| Show tourists VM visiting fing utah in 1953 near neu 82 million mirion says report an estimated tourists visited utah during 1953 and spent ent according to t ane e utah economic and Bu business sines review comparison with the past five years ears was as follows 1932 1952 3 persons spending 75 07 0 1051 1951 spending in 1950 2687 sol persons spending 1949 persons spending and 1948 2 persons spending average daily per tourist according to the report was 8 15 As measured by number of tourist visitors in 1053 1953 utah fourth among the seven intermountain states arizona is first with visitors totaling in excess of seven million per year new mexico is second with approximately 6 9 million colorado ranks third with L u total of 46 million wyoming montana and idaho fifth sixth and seventh respectively the seven states rank considerably sider ably different ns as measured by total tourist expenditures colorado is first with a tourist trade of f million arizona second with million and new mexico third with approximately million wyoming is fourth with million utah fifth at 82 million and montana is a close clone sixth with 81 million in tourist trade idaho data is not available the lack of correlation between tourist numbers and total tourist expenditures in each state results from the difference in lenarth of stay in the various areas and from the variance in average a v e r ar e da dally 1 eiyo c expenditures x p d 1 tua r es A arizona rl n r A h had d 4 almost t ieni twice e e as s m many an y abi visitors tors as colorado but the average aver age daysi lime ime spent in colorado 72 days was almost twice twite that of arizona 4 5 days and daily expenditures were greater in colorado the result was a greater total tou ritt revenue in colorado average length of I 1 stay in utah is estimated at 2 4 days this is the lowest among arnon the intermountain states however average daily expenditures in utah ranks high as com compared with the other states A national survey of american vacation character char characteristics acte indicates t at approximately 66 million persons take yearly vacations in 22 million au automobiles omo the average automobile covers 1200 miles in 11 days ot a ravel travel while each of its occupants spends this means an annual expenditure ot of 93 billion for vacation motorists throughout bout the united states adlea added to this total would be the eap exp expenditures of tourists using modes of transportation other than autos the survey further indicates that in 1950 1050 there were sixteen states in the nation which ranked tourist business as one of their three major industries by 19 1053 1953 53 this had increased to awen ty six states five were intermountain states arizona new mexico colorado wyoming and montana the outlook for the 1954 tourist business appears favorable for utah according to the report motel operators indicate an expected increase over 1953 s some e expect t the he increase to be dongu as much as 1 10 0 p percent H hotel 1 operators generally agree boet that t the he year will be as good as last year ear their expectations are oed based on bookings for conventions conducted tours and other reservations the channel cal unlike many batfish has a strong aversion to at stagnant agnant or pol polluted water preferring the clear clew water of streams or rivers riven where hen be 09 found in the soft Mt currents cur renta |
