The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas
Perhaps you saw the partial eclipse in August 2017 or caught the annular “ring of fire” eclipse last October. A total solar eclipse – when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, completely blocking the sun – is an entirely different experience. A strip of land in the moon’s shadow, called the path of totality, is plunged into twilight in the middle of the day. Those who have witnessed a total eclipse say it’s a mystical, awe-inspiring, even life-changing event.
Zeiler’s model, which he said proved accurate for the 2017 eclipse, projects that up to 1.08 million people will travel by car to a Texas destination for the eclipse. Zeiler has forecasted visitation for a few towns in the path – Kerrville should prepare for a whopping potential 488,000 guests – but he says Austin’s number is harder to predict.
“I would not say that we are actively promoting our city as a place to come see the eclipse, because we know that they’re already coming,” says Wesley Lucas, Visit Austin’s director of communications. Visit Austin’s survey of hotels indicates that, for eclipse weekend, Downtown hotels are at 73% occupancy and hotels citywide are at 50% occupancy – twice the advance bookings typically seen this time of year.
So, on Nov. 2, Brimer, Davies and a task force colleague testified before City Council in support of a resolution sponsored by Council Member Alison Alter directing city staff to create a plan for the eclipse by Feb. 1.
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