Business travellers in the future will be able to recreate their home bedroom in a hotel room and make love with their partner remotely, according to a new study from Travelodge.
In two decades, technology will exist to allow travellers to completely personalize their hotel bedrooms, according to the Travelodge Future of Sleep study.
The research was carried out by “futurologist” and scientist Ian Pearson, who predicted hotel rooms in 2030 will offer a bespoke experience on every visit.
“Lonely business travellers will be able to turn their hotel room into their bedroom at home,” he said.
“With augmented reality, they can even share the experience with their partner anywhere in the world.”
Textiles and walls will feature augmented reality, so a traveller could upload a picture of their bedroom and the hotel room they are staying in would change to look like it.
According to the study, “remote virtual love making” will also be possibly by 2030: “Couples will benefit from the ability to link peripheral nervous systems via active skin electronics together for enhanced love making, enabling couples to experience each other’s feelings and emotions.”
Other features of the hotel room of the future could include electronic mirrors allowing women to view different hair and make-up looks before application.
Rooms could also feature the ability to become a video game, with guests playing virtual reality games between rooms.
While sleeping, guests will be able to record their dreams and even manage the content of them. A dream management system could act as a coach, offering the opportunity to study or learn a language whilst asleep.
Pearson said: “On average we spend a third of our lives asleep and this will still be the case in 2030.
“Technology will not change our basic need to slumber, but it will certainly enhance the experience, enabling sleep to have much greater value than merely rest and recuperation.”
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