Eclipse Tourism Floods Rural Spain

BurgosHotel rooms here now sell for €1,200 a night.

August 12’s 90-second total eclipse over Spain’s depopulated Castile and León is expected to draw 500,000 visitors, tourism officials estimate, filling luxury packages nationwide.

Airbnb calls the eclipse a chance to rebalance tourism away from Spain’s overcrowded coast.

Sources: Forbes, The Financial Express, The Star