Rooms in Icelandic capital Reykjavík cost double usual rate and Spain also enjoying strong bookings

• Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it

Hotel prices have surged in key European cities as hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to see the first total eclipse visible from the continent this century.

Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, has seen one of the biggest jumps in hotel room prices, being one of the few accessible locations to see the full eclipse before evening on Wednesday.