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Global travel management specialists in the media and entertainment industry. Leading media & production companies, music labels, sporting teams and gamers trust us to manage their travel.

Media, TV & Film

Vvip services, sports, news & gaming, music & touring, wherever your travels take you, you can trust we'll be there too.

For more than 40 years, leading artists, sporting teams, labels, media and production companies have trusted us with their travel. With a global reach in over 106 countries, we provide a variety of flexible, tailored services specific to your Media & Entertainment travel needs – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our mission is to make the seemingly

Our expertise.

Travel support

• Inhouse dedicated travel specialists
• 24/7/365 support
• Global physical office locations
• Passport/Work Permit and visa assistance
• Media baggage and cargo
• Rider management
• In country / state ticketing, payment and invoicing

VIP Concierge Service

• Personal dedicated travel executive 24/7/365
• Communication in the form that’s best for you (text, Whatsapp, email, etc.)
• Door to door trip monitoring and management
• Coordination of personal leisure travel
• ShapeCoordination with private security team(s), drivers

Billing & payment

• Centralized billing
• Credit cards or invoice accounts available
• Reconciliation reporting
• Virtual payment solutions
• Consolidated invoicing
• Production/film Incentive tax credit relief compliant

Reporting & billing

• CO 2 emission reports
• Traveler security reporting
• Accounting and budget assistance
• Film incentives
• Production reports

Production accommodation

• Accommodation sourcing, negotiation, and contracting
• Negotiating volume discounts
• Detailed wrap reports

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The world is your stage.

As one of the largest and most successful entertainment travel management companies in the world, tzell handles some of the biggest names in music, film, television, stage, fashion and sports. we work closely with both the talent and the crew, the vip players and their staff, to ensure that everyone in your group is taken care of. we can even arrange personal security for top talent, giving you peace of mind to focus on your craft., film and television productions.

Tzell Travel Group has a long and proud history of serving the film and television industry. Our extensive list of credits is a testament to our ability to deliver travel services at the most effective price with the highest level of service.

The Music Industry

Whether your tour takes you from Madison Square Garden to the Staples Center, or from Carnegie Hall to the Vienna Opera House, our expert travel advisors can handle anything and everything you need to make your show a success.

For decades, the world’s top theatrical companies have relied on Tzell to handle their unique and complex travel needs. Whether dealing with the specific needs of a particular cast member or providing logistics planning for the entire crew, our award-winning travel advisors will help your show go on.

Sports Travel

Tzell Travel Group understands the unique demands of sports travel. Our well-connected, experienced advisors work with the athletes, coaches and support staff to make sure everyone gets to the next destination on time and in safety and comfort. We can also provide security worldwide whenever the need arises.

With offices in key entertainment hubs such as New York, Los Angeles and London, Tzell boasts advisors with specialized entertainment industry expertise.

Our travel professionals have the experience to anticipate problems before they happen and can adjust plans at a moment’s notice.

We also make sure budgets are met, arrangements suit the needs of your talent and crew, and tour managers have the right information to do their jobs.

• Premium meet-and-greet services
• Airport transfers, limo and luxury bus charters
• Hotel contracts for crew, entourage and families
• Global 24/7 access to skilled Travel Advisors
• In-house visa and passport department
• Private security, risk management
• Travel insurance and mobile alerts
• Meeting and conference planning
• Publicity tours
• Location scouting, logistic contract negotiation and on-site coordination
• Luggage services, including cargo, freight and shipping arrangements
• Prizewinner fulfillment or contest winners

Let’s get this show on the road.

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ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL

More than just a travel company.

Company president and founding partner, Nick Gold modeled a vision for Entertainment Travel when he started the company in 1985 that still holds true today. His concept, to cater to the entertainment industry and their unique travel needs with professional and personal service, is what has made Entertainment Travel such a sought after agency.

When it comes to domestic and international tours, few agencies can match the savings that ET passes along to clients. Gold has to know all the right people in all the right places. After all, he’s in the business of telling all the right people where to go.    Can you afford not to call him?

Today, we are a global company with offices in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York and the U.K. and have a team of professionals whose work is dedicated to a particular grouping or specialty.

Our entertainment agents handle services exclusively for the entertainment industry and specialize in touring bands, professional sports and celebrities who depend on us to get them to their next "gig". Our corporate division specializes in business travel and our leisure travel experts focus on vacation travel, couples getaways and even destination weddings & honeymoons!

