{"id":35437,"date":"2025-04-08T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4660032_AE60032_0"},"modified":"2025-04-08T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:30:00","slug":"a-stellar-stay-spend-a-night-under-the-stars-with-dr-matt-agnew-in-booking-coms-cosmic-cabin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=35437","title":{"rendered":"A Stellar Stay: Spend a Night Under the Stars with Dr. Matt Agnew in Booking.com’s Cosmic Cabin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Booking.com and Bachelor \/ Astrophysicist Dr Matt host an exclusive two-night stay under the Eta Aquariids meteor shower in Tasmania<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

HOBART, Australia<\/span><\/span>, April 9, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Booking.com has teamed up with former Bachelor and scientist Dr Matt Agnew<\/span><\/a> to host a sleepover under the stars as the annual Eta Aquariids meteor shower shoots across Australian skies. One lucky pair of Genius members will enjoy an out-of-this-world experience learning about the cosmic event from the astro-expert in ‘<\/a>The Booking.com Cosmic Cabin<\/a>‘<\/b><\/a>,<\/a> a remote home stay on the Tasman Peninsula.<\/p>\n

The unique Tassie holiday home at the McHenry Distillery<\/a> offers an immersive stargazing experience hosted by Dr Matt, featuring a guided tour of the stars through a high-powered telescope, premium Tasmanian food and wine, flights, a rental car and sustainable accommodation amongst the remote wilderness. The stay costs just $18.78<\/span> – a nod to the year the Eta Aquariids was discovered – and spans two nights from 5-7 May, coinciding with the peak of the celestial display.<\/p>\n

The stay comes at a time when more people than ever are turning to the cosmos for rest, rejuvenation, and an escape from the pace of modern life. According to Booking.com’s 2025 Travel Predictions<\/a>, ‘noctourism’<\/i><\/b> – traveling to experience the beauty of unpolluted night skies – is on the rise, with over half (57%) of Aussie travellers* planning a visit to a dark sky destination this year.<\/p>\n

The ‘Booking.com Cosmic Cabin’<\/b><\/a> offers guests a star-studded itinerary including:<\/p>\n