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Vote for Utah!

Utah has been chosen as a finalist in Hemispheres Readers' Choice Awards in the below categories:

• Utah for "Best State for Adventure" category
• Zion National Park for "Best National Park" category 

All finalists can be found here. 

We will be voting for Utah & Zion National Park and encourage you to vote for both as well and share with friends/family to garner the most votes. 

For reference, Hemispheres is the award-winning onboard magazine for United Airlines covering global culture, adventure, business, entertainment, and sports, as well as its signature “Three Perfect Days” feature -- which offers a first-person, itinerary-style, nooks-and-crannies portrait of a city.

We want to hear your stories!

The UOT PR team is seeking unique, inspiring story angles and destination news to share with national, regional and in-state media. In addition, we are always interested in receiving long-lead story ideas including: "what’s new" (new attractions, hotel, and restaurant openings, programming, etc), holiday/seasonal happenings, and Forever Mighty® topics. 

View the 2023 UOT Pitch Calendar

Please add Anna Loughridge (aloughridge@utah.gov), our Public Relations Manager, to your distribution lists.

Recent Coverage Highlights: 

• (4.17.23) AFAR.com article titled, “8 U.S. National Park Road Trips to Take in Your Lifetime” resulting from pitching efforts surrounding road trip travel.
• (5.19.23) Forbes.com article titled, “Is This America’s Best National Monument?” resulting from our ongoing work with Freelance Journalist and Author Joe Yogerst.
• (5.18.23) CNTraveler.com article titled, “23 Family Summer Vacation Ideas, From Costa Rica Eco-Lodges to Alaska National Parks” resulting from our ongoing work with Freelance Writer Nina Hahn.
• (5.11.23) DenverPost.com article titled, “Want to Take a Mother-Daughter Trip? Here Are 7 Ideas For Getaways” resulting from hosting Freelance Writer Brittany Anas at Sundance Mountain Resort.
• (6.1.23) NewYorkPost.com article titled, “How to have a swish Swiss-style adventure in this secret Utah valley” resulting from hosting Freelance Journalist Jennifer Gould in Heber Valley.