Meet Our Team of Dedicated Travel Experts!

Every member of our team is an expert at what they do may that be arranging a 3-month road tour or a one week vacation with your family!

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The SET Advantage…What Sets Us Apart

Sports and Entertainment Travel (SET) is the industry’s leading full-service travel and tour management company dedicated to offering the best in fan travel experiences. We will work directly with you to deliver memorable, lifetime experiences and world-class\ solutions for our customers, clients, and partners.

History of Excellence

The SET experienced team shares a passion for sports, integrity, and customer service with a proven record of success.

SET specializes in developing, marketing, and activating sports travel, entertainment, event management, and hospitality programs throughout the country.

Our focus is on creating both memorable and carefree sports travel experiences plus providing the industry’s most comprehensive level of customer service.

SET is committed to one common goal: to become the country’s number one provider of sports-related group travel services by delivering the ultimate travel experience.

We specialize in sports travel with an emphasis on your hassle-free experience…allowing you to relax and enjoy the experience!

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SET Mission & Vision for our Clients and Customers

Mission statement.

Sports & Entertainment Travel provides exceptional sports and event experiences globally to individuals and groups.

Vision Statement

Sports & Entertainment Travel delivers superior and unique travel packages matched with unrivaled customer service that consistently exceeds guest expectations.

Production Travel

Film and television productions are no small endeavor, and as Hollywood’s top travel management company, we know the drill.

With nearly a decade of experience specializing in the complex world of entertainment, talent and group, production, and equipment travel, ENTERTRAVEL is fluent in effectively and seamlessly managing the discrete movement of top talent and VIPs, sensitive and/or bulky equipment and supplies, and high-volume crews and groups from point A to point B. Our dedicated team of travel experts work side-by-side with some of the industry’s top partners, ensuring exceptional value, service, and care every step of the way.

MEDIA & EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION

Transporting the sensitive and/or bulky equipment, baggage, and supplies critical to producing and performing requires a travel management company with fine-tuned expertise and a proven track record for success. Our dedicated team of travel experts pay close attention and take added precautions to ensure everything needed for a smooth production arrives safely and on-time. We also work directly with our preferred industry partners in the sky and on the ground, leaving nothing to chance and ensuring an efficient and seamless equipment transportation experience at the greatest value for hundreds of highly-acclaimed film and television productions and DJ and music tours around the globe.

AIRPORT MEET & ASSIST

Whether you're a Hollywood celebrity departing LAX for tour, a high-volume commercial cast and crew touching down in Shanghai, or a CEO in need of last-minute Heathrow Windsor Suite access, we have the relationships, resources, and reputation to ensure a seamless airport meet, greet, and assist service no matter where you land. Arranged airport arrival and departure services include meeting and greeting upon arrival, escort services to curbside ground transfers, and check-in, luggage, security, and customs assistance designed to get you on your way as quickly as possible. And when in need, rely on our hand-picked network of preferred global vendors for the most professional, discreet, and satisfactory ground transportation services in the industry.

PRIVATE GROUND TRANSPORTATION

With an extensive network of top industry partners in the sky and on the ground, we guarantee seamless travel services at the best possible value every step of the way. Our hand-picked, preferred global vendors carry fleets of all vehicle types to match nearly any preference for private transfers and rentals, and consistently provide the most professional, discreet, and satisfactory transportation services in the industry. From airport arrival rental pick-ups to secluded leisure destinations, high-profile celebrity limousine transfers to even higher-volume motor coach cast and crew events, we've got you covered from start to finish.

PREFERRED HOTEL PROGRAMS

In proud preferred partnership with many of the world’s top hospitality establishments, ENTERTRAVEL has nearly a decade of experience negotiating the lowest possible preferred, contracted, and block hotel rates and programs with the greatest possible added values. Our buying power and these relationships grant us (and you) direct access to an extensive back-end network of exclusive pricing, added values such as complimentary upgrades (upon availability), additional services such as priority concierge assistance and expedited request consideration (varies), unlocking exclusive privileges such as private access for VIPs, and programming to stay ahead of the curve on all-things trending.

ADVANCED CUSTOMIZED DATA REPORTING

As one of the world’s leading luxury travel management companies it only makes sense to be powered by the most cutting-edge technology in the industry with accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting capabilities. Our advanced detailed data reporting system automatically obtains specs for all industry airlines, hospitality services, hotels and accommodations, and ground transportation companies, filtering reports under hundreds of different preferences from the total expense of a block-rate airfare booking to monetary value saved with a specified vendor.

