Stephanie Stacey and Mari NovikUpdated Aug 11, 2026 – 4.14pm, first published at 4.03pmLondon/Reykjavik | Hotel prices in some cities in Iceland and Spain have more than doubled as tourists flock to see the first total solar eclipse visible from continental Europe this century.Rooms in the Icelandic capital Reykjavík were priced at more than $US1000 ($1420) on average on the night of the eclipse on Wednesday – up more than 140 per cent on the same date last year, according to data group Lighthouse.Financial TimesSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
European hotel prices surge ahead of historic solar eclipse
Tourists are rushing to Iceland and Spain to glimpse the first solar alignment of its kind visible from the continent this century.
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