Premier Inn has unveiled plans for a hotel on the moon. The company claims that a 43,500 sqft site has been purchased and that designers and engineers have been working on the blueprints and design for a lunar hotel that 'could be constructed and opened within 25 years'.
The 'site' was 'bought' from an organisation called Moon Estates, but it is not clear to ITCM how Moon Estates came into possession of the moon!
Patrick Dempsey, MD of Premier Inn, says: 'Given the pace of space exploration and transportation possibilities beyond earth's atmosphere, we feel that it is now more feasible than ever to expect travel to and from the moon to become a common occurrence within the next 20-30 years. Given that, we wanted to steal a march on our rivals and be the first hotel chain to offer people the chance to have very comfortable and affordable lunar accommodation, getting the same experience of the Premier Inn brand on the moon as on earth. We recently became the first budget hotel chain to open in Dubai. The moon is a considerable step further, but it does show our commitment to offer customers a choice of Premier Inn wherever the location.'