Posted 3/1/2024, 11:00:00 AM
2024 Solar Eclipse Drives Record Travel Prices and Tourist Influx
- Prices for hotels, flights, and accommodations are spiking in cities along the path of totality for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse, with rooms going for over 10 times their usual rate
- In crowded eclipse path cities like Killeen, Texas, schools are closing and residents are stockpiling supplies for the influx of visitors
- Sneaky eclipse tourists even tried lying about a fake wedding to get a cheap hotel room rate in Burlington, Vermont
- Extreme eclipse chasers like one media producer are spending thousands to take groups to places like Mazatlán, Mexico rather than pay jacked up US prices
- Veteran eclipse watcher says the existential experience is worth the high cost, with the eclipse giving you chills down your spine