MEDIA STATE TAX FILMING INCENTIVES

Taking into consideration the element of finances, we not only provide seamless service at exceptional value within budget, but also specialize in identifying applicable state tax incentives for our clients working in television, animation, digital interactive media/video gaming, music and recording, live performance, commercial, and interactive activation production. These tax breaks are extremely beneficial when viable, and as one of the world’s leading luxury travel management companies we have our finger on the pulse of the ever-changing policies and are happy to assist with the most up-to-date state by state tax incentives.

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ALTOUR is one of the largest travel management companies in the United States and globally. Serving the corporate and leisure luxury and mid-markets and entertainment community, ALTOUR has over 43 offices and more than 690 travel professionals worldwide. In addition to travel management services, ALTOUR companies include ALTOUR Air, ALTOUR Leisure, ALTOUR Entertainment, ALTOUR Meetings and Incentives and the ALTOUR Global Network. ALTOUR is ranked among the largest travel agencies in the UK by Buying Business Travel and The Los Angeles Business Journal ranks ALTOUR as the #1 travel agency in Los Angeles County. ALTOUR has also been consistently named to the “ CMI 25 ” listing as one of the largest and most influential meetings and incentives companies by MeetingsNet .

Business travel focus – unparalleled expertise.

A global network to increase your worldwide efficiency. Negotiated supplier discounts to reduce your costs. Travel Policy consultation and Budget Management to impact your bottom-line results. Personalized service to simplify your journey.

Travel is personal

We’ll take the time to get to know you, so we can determine what you want — and determine the best way to make it happen. ALTOUR professionals draw on years of experience to give you the expert advice you deserve.

Best of both worlds – the ALTOUR advantage

High volume with client focus. Global presence with local accountability. Concierge service with competitive pricing. The latest technology with depth of experience. Industry knowledge with creativity. You deserve the best of both worlds.

Concierge service at your finger tips

Restaurant reservations, premium car service or even a private jet – responsive concierge service for your demanding lifestyle is only a call, email or text away.

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ALTOUR Meetings & Incentives Named to 10th Annual MeetingsNet CMI 25 List

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ALTOUR was honored as the Gold Winner in the 2014 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards for our website

Travel + Leisure 2014’s A- List

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Travel Leaders Group and ALTOUR Announce Merger

ALTOUR Announces Business Partnership with Milne Travel

ALTOUR Announces Partnership with Top Flight Travel Management in the UK

Corporate Travel Industry Trending Towards Biggest Shift in Procurement Process in Two Decades

Travel Industry Demands Change: New Whitepaper Finds Travel Managers Are Tired of ‘Buying like its 1995’

Travel Leaders Corporate and ALTOUR Align to Form One Powerful Business Travel Brand Using the Name ALTOUR

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Whether you’re fighting for victory in the sports arena or dazzling the world with the latest fashion trends, your success depends on you getting to where you need to be.  

There’s no time for distractions, and no time for disruptions. When it comes to entertainment travel, we’re your strength behind the scenes. Our travel experts give it 100%, all of the time so that you don’t lose a second of focus. Because when you have the right support behind you, you’ll deliver your best performance.  

We get it right so that you can shine. 

Time to shine!

The world is your...inspiration, stage, stadium, runway, set. .

Wherever you sit in the entertainment industry, when it comes to providing you with entertainment travel services, you need travel management without the drama. You’re anything but ordinary and you need a team that brings the extraordinary. Our entertainment travel managers have decades of experience to get it right. Every. Single. Time. 

Music travel management that’s always in tune

Award-worthy TV & film production travel management

The winning approach to sports travel management

Runway-ready travel management for the fashion industry

Media travel management that never sleeps

A top-notch entertainment travel experience starts with: .

Expertise We know your industry. We support over 12,000 clients globally so, when it comes to moving your people (and their baggage), we know what it takes. With real people behind you, you’re unstoppable!  

Widest choice Travelling with batteries and equipment means you need certain inclusions in your airfares and when you’re on the road. Through our partnerships with hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotels globally, we've got tailored entertainment travel options that work for you AND save you money. 

High-touch service   Our teams are ready to manage all challenges. We’re available 24/7 so no matter where in the world you are, our people are on-hand for proactive solutions and support. You'll have travel experts behind you every step of the way. 

