Not the Four Seasons

British easyGroup has set its sights on one of the missing links in its travel/entertainment empire: accommodation. Welcome to easyDorm!

British easyGroup has set its sights on one of the missing links in its travel/entertainment empire: accommodation. Welcome to easyDorm! After turning various industries upside down by launching the likes of easyJet, easyCar, and easyCinema, British easyGroup has now set its sights on one of the missing links in its travel/entertainment empire: accommodation. After all, if it’s price-elastic, the easyGroup will go for it! Soon, after boarding orange easyJet planes, picking up an easyCar at the airport, and watching a movie in an easyCinema, consumers can get a good night’s sleep in an easyDorm, all for next to nothing if booked well in advance. Starting in London next year (New York and Paris could be next, source: USA Today), easyDorm will concentrate on providing accommodation only, and will not offer a restaurant or other services. Bedding and toiletries will be available for purchase for those customers who don’t bring their own. Rooms will consist of pre-fabricated fibreglass units (nothing to break, no dirt accumulation), and come with a shower unit, a lavatory and floor mattresses inspired by Japanese tatami style bedding. An extra charge applies for those who choose not to clean their own room.

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