Membership Fees at Clubs

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UofU Chick

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I am currently on the U of U debate team- next week we are debating BYU on the resolution: the Utah State Legislature should elimnate all requirement for membership fees at drinking establishments. So, the question I have for you is, how do you think this effects the skiing industry? how about the traveling statistics and the income from tourists in Utah? anyone have any good references or info for me? THANKS!
 
UofU Chick":2svyswxi said:
I am currently on the U of U debate team- next week we are debating BYU on the resolution: the Utah State Legislature should elimnate all requirement for membership fees at drinking establishments. So, the question I have for you is, how do you think this effects the skiing industry? how about the traveling statistics and the income from tourists in Utah? anyone have any good references or info for me? THANKS!
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Welcome, Chick!

- It clearly affects the skiing industry, and Utah tourism in general. I can't tell you how many misinformed people I meet through this job who believe that Utah is a dry state. I further believe that there's a general misunderstanding about private club laws amongst the visiting public, as the state avoids the subject rather than make a true effort to inform visitors.

- For statistics, have you considered contacting the Utah Division of Travel & Tourism?
 
Wait... we're allowed to drink in Utah? Holy Crap!!! Ski vacations are going to be so much better!!!
 
i actually think there are some excellent microbrews in utah, i dont mind paying a little more at the liquor store too much, and i dont mind low alcohol beer at altitude, but i will turn around and walk out without spending 1 cent at a place that wants to charge a "membership"
 
The entire business is really BS. I think it was all started by the LDS (Mormon) leadership as a way to intimidate their members into not drinking alcohol. They could check the club records for "sinners." I have heard that there is an amazing increase in booze sales (for cash of course) at the State Liquor Stores during the bi-ennial "Conference Days" that the LDS church runs in Salt Lake City. Whenever I take a road trip out of state, I make sure to stock up for my return trip. Ahhh, the price we pay for great snow!
 
Having contributed and read many forum discussions on skiing Utah I would have to say that generally speaking people in the UK see Utah as a dry state and many younger people are put off Utah for this very reason.

I have never found it a problem other than not being able to do all my shopping for food and beverage in one supermarket.

The only downside I feel as a visitor from Scotland is that traditionally we do a "pub crawl" rather than staying in one place for the entire night. A $5 charge to enter each bar makes this extremely expensive hence the reason I park myself at the bar in Lumpy's most of the nights I venture out.
 
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The only downside I feel as a visitor from Scotland is that traditionally we do a "pub crawl" rather than staying in one place for the entire night. A $5 charge to enter each bar makes this extremely expensive hence the reason I park myself at the bar in Lumpy's most of the nights I venture out.
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I know that this doesn't apply to you as you generally travel alone, but a membership allows you to bring along three guests, so $1.25 per person to get into each club is rather negligible.
 
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