U.K. travel writers still highlight Utah Mormons' peculiarity

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jun 24, 2009 | by Joel Campbell Mormon Times

While the Utah travel boosters may like the coverage the state gets when journalists drop in for a holiday, there still a bit of the "weird" factor when travel writers speak about Mormons.

At least four U.K.-based publications have featured Utah in travel stories recently. Here's one from the Wales Western Mail that has a headline "There's more to Utah than Mormons and weak beer."

"Mention Salt Lake City to any Brit, and it will conjure up images of Mormons, weak beer and the 2002 Winter Olympics. In fact, Utah has much more to offer than that, especially for holidaymakers wanting to escape the daily grind and shake off the cobwebs in a spectacular outdoor playground. The western state is perhaps best known for skiing and winter sports, but remains a quite breathtaking rocky wilderness when there is no snow on the ground. Its landscape ranges from Alpine-esque mountains to the red rock made famous by the movie 'Thelma and Louise' and legendary cowboy actor John Wayne."

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