Bob Moen, Associated Press
North America will have to wait until 2024 until the next total solar eclipse. Until then, let's hope destinations like Wyoming that benefited from this year's eclipse will take advantage of that tourism boost, and encourage some of those visitors to make repeat visits.
2 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
For a small town, Hopkinsville, Kentucky has some big-time lessons on how to plan and host a mass tourism event that will only happen once. The town is still figuring out how to use the positive PR to its advantage and how it can convince some of the eclipse chasers to come back.
2 years ago
Andrew Selsky, Associated Press
We'll have to wait for the register receipts to be tallied but some towns — for whatever reasons — didn't get the mad crush of tourists they were expecting for the great solar eclipse. In Oregon there were some wildfires, and in other states clouds got in the way here and there. The biggest takeaway was that the moon stole the show.
2 years ago
Rachel La Corte and David Fischer, Associated Press
It's all about experiential travel, isn't it? And it certainly was on total solar eclipse day on the U.S. coasts and across its mid-section in towns and cities big and small. Alaska Airlines and Royal Caribbean seized the moment, creating something their passengers will talk about for years to come.
2 years ago
Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Forget about what's going to happen in the sky. On the sidewalks of Weiser, Idaho, population 5,500, townsfolk may never see anything like this again as 20,000 visitors are expected on Monday. Similar scenes are expected in small towns across the U.S. that are anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
2 years ago
Olivia Zaleski , Bloomberg
The solar eclipse is highlighting one of Airbnb's biggest strengths: a flexible and highly elastic supply model, perfect for adding more inventory just when you need it.
2 years ago
Marion Renault, Associated Press
Some of the best travel experiences aren't built around holiday weekends or crowded theme parks. The upcoming solar eclipse, a few billion years in the making, will see millions of people around the world hitting the road to get in better position to take in the show, whether it be the partial or total eclipse.
2 years ago