International Astrotourism Conference – by Starlight – International Astrotourism Conference

3 DAYS
50 SPEAKERS
4 ROUND TABLES
150 PARTICIPANTS

Espacio Cultural Santa Clara, Soria 2025

ABOUT

ABOUT EVENT

The Annual Starlight Meeting of Astrotourism, is an event with the participation of Starlight certified territories and accommodations, people trained by the Starlight Foundation as Monitors and Guides, and professionals related to Starlight movement, who meet to exchange experiences, discuss issues associated with astrotourism, and establish guidelines for the future.

The “tourism of the stars”, or Astrotourism, promoted by the Starlight Foundation (www.fundacionstarlight.org) is an emerging, high-quality and innovative modality of sustainable and responsible tourism, which in turn is a driver of the local economy. It combines the observation of the sky with activities related to this natural resource; stars, galaxies and the dissemination of astronomy.

To encourage this scientific tourism it is necessary to protect the night sky, thereby enabling energy savings and mitigating the effects of climate change while combining the starscape with the natural, cultural, scientific, biodiversity and environmental assets in those places that care for the night sky.

WHERE

Soria.
Spain.

WHEN

Thursday to Friday
22nd to 24th October 2025

REGISTRATION

CONFERENCES

The Values of Astrotourism

Science and society
The science as culture
Tourism as cultural dialogue
Importance of tourism in the popularization of science
Cultural value of scientific tourism
Features of the scientific tourism
Scientific tourism, an opportunity
Singularity of Astronomy as science
The dark sky: Humankind’s cultural heritage
Values of the night sky
“The Starlight Declaration in the Defense of the Night Sky and the Right to the Light of the Stars” (La Palma, 2007)

MEET

OUR SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

Astrotourism: An instrument for sustainability and for climate change mitigation

Strategic value: economic and energy saving
Dialogue of the cities and historical places with the stars
Protection of the night sky
Night sky: environment and biodiversity
Night sky and Health: a factor of quality of life
Tourism as an instrument to mitigate climate change and for sustainability

REGISTRATION

Astrotourism and Local Economic Development

Dimensions of astrotourism
Importance of sustainable tourism for the development of rural territories
Nature tourism: addition of the starred landscape
Astrotourism against the depopulation in rural areas
Opportunity of the creation of new products of Astrotourism
In times of tourism-phobia how the Astrotourism is integrated in the territories.
Management of territories declared Starlight Reserves and Starlight Tourist Destinations
The challenge of the quality
Starlight modalities as possible prototypes

Where

to stay

SORIA

Spain

Education, Training and Outreach

Starlight training: guides, monitors, auditors, lighting technicians, teachers
Synergies with Astrophysics Research Centers, Astronomical Observatories and Universities
International cooperation with Amateur Astronomers Associations and with AWB
Communication and marketing of Astrotourism places and activities
Light pollution in the press
Use of new technologies in Astrotourism
The value of the night sky: a pending subject in the schools
Astrotourism: a potential University Master Degree
Alliances with the UNWTO, IAU and UNESCO