Smart travel tech   Our people are the best in the biz, but we also appreciate that sometimes you just want great software that makes life easier. Our proprietary platform, Melon, is available on desktop or a mobile device, and allows quick and easy bookings, detailed reporting, risk management capabilities, and more.  

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Moscow - capital of Russia

Moscow is a large megalopolis, political and business centre of russia.

One of the largest cities in Europe, a home for 10 million people, Moscow managed to preserve great number of historical monuments as well as its old urban structure. Russians say that the history of Moscow is the history of the whole Russian country.

Moscow is the center of European Russia, but it is also the country’s historical, political, economical and spiritual center. Although officially founded in 1147, there is evidence of settlement since Neolithic times. The city has withstood numerous invasions, civil war, revolution, and even demotion as the country’s capital, yet it survived and remains the heart and soul of Russia. A city of contrasts, contemporary and Soviet-era architecture stands side by side with ancient monasteries, 19th century palaces and elegant buildings. Moscow has a rich collection of art and historical museums. The city’s repertoire of evening entertainment varies from theater and circus to concerts and ballet with programs changing almost nightly.

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ECI invests in travel management company, TAG

We’re pleased to announce our investment in TAG, the market leading high-touch travel management company to the entertainment and corporate markets. The deal provides an exit for Apiary Capital who have supported TAG since 2018.

TAG was founded in 1988 and now employs c.450 people across the globe. As an award-winning travel and event management company, TAG has redefined the standards for travel in the entertainment industry with specialists providing bespoke, high-end service to some of the biggest names in music, film and TV production as well as top C-suite and corporate executives.

Today is a fantastic milestone in our evolution, as we proudly announce the investment by ECI. With our entertainment and corporate clientele and the incredible TAG team, we are very confident that this partnership will deliver a host of new benefits and opportunities as we’re poised to elevate our standards even further, ensuring unparalleled service for our clients as we continue to shape the future of entertainment and high-end corporate travel management.”

“We are excited to be partnering with TAG and leveraging ECI’s experience of investing in the travel industry to propel this global leader to new heights in the global entertainment and corporate travel markets. We are looking forward to working with the management team to continue innovating TAG’s service model, investing in technology and supporting the next stage of growth in its global footprint.”

George Moss

Partner at ECI

ECI announce close of latest fund

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Walking Tour: Kitai Gorod

Kitai Gorod, with its twisting and winding streets, is the oldest section of Moscow outside the Kremlin. The literal translation of Kitai Gorod is "Chinatown," but there has never been a Chinese settlement here. The origin of the word kitai is disputed; it may come from the Tatar word for fortress, but most likely it derives from the Russian word kita, in reference to the bundles of twigs that were used to reinforce the earthen wall that once surrounded the area.

Kitai Gorod begins where Red Square ends. Settlement of this area began in the 12th century, around the time that the fortified city of Moscow was founded on Borovitsky Hill (the site of the present-day Kremlin). By the 14th century Kitai Gorod was a thriving trade district, full of shops and markets. At that time it was surrounded by earthen ramparts, which were replaced in the 16th century by a fortified wall, remnants of which still remain. As Moscow grew, so did Kitai Gorod.

At the time of the Bolshevik Revolution it was the city's most important financial and commercial district, with major banks, warehouses, and trading companies concentrated here. These days the multitude of shops, restaurants, and banks demonstrates the area's reasserted role as an energized commercial center.

A good starting point for your tour is Nikolskaya ulitsa, which begins at the corner opposite the Historical Museum and runs along the north side of GUM. If you are coming from St. Basil's, walk away from St. Basil's toward the Historical Museum alongside GUM. If you are coming from outside of Red Square, get to Nikolskaya by way of Teatralnaya Ploshchad (Theater Square). If you are standing with your back to the Bolshoi on this square, walk straight ahead, cross the street, and enter one of the narrow passageways to the right or left of the Teatralnaya metro station (as you are facing it). Taking a right out of either passageway will bring you to Nikolskaya ulitsa. Go a short way farther to the right, to the cobblestone edge of Red Square, to begin your walk.

