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![The attraction will offer each guest a unique experience, as the choices they make during the two-day stay will affect the exact nature of their 'journey' / Disney/Lucasfilm The attraction will offer each guest a unique experience, as the choices they make during the two-day stay will affect the exact nature of their 'journey' / Disney/Lucasfilm](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/THUMB346790_777419_606328.jpg)
Disney reveals first visuals of ambitious Star Wars attraction – including designs for hotel 'pods'
by Tom Walker | 15 Dec 2020
Disney has released the first visuals of its Star Wars -themed Galactic Starcruiser resort, which is set to open at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida next year. The ambitious new attraction will offer accommodation in hotel 'pods', which are part of a new type of "ultra-deep immersion" experience into the Star Wars universe. Each guest will be able to become the hero of their own adventure during a two-day,
![Raison d’Etre created the spa menu and trained the spa’s locally-hired therapists Raison d’Etre created the spa menu and trained the spa’s locally-hired therapists](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB343198_621083_427961.jpg)
Raison d’Etre eco-friendly spa opens in Galapagos
by Megan Whitby | 01 Oct 2019
Spa consultancy Raison d’Etre has collaborated with hotel and tour operator Metropolitan Touring to create an eco-friendly spa at the Finch Bay Hotel in the Galapagos. Built from locally-sourced volcanic rock, the spa has a minimalist, contemporary design throughout with large glass windows to let plenty of natural light in. The building has been created to emphasise the unique flora, fauna and landscape of the Galapagos. A yoga room on
![Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceship has twice successfully reached space in testing / Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceship has twice successfully reached space in testing / Virgin Galactic](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB342463_371257_388414.jpg)
Virgin Galactic merger brings commercial space travel (and space hotels) closer to reality
by Andy Knaggs | 16 Jul 2019
Virgin Galactic believes it has the necessary financial muscle to achieve commercialisation of its space tourism flights, after merging with investment partnership Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH). The transaction, which is due to complete during the second half of 2019, will deliver US$1.3bn (€1.16bn, £1.04bn) of equity to Virgin Galactic, made up of US$1bn (€890m, £800m) in common stock of the combined company (at US$10 per share) and up to US$300m
![Starck was asked by Axiom to create interiors of the habitation module for the Axiom Space Station / Starck Network Starck was asked by Axiom to create interiors of the habitation module for the Axiom Space Station / Starck Network](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB27209_737746.jpg)
Starck in Space: French designer creates module for Axiom's galactic hotel guests
by Kim Megson | 11 Jun 2018
He's created everything from hotel and restaurant interiors to Olympic torches and outdoor gym equipment. Now, multitasking French designer Philippe Starck has his most otherworldly commission yet: the interior of a luxurious space station for tourists. Space exploration company Axiom Space has announced it is launching its first space tourism programme in 2020, which will take its high-paying guests on expeditions to the International Space Station (ISS). Starck was asked
![Architect Renzo Piano is designing a new museum building for Istanbul Modern Architect Renzo Piano is designing a new museum building for Istanbul Modern](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB25376_712579.jpg)
Istanbul Modern moves to temporary accommodation to clear way for new Renzo Piano-designed home
by Alice Davis | 02 Mar 2018
The Istanbul Modern, Turkey’s leading contemporary art gallery, has closed its doors on the banks of the Bosphorus, where a new home will be built on the same site. The museum – in the trendy harbourside area of Karaköy with its Ottoman architecture, modern shops and ancient mosque and baths – is to be demolished and a new building by Pritzker prize-winner Renzo Piano will take its place. Although Renzo
![The Container Globe is the brainchild of entrepreneur Angus Vail, who wants to build cost-effective venues around the world / Container Globe The Container Globe is the brainchild of entrepreneur Angus Vail, who wants to build cost-effective venues around the world / Container Globe](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB21110_805340.jpg)
All the world's a stage: Construction imminent on shipping container replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
by Kim Megson | 24 Aug 2017
Construction is about to start on a close replica of William Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theatre, with only two key differences from the original: this version will be located in Detroit and it will be built entirely out of stacked shipping containers. The Container Globe is the brainchild of entrepreneur Angus Vail, who wants to build cost-effective venues around the world to host performances of the Bard and other live events.
![The suite's highly-detailed interiors are designed to make those who stay feel like they are embarking on an intergalactic journey
/ Michael Najjar The suite's highly-detailed interiors are designed to make those who stay feel like they are embarking on an intergalactic journey
/ Michael Najjar](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB8742_349040.jpg)
Adventurous guests can take a trip to Outer Space at Zurich hotel
by Kim Megson | 04 Mar 2016
A German artist and a Zurich hotel specialising in creating “special experiences” have collaborated to send guests on a voyage to outer space. Michael Najjar and the Kameha Grand Zurich Hotel have opened an exclusive Space Suite on the hotel’s fifth floor, with the highly-detailed interiors designed to make those who stay feel as though they are embarking on an intergalactic journey. The two-person room features a floating zero gravity
![SS2 in its 'feathered' re-entry configuration above California SS2 in its 'feathered' re-entry configuration above California](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/050511virgin.jpg)
First 'feathered' flight for Virgin Galactic
by Pete Hayman | 05 May 2011
Virgin Galactic's efforts to establish a new commercial space travel service have taken a step forward after the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) vessel completed its first "feathered" flight. SS2 - named VSS Enterprise - was transported to a height of 51,500ft (15,697m) by carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo from Mojave Air and Space Port, California, US. The vessel was released and established a stable glide profile before using its "feathered" re-entry configuration, which rotates
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