Coupons, Promo Codes, Discounts & Deals
There are many discounts that schools can qualify for and often there are coupons, promo codes, or deals that are available as well. For example, if the AstroDome Planetarium has never been to your school before, you qualify for the special First-Time Visit Discount. If the AstroDome Planetarium was at your school last year, then you qualify for the Bronze Star Loyalty Reward. If the AstroDome Planetarium was at your school each of the last two years, you qualify for the Silver Star Loyalty Reward. If the AstroDome Planetarium was at your school each of the last three years, you qualify for the Gold Star Loyalty Reward.
First-Time Visit Discount
The First-Time Visit Discount is $30 OFF.
The First-Time Visit Discount is $30 OFF.
Loyalty Rewards Program
Bronze Star Loyalty Reward - 10% OFF Admission Fee | Maximum Discount = $44 OFF
Silver Star Loyalty Reward - 15% OFF Admission Fee | Maximum Discount = $66 OFF
Gold Star Loyalty Reward - 20% OFF Admission Fee | Maximum Discount = $88 OFF
Bronze Star Loyalty Reward - 10% OFF Admission Fee | Maximum Discount = $44 OFF
Silver Star Loyalty Reward - 15% OFF Admission Fee | Maximum Discount = $66 OFF
Gold Star Loyalty Reward - 20% OFF Admission Fee | Maximum Discount = $88 OFF
Your school will qualify for a Multi-Session Discount if 90 or more students are scheduled to step inside the AstroDome Planetarium over the course of the day. Sometimes, if you just happen to make a booking on the right day, you will receive an Administrative Fee Discount. You can also receive an Administrative Fee Discount if your school division submits payment via an Electronic Funds Transfer.
Multi-Session Discounts
4% OFF the Admission Fee when 90 to 119 students participate in a program.
8% OFF the Admission Fee when 120 to 149 students participate in a program.
12% OFF the Admission Fee when 150 or more students participate in a program.
4% OFF the Admission Fee when 90 to 119 students participate in a program.
8% OFF the Admission Fee when 120 to 149 students participate in a program.
12% OFF the Admission Fee when 150 or more students participate in a program.
Administrative Fee Discount Days
10% OFF the Administrative Fee occurs once per week.
20% OFF the Administrative Fee occurs once per month.
30% OFF the Administrative Fee occurs once per year.
NOTE: The discount days are randomly selected in advance, are always weekdays, and are never statutory holidays.
Administrative Fee Discounts
10% OFF the Administrative Fee if you submit payment via an Interac e-Transfer.
10% OFF the Administrative Fee if your school division submits payment via an Electronic Funds Transfer.
Currently, there are six school divisions in and around Calgary that submit their AstroDome payments via an Electronic Funds Transfer. If you want to know if your school division submits payment this way, all you have to do is ask.
10% OFF the Administrative Fee occurs once per week.
20% OFF the Administrative Fee occurs once per month.
30% OFF the Administrative Fee occurs once per year.
NOTE: The discount days are randomly selected in advance, are always weekdays, and are never statutory holidays.
Administrative Fee Discounts
10% OFF the Administrative Fee if you submit payment via an Interac e-Transfer.
10% OFF the Administrative Fee if your school division submits payment via an Electronic Funds Transfer.
Currently, there are six school divisions in and around Calgary that submit their AstroDome payments via an Electronic Funds Transfer. If you want to know if your school division submits payment this way, all you have to do is ask.
Absentee Discount Coupon
This discount is NOT automatic and is only available upon request. All requests must be made prior to the start of the first presentation on the day of the AstroDome Planetarium visit.
Many schools are eligible to receive the Absentee Discount Coupon, which can be used on their next booking of the AstroDome Planetarium - some conditions apply. Upon request, the Absentee Discount Coupon can be provided to a school (some conditions apply) if they have paid in advance for students who are absent on the day of the planetarium presentations.
The Absentee Discount Coupon will be equal to the paid Admission Fee of all the students who were absent on the day of the planetarium presentations, not including the GST payable on the Admission Fee, and less any discounts to the Admission Fee that were provided, such as the Multi-Session Discount or a Loyalty Reward Discount. Please note that in some circumstances, the Multi-Session Discount may have to be reduced or eliminated if the actual number of students in attendance drops below the established thresholds. Please see Multi-Session Discounts located above for those thresholds. Also, there may be some circumstances that will result in a correction to the Loyalty Reward Discount, as it too is directly related to the Admission Fee. Please see Loyalty Rewards Program located above for more information.
The maximum value of an Absentee Discount Coupon is $99.
This discount is NOT automatic and is only available upon request. All requests must be made prior to the start of the first presentation on the day of the AstroDome Planetarium visit.
Many schools are eligible to receive the Absentee Discount Coupon, which can be used on their next booking of the AstroDome Planetarium - some conditions apply. Upon request, the Absentee Discount Coupon can be provided to a school (some conditions apply) if they have paid in advance for students who are absent on the day of the planetarium presentations.
The Absentee Discount Coupon will be equal to the paid Admission Fee of all the students who were absent on the day of the planetarium presentations, not including the GST payable on the Admission Fee, and less any discounts to the Admission Fee that were provided, such as the Multi-Session Discount or a Loyalty Reward Discount. Please note that in some circumstances, the Multi-Session Discount may have to be reduced or eliminated if the actual number of students in attendance drops below the established thresholds. Please see Multi-Session Discounts located above for those thresholds. Also, there may be some circumstances that will result in a correction to the Loyalty Reward Discount, as it too is directly related to the Admission Fee. Please see Loyalty Rewards Program located above for more information.
