Voyager Space Names Hilton Official Hotel
Partner to Elevate the Guest Experience in Space
DENVER and MCLEAN,
Va., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager
Space ("Voyager"), a global leader in space exploration, today
announced Hilton will be the official hotel partner of Starlab,
Voyager's planned free-flying commercial space station. Hilton will
bring the company's renowned hospitality expertise and experience
to support the design and development of crew suites aboard
Starlab, helping to reimagine the human experience in space, making
extended stays more comfortable.
"Starlab will be more than just a destination, it will be an
experience made infinitely more unique and artful with the Hilton
team's infusion of innovation, expertise, and global reach," said
Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO,
Voyager Space. "Voyager and Hilton are acutely focused on creating
innovative solutions for the future of humanity and this
partnership opens new doors to what is possible for comfort-focused
space exploration and habitation."
Voyager, and its operating company Nanoracks, were awarded
$160 million in NASA funding in 2021
for the Starlab space station, which is set to replace the
International Space Station. Starlabis planned toto have the
capacity to continuously host up to four astronauts and house the
George Washington Carver (GWC)
Science Park, a state-of-the-art laboratory system and first
science park in-space. Starlab leverages Voyager and Nanoracks'
experience managing global customer experience and research
operations on the International Space Station for over a
decade.
"Hilton has been innovating to improve the guest experience and
pioneering new destinations for travel for more than a century. We
are thrilled to partner with Voyager to bring that expertise to
Starlab," said Chris Nassetta,
president and CEO, Hilton. "For decades, discoveries in space have
been positively impacting life on Earth, and now Hilton will have
an opportunity to use this unique environment to improve the guest
experience wherever people travel. This landmark collaboration
underscores our deep commitment to spreading the light and warmth
of hospitality and providing a friendly, reliable stay – whether on
the ground or in outer space."
This first-of-its-kind venture builds on Hilton's effect in new
and emerging markets, its storied history with space, and its
global lodging and hospitality leadership, welcoming more than
three billion guests across a portfolio of 18 brands comprising
7,000 properties in 122 countries and territories. In partnership
with Voyager, Hilton will bring this unique scale and customer
focus to Starlab as it continues to serve every traveler for every
trip occasion.
The research and design work being dedicated to Starlab could
also lead to advancements driving sustainability and greater design
efficiencies for future hotel owners in space and on Earth.
Voyager and Hilton will partner in the areas of architecture and
design, leveraging Hilton's word-class creative design and
innovation experts, to develop Space Hospitality crew headquarters
aboard Starlab, including communal areas, hospitality suites, and
sleeping arrangements for the astronauts. Additionally, the teams
will seek to explore opportunities together for longer-term efforts
including the ground-to-space astronaut experience, global
co-marketing and branding, and other tourism, educational, and
commercial efforts.
About Hilton
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with
a portfolio of 18 world-class brands comprising 7,000
properties and 1.1 million rooms, in 122 countries and territories.
Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with
the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed more than
3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, earned a top
spot on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list and been
recognized as a global leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability
Indices for five consecutive years. Hilton has introduced several
industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest
experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary
room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms.
Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the
139 million members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points
for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free
Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room,
check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all
from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more
information, and connect with Hilton on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
About Voyager Space
Voyager Space is a space technology company with nearly 20 years
of spaceflight heritage. Voyager's long-term mission is to create a
vertically integrated NewSpace company capable of delivering any
space mission humans can conceive. The firm's first-in-industry
model is uniquely tailored to support the growth needs of
commercial space companies by replacing traditional private capital
models with a longer-term approach that provides permanent
capital.
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