The Dayton Daily News reports that they expect to see a business surge for the solar eclipse on April 8th. As all Ohioans know, the state will be in totality for portions of the eclipse which has influenced travel to many of the areas affected. Local economies can expect full hotels and restaurants with bustling commerce for eclipse related items and essential travel products, like gasoline. Based upon numbers from the 2017 eclipse affect on Wyoming, Ohio can expect up to half a million visitors across the state. Additionally, Wyoming saw around $60 million in spending for goods and services related to the eclipse.
Many business in the area have prepared special events. Additionally bars and restaurants are promoting eclipse brews at bars to capitalize on the eclipse hype. Local business are also selling merchandise like t-shirts. But, the eclipse will not only affect downtown areas, rural areas have had to prepare for an influx of visitors. For many rural areas, they needed to prepare their infrastructure.
Shopping and commerce areas in Ohio will likely largely benefit from the event. Now, it is just for us to wait and see the final impact. Some officials say to watch for quarterly lodging tax checks to see a more tangible economic impact.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/area-businesses-hope-to-cash-in-on-monday-eclipse/CMYIRMUOSVHHPLYNMBMV43JOF4/#:~:text=Zeiler%20estimates%20Ohio%20will%20see,and%20lodging%20throughout%20the%20weekend.
6 comments:
its fascinating to see the eclipse have such a big effect on ohio. the rural areas specifically will benefit from the revenue brought in by the eclipse
It will be exciting to see the preparation and anticipation around the solar eclipse. Local economies will really benefit from the increase traffic of customers which is great news.
It is interesting to see how many events and specialty items are being created for this eclipse. I see certain restaurants have limited edition items that are only available for limited time.
It's cool that we have the opportunity to be around the eclipse buzz here in Delaware. I'm curious what the final impact will be and how it will compare to expectations. I've seen businesses in downtown have promos surrounding the eclipse like you mentioned.
I am curious to see if the eclipse had as large of an impact on the Ohio economy as expected, it seemed like the eclipse was the center of attention for everyone today so I would not be surprised if expectations were met or even exceeded.
As someone who lives and works in a small town right in the path of totality, I can confirm that the increase in traffic was the talk of the town the week leading up to the eclipse, and it was largely accurate. I know my work in particular had an insane amount of business, a lot of which my coworkers said were not our regular locals.
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