In a few years, your travel agent may try to sell you a short break in a futuristic space hotel, with the chance to look down on all the sights of our planet from over 100 km up., Not so long ago the idea of space travel for all was just a dream., Now, it is beginning to become a reality. With the first passenger flights into space already full, private companies are now inviting holidaymakers to spend some time outside the Earth's atmosphere., Tourists will soon be able to stay in an orbiting space hotel, such as the one designed by American construction company, Gerard and Burns., The hotel will rotate around the Earth every 90 minutes, and will let tourists experience zero- gravity. It will probably take some two years to build the hotel., Mark Levy of Gerard and Burns says: 'We are working out what experiences we can provide for the 200 guests which the hotel will accommodate., Maybe a 30-minute spacewalk, or a one day an optional trip around the Moon, or games including 'zero-gravity basketball' and 'air tennis'..

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