Airbnb: 1,000 per cent spike in searches along eclipse route for 268 seconds of daytime darkness

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Airbnb: 1,000 per cent spike in searches along eclipse route for 268 seconds of daytime darkness

Airbnb has seen a massive spike in searches for rentals ahead of an eclipse which will be visible for 268 seconds along the eastern part of North America. The short-term rentals firm said there had been a 1,000 per cent increase in demand for April 8, when a solar eclipse will take place. Skies stretching from Mexico across the south, centre and east of the United States and across the Atlantic coast of Canada, will go dark on Sunday mid-day. T…