Taylor Swift's Nashville concerts cause hotel price surge, merchandise frenzy, and road closures.

With multiple events happening in Nashville, including sold-out Taylor Swift concerts, college graduations, and a brewers' convention, hotels in the downtown area are sold out or have limited availability with prices ranging from $700 to $1,000 a night. Tourists are turning to alternative accommodations like Airbnb and VRBO. The president of the Greater Nashville Hospitality Association says there are about 7,500 rooms in the pipeline for the area, but hotel rooms may open closer to the event date. Third-party sites like hotels.com or booking.com may have the best rates.