Embracing the Night II: Benefits for Tourism

Good reads and useful links

Adding value to your current offering using darkness values and dark sky themes:

• Tourism Innovation Research Group presentation on importance of Dark Sky Ecoutourism from GLOW2.0 International webinar – Embracing Dark Skies in Northern Periphery and Arctic Region 30.4.2024. 
• Low season travel - Harnessing the Magic of Darkness and Dark Skies. Webinar 4.2.2025.
• Arctic Stargazing Tours presentation on creating a tourism product around the starry sky visible in the dark and what is needed to start a nature tourism business. Language: Finnish, auto-translated subtitles are suggested for non-Finnish speakers. 
• Aurora Village presentation on issues to consider when designing a product for the dark period: location and accessibility, light pollution to enhance visitor experience, providing equipment, weather conditions, and what is required from an expert guide. Language: Finnish, auto-translated subtitles are suggested for non-Finnish speakers. 
• Syrjävaara Goodnight SME presentation on establishing a Dark-sky preserve: Definition of darkness and dark sky preservation, Dark-sky preserve as a visitor destination and necessary infrastructure. Observing the quality of the night sky and observing and recording its phenomena. Language: Finnish, auto-translated subtitles are suggested for non-Finnish speakers.  
• Northumberland National Park presentation on economic value of Dark Sky tourism from GLOW2.0 International webinar – Embracing Dark Skies in Northern Periphery and Arctic Region 30.4.2024.

Adding value to your business with immersive and other adaptable technologies:

• GLOW2.0 documentation of learnings on promotions of Dark Sky tourism, virtual reality and planetarium concepts from British Association of Planetaria Conference & OM Dark Sky Park & Observatory visit
• GLOW2.0 documentation of learnings and recommendations on AR, VR immersive technologies during AR VR INNOVATE Conference & Expo
• Seulaset Ry observatory presentation on experiences for science and tourism during GLOW2.0 Regional and Global Approaches to Dark Sky Tourism 
• Taivo Productions experiences on exploring the night sky indoors with a planetarium, immersiveness in presentation devices, potential and challenges of VR glasses under the sky, and using a computer and a data projector to explore astronomy-related computer software in tourism storytelling. Language: Finnish, auto-translated subtitles are suggested for non-Finnish speakers.  
• Vitensenter Nordland presentation on planetarium experiences for science and tourism fromGLOW2.0 Learning Journey seminar in Narvik, Norway 7.2.2024.
  
• Nordnorsk Vitensenter Tromso presentation on observatory and science centre development as a way to curb bad weather, bright sky and offer all-year option for seeing northern lights from GLOW2.0 Learning Journey seminar in Narvik, Norway 7.2.2024.

Networking for regional dark sky tourism

• Northumberland International Dark Sky Park exemplifies how designated dark sky parks can positively influence tourism and contribute to the economic growth of the surrounding region, from GLOW2.0 International webinar – Embracing Dark Skies in Northern Periphery and Arctic Region 30.4.2024.
• GLOW2.0’s associated partner Wild Nephin National Park showcasing the role Dark Sky Festivals can play in enhancing regional tourism and awareness. 
• Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve’s presentation on festivals for region tourism and awareness of values and benefits of darkness and dark skies