Most expensive hotel in universe unveiled
To boldly go where no tourist has been before will set you back hundreds of thousands of pounds, but it will give you endless bragging rights down your local pub.
The first space hotel, with room for just seven guests (sleeping upright) is expected to welcome its first visitors from 2016.
Floating 350kms above the earth, the hotel will be pretty basic – no ensuites, no showers and only freeze-dried food to eat and yet it will cost £100,000 for a short break, making it the most expensive boutique hotel in the universe.
However, it will offer the best ever views.
There'll be no excursions, no smoking, no drinking and only a TV and the internet for entertainment, but the Russian company which unveiled its plans for the first space hotel this week promised it would be more comfortable than the International Space Station.
It could also represent a great sales opportunity for some savvy travel agents. The flight is likely to set holidaymakers back a further £500,000, bringing the total spend for a three-day trip to £600,000 – that's one hell of a commission for selling a mini-break.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports
Singapore to forbid entry to undesirable travelers with new no-boarding directive
Euromonitor International unveils world’s top 100 city destinations for 2025