Set to revolutionise the global hotel industry and make travel more enjoyable, YOTEL, the innovative new hotel concept, recently opened the doors at its first location, Gatwick Airport.

This opening forms the inaugural step in an aggressive expansion plan for the brand and is the first of many YOTELs that IFA Hotels & Resorts aims to open around the globe.

Created by Yo! founder Simon Woodroffe, this innovative product is based along the lines of a first class airline cabin or luxury yacht. The YOTEL two-tier cabin system has been formed with all the facilities and space you would expect from a traditional hotel, at an affordable price. En-suite cabins (or rooms) come as either ‘Premium’ (with a full size double bed) or ‘Standard’ (with a large single bed) – both large enough for working, relaxing, sleeping, refreshment or entertainment, and all just two minutes’ walk from the terminals of Gatwick.

Globally, several locations have already been identified as prime opportunities for YOTEL including Dubai, the Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, Germany, New York, Russia, India, South Africa and more, with a second UK site set for opening at Heathrow Airport later this year.

Yotel offers customers a luxury hotel product at affordable costs. Both the Heathrow and Gatwick Airport locations will be bookable in blocks of four hours enabling delayed and transfer passengers to relax privately in a hotel environment. In addition, passengers leaving on those early morning flights can stay the night before to enjoy a few extra hours of sleep in the morning and check-in online from the comfort of their rooms, safe in the knowledge that they are just a casual stroll from their departure point.