In these days of carbon footprints and recycled everything, it should be no surprise to find people building hotels out of old containers... This is not just a quirky one-off, as major UK hotel chain Travel lodge are pioneering this with a hotel in Uxbridge - I really want to find an excuse to go and stay there!!
For some time, Travel lodge have been investigating and developing the idea of sleeping pods (this from the company who actually have a Director of Sleep - a job for which I fear I may be over-qualified!)
Obviously this type of accommodation is aimed at the more utilitarian travel for business rather than family holidays, but as this type of travel forms a major chunk of UK hotel revenue - it's an avenue worth pursuing from a commercial angle. It is this type of progress that may end up saving the planet, a 'green' idea that is commercially viable.. Ultimately green taxes do nothing to make any type of significant difference, practical recycling for a profit makes much more sense.
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