New Tourism Video Will Feature Temple Square
Temple Square and other attractions in Salt Lake City are being featured in an international tourist destination film. The Temple Square segment will include interviews with some of the sister missionaries from around the world serving on Temple Square.
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- Brand USA will feature Temple Square and other attractions in Salt Lake City and Park City in a new video that is being filmed to promote Utah overseas.
- The Temple Square segment will include an interview with Neil Wilkinson, director of marketing for Temple Square Hospitality.
- An estimated 5 million visitors come to the headquarters of the Church each year to see the Salt Lake Temple.
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Temple Square in Salt Lake City is recognized as an international tourist destination. An estimated 5 million visitors come to the headquarters of the Church each year to see the Salt Lake Temple and the world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, as well as to learn about the area’s pioneer history and to work on their genealogy.
Brand USA, the destination marketing organization of the United States, will feature Temple Square and other attractions in Salt Lake City and Park City in a new video that is being filmed to promote Utah overseas.
The Temple Square segment will include an interview with Neil Wilkinson, director of marketing for Temple Square Hospitality, and some of the sister missionaries who greet guests visiting Temple Square from all over the world every day.
Tours of the historic 35 acres are offered in over 40 languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Cantonese, and Mandarin, which is in demand.
Brother Wilkinson said Temple Square received Chinese visitors, who arrived on 2,000 tour buses last year.
“It’s very comforting for visitors to Temple Square to have a tour in their native language,” said Brother Wilkinson. He added the international travelers are often telling him, “You are so friendly” and “This is such a welcoming city.”
Temple Square is open year-round for free tours. More information about the visitors’ centers and other attractions can be found online at www.visittemplesquare.com.
Temple Square and other attractions in Salt Lake City are being featured in an international tourist destination film. Neil Wilkinson, director of marketing for Temple Square Hospitality, is shown being interviewed for the film.
The Temple Square segment will include interviews with some of the sister missionaries from around the world serving on Temple Square.
