"2024 Solar Eclipse: Price Surge, Path Map, and Glasses Guide"

Prices to witness the upcoming solar eclipse in the US are soaring, with hotels charging up to 10 times their regular rates for rooms along the eclipse's path of totality. Airfares are also up, with flights likely to operate within the eclipse's path seeing fares up to four times higher than other times. Eclipse chaser David Makepeace, who has spent $250,000 on seeing 26 eclipses, is heading to Mazatlan, Mexico, to lead a group witnessing the eclipse from the beach, as he found roadside motels in South Texas to be too expensive. Meanwhile, some travelers are resorting to creative solutions, such as renting accommodations from congregants at a church in Burlington, Vermont, or flying private to chase the eclipse.