Skift Take
The eclipse brought historic tourism revenue to hotels. But not all local businesses felt the same impact.
Hotels in cities in the path of the total solar eclipse on April 8 saw record revenue increases, according to a new analysis published by CoStar's STR.
The night before the eclipse, U.S. hotel markets in the path of totality saw a 288% year-over-year increase in revenue per available room, a key industry metric.
That was much better than America's overall hotel performance