Nikolskaya ulitsa, which is named after the Kremlin's Nikolskaya Gate Tower, is one of the oldest streets in Moscow. At the corner with Red Square is the Kazansky Sobor . Leaving the church, take a left to make your way through the teeming crowds of shoppers on Nikolskaya ulitsa to No. 7, the Zaikonospassky Monastyr , the former Slavonic-Greco-Latin Academy now undergoing a slow restoration. Farther down the street, also on the left-hand side, is a once brightly painted white-and-aqua building with an elaborate facade (No. 15). The building was erected in 1810-14 on the site of the 16th-century Pechatny Dvor (Printing Yard), where Russia's first printed book was assembled in 1553. Today the building houses the Moscow Institute of Historical Records and the Moscow Humanitarian University. Cross the street to go down Bogoyavlensky pereulok. Halfway down the block, opposite the entrance to the Ploshchad Revolutsii metro, is the Bogoyavlensky Sobor . Continue down the street to where it intersects with ulitsa Ilinka. Before the 1917 revolution this was Moscow's Wall Street, and it is still lined with the impressive facades of former banks.

On the left-hand corner stands the former Ryabushinsky Bank . As you cross the street, look to your right; ulitsa Ilinka leads directly to the Kremlin's Tower of the Savior. At No. 3 stands the Tserkov Svyatoi Ilii church from which the street takes its name. The church, which dates to 1520, is in disrepair except for its facade. Opposite the church is one of the border streets of the Gostinny Dvor merchant's arcade. Turn left and walk the length of Khrustalny pereulok to reach one of the oldest streets in Moscow, Varvarka ulitsa. The opposite side of the street is lined with quaint old churches and buildings, but the first thing you'll likely notice is the gray bulk of the massive, concrete-and-glass Rossiya, one of Europe's largest and most unattractive hotels.

At the farthest corner of the street, to your right, is the Tserkov Velikomuchenitsy Varvary . Adjacent is the English Court . Next comes the white-stone Tserkov Maksima Blazhennovo . The pointed bell tower situated just before the semicircle sidewalk leading to the upper-level entrance of the Rossiya hotel was once attached to the redbrick Znamensky Sobor on the other side of the sidewalk; with its foundation on the slope below, it is set back from the street. At No. 10 is the Palaty Romanovych v Zaryadye , believed to be the birthplace of Tsar Mikhail Romanov. Before leaving Varvarka ulitsa take note of the last church, the blue Tserkov Georgiya na Pskovskoy Gorke at No. 12.

If you stand to the left of the church (on the walkway leading to the Rossiya hotel) you can glimpse a remnant of Kitai Gorod's 16th-century brick fortification wall. It is to your left, opposite the hotel's eastern facade. Cross to the other side of Varvarka ulitsa and walk a short hop past the final church. Make a right and climb up the narrow Ipatevsky pereulok, which leads to several government and administrative buildings. At the top of the incline to the right is one of Moscow's best-preserved 17th-century churches, the Tserkov Troitsy v Nikitnikach .

Continue down the lane to the right of the church to reach Novaya Ploshchad, or New Square, which is more like a boulevard than a square. To your right, at the far bottom of the hill, Slavyanskaya Ploshchad opens up. At the bottom of the hill is the redbrick Tserkov Vsekh Svyatykh na Kulishkakh . From Novaya Ploshchad stroll for a long block or two past the government buildings, where the Central Committee of the Communist Party once sat. Now these buildings house the Duma of the Moscow Region. Soon you will come to the beginning of a busy intersection. To your right, in the median strip that divides Novaya Ploshchad, is a park that holds the Plevna Memorial, an octagonal, towerlike monument commemorating the Russian soldiers who fell in the Battle of Plevna in the Russo-Turkish War (1878). Keep walking up the street on the left side to go to the Muzey Istorii Goroda Moskvy , a small museum on Moscow's history.

Note the building on the opposite side of the street that takes up the entire block. This is the Politekhnichesky Muzey , a museum of science and technology. Directly north of this museum is yet another museum, Muzey Mayakovskovo , which includes a re-creation of the study of the great revolutionary poet. A short distance from here, Novaya Ploshchad intersects with the circular Lubyanskaya Ploshchad , where you can behold the Lubyanka Prison and the former KGB headquarters, which now house the FSB -- the New Russia's federal security service. On the west side of the square is Detsky Mir, a large department store that used to specialize in toys but now carries all sorts of items.

