We tend to pre-tan before we go south. Whether it works or not as sunscreen remains to be seen, but as mentioned above you do look less pasty.

The greater benefit in my opinion - and I tanned this morning - is that it's like a 6-minute vacation. Warm sunlight colour lamps, a bit of music, no telephone. I leave there all warmed up deep into my joints. If you live in MN, you'll not understand how great this is until you do it. In dampy cold Toronto, it's the greatest thing.