The winner will be announced in grand fashion with a large public reveal in October, and it will also be featured on 鈥淓xtra,鈥� a television show with more than two million daily viewers.
鈥淭he timing is perfect for us,鈥� said Jeff Bartlett, media and PR specialist for Tourism Jasper. 鈥淭his would be announced in October and our Dark Sky Festival is the last weekend of the month.鈥�
Along with Jasper, there are more than 300 diverse destinations in the running for the title, including Banff鈥檚 Moraine Lake and Vancouver鈥檚 Stanley Park, among many other international attractions.
鈥淭he public has their work cut out for them to decide what should be the eighth wonder,鈥� said Kimberly Stirdivant Wason of VirtualTourist, admitting she was surprised by the number of nominations.
鈥淲inning will be difficult,鈥� said Bartlett, 鈥渂ut no matter what, it鈥檚 good to spread the word.
鈥淎nd, if we look ahead and say, 鈥極h my goodness, Jasper wins,鈥� we鈥檒l get a lot of great publicity out of it that could hopefully bring in tourism in the shoulder season when we鈥檙e so slow.鈥�
This October, Tourism Jasper will host the third Jasper Dark Sky Festival. Bartlett wouldn鈥檛 give away any of the exciting details, but he did say, 鈥渋t鈥檚 going to be a lot bigger this year.鈥�
To vote for the Jasper Dark Sky Preserve in the Eighth Wonder of the World contest, visit .
