A holiday closer to the sun

Why not head up into space for your summer vacation this year? A round trip is yours for $9.5m.

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The Aurora Station: taking reservations now

With summer approaching, one's thoughts drift towards the holidays. The biggest dilemma the rich face today is whether to slum it in a villa in St Tropez or push the boat out and rent a private island in Mustique. However, in two years' time, there may be even more choice "in one giant leap for luxury travel, a US entrepreneur has launched plans to build the first hotel in space and reservations are already open", says Tom Mulvihill in The Daily Telegraph. Would-be astronauts can now "get onto the waiting list for the Aurora Station, a modular space station currently being developed by Houston-based company Orion Span". It hopes "to welcome its first guests in 2022".

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