Astrotourism : star gazers, eclipse chasers, and the dark sky movement / Michael Marlin. [electronic resource]

By:

Marlin, Michael [Author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Tourism and hospitality management collectionPublication details: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2021.Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxi, 156 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781637420676

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Electronic books.

LOC classification:

TL794.7

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Contents:

Chapter 1. Defining astrotourism -- Chapter 2. Our link to the stars -- Chapter 3. Star seeker trends -- Chapter 4. The present and future astrotourist -- Chapter 5. Where-when-what -- Chapter 6. Space tourism -- Chapter 7. Eclipse chasers -- Chapter 8. Ancient monuments to the stars -- Chapter 9. Sundials and astronomical clocks -- Chapter 10. Tours -- Chapter 11. ALAN and health -- Chapter 12. Sharing the stars with your guests -- Chapter 13. Developing a destination -- Chapter 14. In closing.

Abstract: This book explores the growth of the astrotourism, identifies star seeker trends, how the stars have shaped civilizations, and the budding space tourism industry. Learn ways to develop a destination, find customers, and our relationship with the night sky. Meteor storms, eclipses, auroras, and other celestial phenomena have lured travelers for years and here the author expands the field of astrotourism with the inclusion of astronomical clocks, megaliths, and sundials, which track the movement of the stars.

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This book explores the growth of the astrotourism, identifies star seeker trends, how the stars have shaped civilizations, and the budding space tourism industry. Learn ways to develop a destination, find customers, and our relationship with the night sky. Meteor storms, eclipses, auroras, and other celestial phenomena have lured travelers for years and here the author expands the field of astrotourism with the inclusion of astronomical clocks, megaliths, and sundials, which track the movement of the stars.