Xenology is a technology on the Diplomacy and Trading technology tree with a research cost of 40 
. It unlocks one Luxury Resource Exploitation and one Star System Improvement and allows further research in Relativistic Economics.
"First contacts with alien beings cause a rapid development in disparate branches of study - linguistics, anthropology, biology, sociology. These are quickly brought together under the unifying title of "xenology.""
Note[]
The Harmony do not receive the Xenotourism Agencies Star System Improvement. Also, this technology has a research cost of 130 and requires research in Soil Xenobiology.
Animalia[]
Unlocks the gathering of Redsang, Bluecap Mold, Dustwater, and Hydromiel
"It is inevitable the diversity of planets would also create a diversity of biological life. Strange beasts, with even stranger abilities, can be found in the many anonymous planets of the galaxy. Whether as pets, products, food, or means of production, the strange species of the galaxy have enormous value."
Xenotourism Agencies[]
- +8
per colonized Terran - +8 per colonized Jungle
- +8 per colonized Ocean
- +8 per colonized Arid
- +8 per colonized Tundra
- -2 on improvement
Cost: 80 
"In order to properly tap into the exploding market of alien tourists, a special infrastructure must be put into place. Travel between planets is a simple problem; travel between cultures is something else indeed. In order to effectively provide an interesting destination for aliens, enormous work is required in public infrastructures, hotels, restaurants, spaceports, and--most particularly--toilets."
Xenotourism Agencies (Sheredyn)[]
- +8 per colonized Terran
- +8 per colonized Jungle
- +8 per colonized Ocean
- +8 per colonized Arid
- +8 per colonized Tundra
- +1 per on Tundra
- +1 per on Jungle
- +1 per on Terran
- +1 per on Ocean
- +1 per on Arid
- -2 on improvement
Cost: 80
"In order to properly tap into the exploding market of alien tourists, a special infrastructure must be put into place. Travel between planets is a simple problem; travel between cultures is something else indeed. In order to effectively provide an interesting destination for aliens, enormous work is required in public infrastructures, hotels, restaurants, spaceports, and--most particularly--toilets."