention & Tourism…

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Visit Salt Lake Names Krista Parry as Chief Development Officer

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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