Had to make a new account as I forgot my old details, been here on and off since about 2003, so hello again!
Just been looking into this, insanity.
Firstly, I caught wind of this in 2017 when looking up the next total eclipse visible from the UK after the massive US one that year. Found out about the Aug 12th 2026 one which is 95%ish cover in the UK, but looking at the little animation on Wikipedia my jaw hit the floor.
To make clear, a total solar eclipse at sunset in a populated area is so rare no photographs exist of one. So this is a HUGE event.
But I excitedly told people about this, work in the industry so was hoping to drum up interest in an event on the wasteland in San An. Nothing. A mild shrug was the most I got.
So I assumed no one cared, until this evening.
Just looked up hotels for that week, thinking "it's nearly a year away, best book soon" and my jaw hit the floor even harder. A f***ing HOSTEL in San An is charging
fourty three f***ing thousand euros for four nights that week. A hostel that is normally one of the cheapest places in San An.
Link
HERE if you don't believe me. Even places on the "wrong" side of the island are charging stupid money.
And that's if you can find anywhere. A lot of other places already fully booked up.
Word to the wise though - if you're a regular/semi-regular at a major hotel in San An or the Bay, email them and ask. Some are marking themselves as fully booked on their websites to stop scalpers. If you can show you previously stayed with them, they're accepting bookings.
I've waited nearly a decade for this one. Can't wait.
Still no idea if any promoter is quietly planning anything for it.
www.timeanddate.com
