Solstice to Solar Eclipse: How to Plan for 2024 Solar Eclipse Tourism

2050 Main Street,Bethlehem NH 03574

21 June, 2022

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Travel and Tourism Evening on June 21 Explains Plans for Marketing Solar Eclipse Learn what your business needs to know to plan for the 2024 solar eclipse and the resulting astrotourism to the North Country in this important information session featuring NH tourism officials and astronomy experts. The summer solstice on Tuesday, June 21, is an auspicious date. It begins the almost two-year countdown until the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 when visitors to northern New Hampshire will have the opportunity to see a total eclipse of the sun. With 100 percent totality in northern towns like Colebrook and Pittsburg and 95 percent totality in the rest of the state, New Hampshire is expecting an influx of thousands of visitors to view this amazing once-in-a-lifetime event. Anyone with a tourism related business is invited to attend a free evening presentation at the historic Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on June 21 to discuss solar eclipse marketing strategies. A reception with light refreshments and a cash bar will follow on The Colonial’s patio. The session, hosted by WREN’s NH Grand program and Bethlehem Reimagined, is sponsored by Mascoma Bank. This roundtable discussion will feature Doug Arion, PhD, Professor of Physics & Astronomy and founder-director of Mountain of Stars; Rick Fienberg, PhD, senior contributing editor of Sky & Telescope; Amy Bassett, New Hampshire's Deputy Director of Travel & Tourism Development; and Pamela Sullivan, executive director of WREN and program director of NH Grand. “Planning for the event now will position northern New Hampshire businesses to take advantage of the thousands of people who will travel to the state to view the solar eclipse,” says Sullivan. “These folks will seek food and lodging while they are in New Hampshire, along with activities, programs and souvenirs with a solar eclipse theme. It’s also an opportunity to promote the region’s other unique features like its many recreational activities. Planning now will make this the best possible experience for our visitors.” Doors open at 4:30, with the discussion beginning promptly at 5 PM. Registration is recommended for this FREE business & tourism marketing event.