Walk past Lubyanskaya Ploshchad to the west side, down to where it converges with the broad street of Teatralny proyezd, Moscow's most elite shopping street. On a side street to your right stands the ornate and luxurious Savoy hotel (3 Rozhdestvenka ulitsa), which, like the nearby Metropol hotel, was built in connection with the celebrations in the early 20th century honoring 300 years of the Romanov dynasty. On the left-hand side of the street you will pass a statue of Ivan Fyodorov, the printer who produced Russia's first book at the old Printing Yard on Nikolskaya ulitsa. The arched gateway just to the right of the statue links Teatralny proyezd with Nikolskaya ulitsa, the street on which you started the tour. Teatralny proyezd leads into Teatralnaya Ploshchad, site of three of Moscow's most important theaters.

Taking up the block on the southeast corner, the first building you will encounter to your left as you approach Teatralnaya Ploshchad is the Metropol , an art nouveau hotel. Reaching the square, you will see at the center a large monument to Karl Marx, carved on the spot from a 200-ton block of granite and unveiled in 1961. Across the boulevard stands the Bolshoi Theater , flanked on the left, on the corner farthest away from you, by the Central Children's Theater, and, to the right, by the Maly Theater . Turn left at the corner of the Metropol, and walk by the park and the hotel's main entrance. The large redbrick wall ahead is the other surviving remnant of the 16th-century fortification wall that once surrounded Kitai Gorod.

The wall has been heavily rebuilt, and a new tower has been added. Inside the tower are a couple of restaurants and bars. When you reach the Teatralnaya/Ploshchad Revolutsii metro station, take a moment to admire the exterior of the massive redbrick building on the corner -- the Muzey V. I. Lenina . If you still have some time but not much energy, consider hopping on Trolleybus 2, which can be caught at the bus stop opposite the Bolshoi Theater. The trolley ride takes about 45 minutes and makes a loop passing by Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Ploshchad Pobedi (Victory Square -- note the obelisk topped by an angel), the Borodino Battle Panorama (in a circular blue pavilion), Kievsky vokzal (train station), the Novy Arbat, and Alexander Garden, before returning to Teatralnaya Ploshchad. You can purchase a ticket for 10R from the driver. Try to have exact change. Make sure to punch the ticket on board the bus.

Taken at a leisurely pace, with stops at least to glance at the interiors of the many churches along the route, this walk should take about five hours. If you intend to take a quick look at the exhibits in the museums along the way, you'll need an entire day. Both the Politekhnichesky Muzey and the Muzey Istorii Goroda Moskvy are worth coming back to for a more leisurely look at their holdings.

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What time the 2024 solar eclipse started, reached peak totality and ended

By Sarah Maddox

Updated on: April 9, 2024 / 5:04 AM EDT / CBS News

The 2024 solar eclipse will be visible across North America today. As the moon's position between the Earth and sun casts a shadow on North America, that shadow, or umbra, will travel along the surface from west to east at more than 1,500 miles per hour along the path of totality . 

That means the eclipse will start, peak and end at different times — as will the moments of total darkness along the path of totality — and the best time to view the eclipse depends on where you are located. Some places along the path will have more totality time than others.

In Texas, the south-central region had clouds in the forecast , but it was better to the northeast, according to the National Weather Service. The best eclipse viewing weather was expected in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, as well as in Canada's New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

What time does the 2024 total solar eclipse start?

The total solar eclipse will emerge over the South Pacific Ocean before the shadow falls across North America, beginning in parts of Mexico. The path of totality , where onlookers can witness the moon fully blocking the sun (through eclipse viewing glasses for safety ), is expected to first make landfall near the city of Mazatlán around 9:51 a.m. MT. 

The total solar eclipse will cross over the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas, where it will emerge over Eagle Pass at 12:10 p.m. CT and then peak at about 1:27 p.m. CT.

In Dallas, NASA data shows the partial eclipse will first become visible at 12:23 p.m. CT and peak at 1:40 p.m. CT. The next states in the path of totality are Oklahoma and Arkansas, where the eclipse begins in Little Rock at 12:33 p.m. CT. 

Cleveland will see the beginning of the eclipse at 1:59 p.m. ET. Darkness will start spreading over the sky in Buffalo, New York, at 2:04 p.m. ET. Then, the eclipse will reach northwestern Vermont, including Burlington, at 2:14 p.m. ET. Parts of New Hampshire and Maine will also follow in the path of totality before the eclipse first reaches the Canadian mainland  at 3:13 p.m. ET.

