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Astronomy Themed Resort - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 06-24-2017
The Big Island bills itself as a leader in astronomy, but a new resort in India has beat the Kona hotels into the astrotourism business:
The resort provides telescopes to guests and offers workshops on how to identify stars and constellations. Visitors stay in tents with beds, which cost between 13,000 to 22,000 rupees, or $200 to $340.
“Just go, enjoy the nature, lie down under the blanket of stars and forget everything.” “It’s beyond imagination, the whole experience takes u away from ur hectic life, that is full of pollution, noise, stress n so on.”
Kona would be a perfect place for this type of experience. Clear skies, and plenty of local experts to lead classes. During the day buses could take participants on a field trip to the Imiloa. I can imagine an existing resort taking guests to a quiet, soft lawn on the edge of their hotel grounds, then, every night at 9 PM a master switch dims the outdoor lights within range of the gathering. Overhead the Milky Way appears, and the stars and planets shine brighter than most visitors will ever see again in their lifetime.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/it-has-a-billions-of-stars-rating/531450/
She had never been to Puna before. "Are there lots of people like you?" she asked, with a hopeful expression. (Paraphrased & plagiarized from Elif Batuman)
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - punaticbychoice - 06-24-2017
Better check with the "Protectors", might help the economy and be therefor "sacrilegious".
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - TomK - 06-24-2017
You could always balance things out by also offering a Kapu-based resort and see how well that does in comparison.
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 06-24-2017
also offering a Kapu-based resort
With rocks & boulders rolled decoratively across the length of the entry drive?
She had never been to Puna before. "Are there lots of people like you?" she asked, with a hopeful expression. (Paraphrased & plagiarized from Elif Batuman)
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - kalakoa - 06-24-2017
rocks & boulders rolled decoratively
Kapu-based fitness program: you pay to move the rocks.
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - punaticbychoice - 06-24-2017
Kapu based tourism?
Can the "Protectors" kill tourists who violate their tribal mores?
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - TomK - 06-24-2017
I imagine killing guests might have an impact on the online reviews, both in those being favorable and in the overall number and I suspect a supply of rocks would be covered by a daily resort fee. However, a romantic dining spot for heterosexual couples might be an issue. However, these are typical issues you always need to consider when choosing a hotel.
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - punaticbychoice - 06-25-2017
TomK @ 22:41:37
Very droll Tom, very good. LOL.
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - PaulW - 06-25-2017
It really would be a very good idea for Hawaii, but I don't know about Kona, too much vog.
Volcano might be a good spot.
RE: Astronomy Themed Resort - kalakoa - 06-25-2017
Volcano might be a good spot.
No, the first and most important rule of anything new is that it must not be "near someone's house".