By Weston Blasi
An eclipse like the one on April 8 won’t happen again until 2044, so millions of Americans are doing what it takes to get a glimpse of Monday’s total solar eclipse
Monday’s total solar eclipse, when the moon will completely block the sun, has proven to be a big moneymaker for many public companies.
An eclipse of this visible magnitude is so rare – the last one was on Aug. 21, 2017, and the next one will be in 2044 – that about 4 million people are traveling to optimize their experience of it. The path of totality spans 15 states from Texas to Maine, with at least 44 million people in the U.S., Canada and Mexico believed to be well-positioned for the phenomenon.
It will be a boon for many businesses in those areas, leading to a combined $1.5 billion injected into their communities, one University of Texas economics professor estimated.
Much of that economic impact is in the form of lodgingsbeing booked in the solar eclipse’s…
