How A Solar Eclipse Impacts Tourism with Amir Eylon
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Amir Eylon, president and CEO of Longwoods International, joins Adam on today’s episode to discuss the travel-related impact of April’s solar eclipse. Amir shares some interesting statistics he collected from American travelers about their travel plans to see the solar eclipse. The conversation then shifts to other insights that Amir is seeing throughout the industry, such as the impact of inflation and changes in traveler mindsets. “But I think the biggest learning from this one, which you saw some of it in 2017, but you saw a lot of it this year, is that the community took an event that literally lasts a little over an hour and made it either a full day or a multi-day event and festival...” - Amir Eylon
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