The maximum value of an Absentee Discount Coupon is $99.
Absentee Discount Coupon
The sample coupon above was issued to a fictitious school that paid in advance for 76 students, but only 70 students were in attendance that day. The 75-minute presentations cost $7 per student and so they were entitled to a $42 OFF coupon, which they can use the next time they book the AstroDome Planetarium.
Terms and Conditions
The Absentee Discount Coupon is only available to schools who were given an invoice that was equal to or greater than $600, not including GST. This coupon can only be used on your next AstroDome Planetarium booking, provided that happens before the coupon expires. The expiry date of the coupon will be June 30 of the following school year and so, generally speaking, the coupon will be valid for somewhere between 12 and 22 months, depending on when it is issued. Schools that have (or might have) the AstroDome Planetarium visit every other school year, due to the fact that they have split-grade (Grade 5/6) classes, will receive a coupon with an expiry date of June 30 of the school year AFTER the following school year. So, these coupons will be valid for at least 24 months and up to a maximum of 34 months, depending on when they are issued.
Unlike almost every other coupon in the world, the AstroDome Planetarium Absentee Discount Coupon is a transferable coupon. However, you can only transfer the coupon to another school in the same school division and once it has been transferred, the value of the coupon becomes 50% of the face value of the coupon. Also, if you happen to transfer the coupon to multiple schools, by making copies of the coupon, by any means, all of them will become void after the first (and only) occurrence of the coupon being successfully redeemed. Each Absentee Discount Coupon has a unique registration number and all the pertinent information associated with the coupon has been recorded. As a result, with less than 100 coupons in circulation, it is easy to track the coupons and know which ones have been redeemed, which ones are still valid, and which ones are void.
The Absentee Discount Coupon has no cash value and can not be combined with any other coupon(s). It can, however, be used with a Loyalty Reward Discount and/or a Multi-Session Discount. There is a limit of one (1) Absentee Discount Coupon per planetarium booking. The Absentee Discount Coupon will be equal to the paid Admission Fee of all the students who were absent on the day of the planetarium presentations, up to a maximum of $99, and not including the GST payable on the Admission Fee. In addition, any Admission Fee discounts that were provided, such as the Multi-Session Discount or a Loyalty Reward Discount, will be factored into the calculation to determine the proper amount for the Absentee Discount Coupon. In some circumstances, the Multi-Session Discount may have to be reduced or eliminated. The Loyalty Reward Discount that was provided may also have to be adjusted.
We strive to send each Absentee Discount Coupon within thirty (30) days of the planetarium visit. The registration number, coupon value, expiry date, and the name of the school, will be verified, by consulting our records, before an Absentee Discount Coupon is accepted. We reserve the right to modify, alter, change, amend, suspend, repeal, revise, or discontinue any portion of the Terms and Conditions of the Absentee Discount Coupon program, and do so at any time.
The Absentee Discount Coupon is only available to schools who were given an invoice that was equal to or greater than $600, not including GST. This coupon can only be used on your next AstroDome Planetarium booking, provided that happens before the coupon expires. The expiry date of the coupon will be June 30 of the following school year and so, generally speaking, the coupon will be valid for somewhere between 12 and 22 months, depending on when it is issued. Schools that have (or might have) the AstroDome Planetarium visit every other school year, due to the fact that they have split-grade (Grade 5/6) classes, will receive a coupon with an expiry date of June 30 of the school year AFTER the following school year. So, these coupons will be valid for at least 24 months and up to a maximum of 34 months, depending on when they are issued.
Unlike almost every other coupon in the world, the AstroDome Planetarium Absentee Discount Coupon is a transferable coupon. However, you can only transfer the coupon to another school in the same school division and once it has been transferred, the value of the coupon becomes 50% of the face value of the coupon. Also, if you happen to transfer the coupon to multiple schools, by making copies of the coupon, by any means, all of them will become void after the first (and only) occurrence of the coupon being successfully redeemed. Each Absentee Discount Coupon has a unique registration number and all the pertinent information associated with the coupon has been recorded. As a result, with less than 100 coupons in circulation, it is easy to track the coupons and know which ones have been redeemed, which ones are still valid, and which ones are void.
The Absentee Discount Coupon has no cash value and can not be combined with any other coupon(s). It can, however, be used with a Loyalty Reward Discount and/or a Multi-Session Discount. There is a limit of one (1) Absentee Discount Coupon per planetarium booking. The Absentee Discount Coupon will be equal to the paid Admission Fee of all the students who were absent on the day of the planetarium presentations, up to a maximum of $99, and not including the GST payable on the Admission Fee. In addition, any Admission Fee discounts that were provided, such as the Multi-Session Discount or a Loyalty Reward Discount, will be factored into the calculation to determine the proper amount for the Absentee Discount Coupon. In some circumstances, the Multi-Session Discount may have to be reduced or eliminated. The Loyalty Reward Discount that was provided may also have to be adjusted.
We strive to send each Absentee Discount Coupon within thirty (30) days of the planetarium visit. The registration number, coupon value, expiry date, and the name of the school, will be verified, by consulting our records, before an Absentee Discount Coupon is accepted. We reserve the right to modify, alter, change, amend, suspend, repeal, revise, or discontinue any portion of the Terms and Conditions of the Absentee Discount Coupon program, and do so at any time.