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The customer’s demands from the hotel and tourism industries have changed dramatically. Consumer satisfaction, the single most important metric in the industry
has taken on a whole new meaning in a world where customers are constantly seeking more personal and new experience that they can in return share with the
rest of the world. With the rise of Airbnb and other more personal, customizable experiences, the hospitality industry is at the risk of being more and more left in
the past. Especially with the rise of COVID-19 and the “new normal” that is to follow after it, the cookie cutter approach to hospitality, especially in hotels is becoming
more and more archaic.
In a world where tourist and travelers have mounting ways of traveling to new locations, navigating while they’re there and places to stay, Dream Pod aims to
be a brand new experience like none available in the market. A truly radical concept that takes the idea of traveling and hoteling to the skies. With the Dream Pod,
having your head in the clouds, and being on cloud nine are not just expressions, they’re a reality. Consumers today are looking for experiences that are intimate,
personal, authentic, fun and lled with shareable moments. By living out one to multiple days in the sky, secluded from others, or as a part of a large community in
the clouds, no two experiences will be the same for anyone.
The principle is very simple. Using already existing technologies like hot air balloons, 3D printing, sustainable technologies and cellphones, the pods are created
to be light in weight, self-sustaining, and capable of ying as well as oating. The helium balloon would allow for the guest to no not only y, but oat in midair
for up to days without ever touching the ground. The structures would be built using 3D printers using lattice structures that would be lightweight, yet strong
enough to handle the occupants. The pod would also incorporate multiple sustainable strategies to make them essentially self-sustaining. Curved photovoltaics
on top of the balloon would allow for maximum sunlight capture, moist gathering strategies and materials on the balloon would harvest water which would all be
stored in the bottom half of the pod. The use of waterless toilets, and water sanitation/storage helps for the occupants to never need to touch the ground. Shipping
crates, would be reused and repurposed into di erent kinds of amenities for hotels. Everything from dining to retail, the shipping crates would also act as anchors
to the balloons if need be. The Pod also aims to be a cheaper option for construction. Typically a hotel can cost up to a million dollars per room to build, and
takes up to 60% of many hotel’s budgets to maintain. All of this for rooms that depending on location sometimes can go months with no return on investment.
The pod due to cheaper building method would be far cheaper, and would be made on demand rather than produced in bulk.
The “Dream Pod” embodies radical innovation because it gives consumers an experience unlike any other and completely rede nes what traveling and hoteling
looks like in the 21st century.