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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 11:39 pm
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Originally Posted by pinniped
Funny how some hotels have already figured this out and decided to try to make a fortune off it, whereas others probably wonder why the hell they're filling up on a random Sunday night 11 months from now...

I suspect at the end of the day, people won't pay $681 for an HIX. Prices will eventually fall back to near-normal. There are a few thousand miles along which to watch the eclipse and plenty of cities you could pick to spend the night before and/or after.
Interestingly the price increases for at least a couple of Nashville Marriotts I checked but only for Monday. I would have thought that it'd go up both days or something.

In any case, I reserved in Nashville for now. I can cancel and reserve elsewhere if something else firms up. ^
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