Space travel, thrills for the few

No longer exotic destinations with breathtaking views, boutique hotels in the heart of art cities or majestic yachts, now luxury tourism has a revolutionary new face. A tourism truly for a select few that allows people to explore the underwater world or, even more so, space.
"Commercial flights to space could become a $23 billion industry by 2030. This upward trend also applies to the underwater industry, which has experienced significant growth in recent decades thanks to the quest for transformative and unforgettable travel," indicates a 2019 study by Swiss financial services firm UBS. Future, space and the underwater universe will meet and mingle at the Space and Underwater Tourism Universal Summit (SUTUS), the worlds foremost space and underwater tourism event.
The fourth edition of the meeting, organized by Les Roches, a school specializing in hotel training and luxury tourism, and Medina Media Events, will welcome more than 50 speakers from Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Under the title Beyond Borders, SUTUS by Les Roches will explore new territories for moving towards emerging business models in luxury tourism. An opportunity for a constantly growing sector capable of mobilizing millions of travelers, renewing companies from within and boosting the innovative efforts of agents and companies involved. "There has been the possibility of journeying to the International Space Station as an individual tourist since 2001. While space and underwater tourism were already a reality in 2019 when SUTUS was born, there was no discussion forum anywhere in the world designed to address these issues in a profound way", said Carlos Díez de la Lastra, CEO of Les Roches. "At Les Roches we are working to train those who will be the leaders of tourism in a decade or two, so we strive to create events and establish synergies with the experts and entrepreneurs who are already designing that future". www.sutusummit.com