Do Space Hotels Differ From Hotels on Earth? The Mystery is Solved

Abstract

This literature review article highlights the differences between current hotels on Earth and the expectations of space hotels in the future. Using existing literature to showcase the most likely space tourism products and services offered in the future, a gap in the literature demonstrated how space hotels may differ from hotels on Earth. It appears that space hotels will be very different from the current facilities and initially very expensive therefore limited to the wealthy and adventurous. Tourists staying in space hotels will have to be physically able, willing to undertake training prior to departure for safety and health reasons, and learn how to eat, sleep, and be comfortable in space. Space tourists will initially have to take care of themselves and be in small, cramped conditions due to the initial cost of space travel—especially when factoring in fuel. The article concludes by suggesting that this is the first stage of space hotels, which will become more cost effective with better facilities and services as more and more tourists explore space travel as an option in the future, as it is the next frontier for tourism.