Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse
Tourists in Reykjavik have been shelling out more than £587 on average for a room, according to Lighthouse Intelligence. Photograph: Oliver Sved/AlamyView image in fullscreenTourists in Reykjavik have been shelling out more than £587 on average for a room, according to Lighthouse Intelligence. In Santiago de Compostela and Bilbao, hotel room prices have risen 34% and 67% respectively.Solar eclipse mapAccommodation in small towns and villages in the eclipse’s path, as well as makeshift observatories set up by local enthusiasts, have been booked for months.
- ▪Tourists in Reykjavik have been shelling out more than £587 on average for a room, according to Lighthouse Intelligence.
- ▪Photograph: Oliver Sved/AlamyView image in fullscreenTourists in Reykjavik have been shelling out more than £587 on average for a room, according to Lighthouse Intelligence.
- ▪In Santiago de Compostela and Bilbao, hotel room prices have risen 34% and 67% respectively.Solar eclipse mapAccommodation in small towns and villages in the eclipse’s path, as well as makeshift observatories set up by local enthusiasts, ha
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Tourists in Reykjavik have been shelling out more than £587 on average for a room, according to Lighthouse Intelligence. Photograph: Oliver Sved/AlamyView image in fullscreenTourists in Reykjavik have been shelling out more than £587 on average for a room, according to Lighthouse Intelligence. Photograph: Oliver Sved/AlamyHotelsHotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipseRooms in Icelandic capital Reykjavík cost double usual rate, with Spain also enjoying strong bookings Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it Kalyeena MakortoffTue 11 Aug 2026 06.50 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHotel prices have surged in key European cities, as hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to see the first total eclipse visible from the continent this century.Iceland’s capital…
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