French Designer Unveils Plans for Hotel-Blimp Hybrid
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 02.06.08 | 12:30 PM ET
It looks like a flying whale, but creator Jean-Marie Massaud calls it the “Manned Cloud.” He claims his floating luxury hotel will contain 20 rooms and fly at 18,000 feet, and will be able to zip around the globe in just a few days. And he promises it will be green.
“The Manned Cloud permits you to explore the world without leaving a trace,” he told the Daily Mail. “Passengers can experience spectacular and exotic places without being intrusive or exploitative.”
Intriguing, but we’ll have to wait a while to see if his vision pans out. The Manned Cloud isn’t set to take flight until 2020.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
