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Floating Japanese Hotels

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The Guntu Hotel Lets Cruisers Enjoy the Setouchi Inland Sea

— May 29, 2017 — World
The Guntu hotel is a floating vessel that allows guests to explore the Setouchi Inland Sea like never before, while enjoying all the amenities of a traditional luxury hotel. Featuring 19 guest rooms, the Guntu floating hotel offers amenities such as a gym, beauty salon, bar, cafe, dining room, sushi bar and even a large public bath.

The Guntu hotel offers stopovers at small islands peppered throughout the region in order to ensure that guests can take full advantage of the expansive area. The Guntu floating hotel offers cruises between one and three nights in length with all of the itineraries starting in Onomichi. A standard room is priced at 300,000 yen per night, which converts to roughly $2,700 USD with operations beginning in September 2017.
Trend Themes
1. Floating Hotels - Opportunity to create more luxurious and unique floating hotel experiences in different regions of the world.
2. Luxury Cruises - Potential for innovative cruise experiences that offer high-end amenities and unique destinations.
3. Niche Travel Experiences - Opportunity to cater to niche markets by offering specialized travel experiences, such as cruises focused on specific regions or themes.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality - Disruptive innovation opportunities in the hospitality industry include the development of more floating hotels and luxurious cruise experiences.
2. Travel and Tourism - The travel and tourism industry can explore innovative ways of offering unique and specialized travel experiences such as niche cruises.
3. Maritime - The maritime industry can leverage the demand for floating hotels and luxury cruises by developing specialized vessels and services.
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