Show Light on Tourists Of or the many people who v vacation catlon in Utah per percent percent percent cent state that Salt Lake City s Is their primary destination This was one of or the findings of a a tourist s survey recently completed by the Bureau Dureau of Economic and Business Research Research Re- Re search at the University of Utah The purpose of this survey conducted throughout Utah was to learn more mMe about Utah's tourists who tourists who they are arc where they come from what they like and dislike how much they spend where they stay The average tourist party visiting Utah consisted of or between two and four persons with an average of 32 per party These people spent as a group 2318 per day or nearly during their four-day four stay Visiting historical places and viewing Utah's ma magnificent cent scenery were ranked at the top of what tourists wanted to do while in the state with 98 per cent r reporting that they cn enjoyed these activities Following close to Salt Lake f City ty as primary Utah Uta destinations destination were the National Parks larks with wilt per cent and Utah Utah in general with 13 per cent I Utah Uta Utah i tourists came from every state in the Union and also from rom fourteen foreign countries the District of Columbia Cole CoU and Alaska However 60 per cent of them came camerom from rom the 11 Vestern Western States Slates with California contributing per cent of the tO total 21 T Tourists felt that prices paid in Utah were generally on an even keel with those elsewhere in the nation with per cent of the tourists rating them as average They felt elt that services they received from restaurants motel owners service stations and aad in general were good goodby d 6 by y an overwhelming majority Most of the visiting people people per c cent nt of the them them considered considered well informed about their state and able to answer the tourists tourist's questions This survey sUr designed to rid Did those interested in the tourist industry rry was conducted last summer by th the Bureau of Economic and Business Research in cooperation with the following agencies s Utah tah Tourist and Publicity Council National Park Service Ser United States Forest Service Utah State Department u of Fish and Game Salt Lake Cit City Chamber of Commerce Ogden Chamber of Commerce Commerce- Brigham Cit City Chamber of Commerce Utah State Highway Patrol Utah State Automobile Association Gr Gray y Line Motor Tours an anti anil guides at the Utah State Capitol |