Although the experience won't be exactly the same, viewers in all the contiguous U.S. states outside the path of totality will still be able to see a partial eclipse. Some places will see most of the sun blocked by the moon, including Washington, D.C., where the partial eclipse will start at 2:04 p.m. ET and peak at about 3:20 p.m. ET.

In Chicago, viewers can start viewing the partial eclipse at 12:51 p.m. CT, with the peak arriving at 2:07 p.m. CT.  In Detroit, viewers will be able to enjoy a near-total eclipse beginning at 1:58 p.m. ET and peaking at 3:14 p.m. ET.

New York City will also see a substantial partial eclipse, beginning at 2:10 p.m. ET and peaking around 3:25 p.m. ET.

In Boston it will begin at 2:16 p.m. ET and peak at about 3:29 p.m. ET.

The below table by NASA shows when the eclipse will start, peak and end in 13 cities along the eclipse's path.

What time will the solar eclipse reach peak totality?

Millions more people will have the chance to witness the total solar eclipse this year than during the last total solar eclipse , which was visible from the U.S. in 2017. 

The eclipse's peak will mean something different for cities within the path of totality and for those outside. Within the path of totality, darkness will fall for a few minutes. The longest will last more than 4 minutes, but most places will see between 3.5 and 4 minutes of totality. In cities experiencing a partial eclipse, a percentage of the sun will be obscured for more than two hours.

Mazatlán is set to experience totality at 11:07 am PT. Dallas will be able to see the moon fully cover the sun at 1:40 p.m. CT. Little Rock will start to see the full eclipse at 1:51 p.m. CT, Cleveland at 3:13 p.m. ET and Buffalo at 3:18 p.m. ET. Totality will reach Burlington at 3:26 p.m. ET before moving into the remaining states and reaching Canada around 4:25 p.m.

Outside the path of totality, 87.4% of the sun will be eclipsed in Washington, D.C. at 3:20 p.m. ET, and Chicago will have maximum coverage of 93.9% at 2:07 p.m. CT. New York City is much closer to the path of totality this year than it was in 2017; it will see 89.6% coverage at 3:25 p.m. EDT. 

Detroit is another city that will encounter a near-total eclipse, with 99.2% maximum coverage at 3:14 p.m. ET. Boston will see 92.4% coverage at 3:29 p.m. ET.

What time will the solar eclipse end?

The eclipse will leave continental North America from Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 p.m. NT, according to NASA.

At the beginning of the path of totality in Mazatlán, the eclipse will be over by 12:32 p.m. PT, and it will leave Dallas at 3:02 p.m. CT. The eclipse will end in Little Rock at 3:11 p.m. CT, Cleveland at 4:29 p.m. CDT and Buffalo at 4:32 p.m. ET. Burlington won't be far behind, with the eclipse concluding at 4:37 p.m. ET.

Meanwhile, the viewing will end in Chicago at 3:21 p.m. CT, Washington, D.C. at 4:32 p.m. ET, and New York City at 4:36 p.m. ET. 

In Detroit, the partial eclipse will disappear at 4:27 p.m. ET, and in Boston, it will be over at 4:39 p.m. ET.

How long will the eclipse last in total?

The total solar eclipse will begin in Mexico at 11:07 a.m. PT and leave continental North America at 5:16 p.m. NT. From the time the partial eclipse first appears on Earth to its final glimpses before disappearing thousands of miles away, the celestial show will dazzle viewers for about 5 hours, according to timeanddate.com . 

The length of the total solar eclipse at points along the path depends on the viewing location. The longest will be 4 minutes and 28 seconds, northwest of Torreón, Mexico. Near the center of the path, totality takes place for the longest periods of time, according to NASA.

Spectators will observe totality for much longer today than during the 2017 eclipse , when the longest stretch of totality was 2 minutes and 32 seconds.

The moon's shadow seen on Earth today, called the umbra, travels at more than 1,500 miles per hour, according to NASA. It would move even more quickly if the Earth rotated in the opposite direction.

What is the longest a solar eclipse has ever lasted?

The longest known totality was 7 minutes and 28 seconds in 743 B.C. However, NASA says this record will be broken in 2186 with a 7 minute, 29 second total solar eclipse. The next total solar eclipse visible from parts of the U.S. won't happen until Aug. 23, 2044.

Sarah Maddox has been with CBS News since 2019. She works as an associate producer for CBS News Live.

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