High-tech hotel chain YOTEL has announced plans to open 12 new properties by 2018, including others in the UK.
It currently has four hotels, at London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol airport and in New York city centre.
Amongst the new launches will be two new airport hotels, at Paris Charles de Gaulle next year and at Singapore Changi in 2018.
City hotel launches currently under development include San Francisco, Boston, Miami, Williamsburg Brooklyn, Singapore and Dubai.
There will also be other significant investments in western Europe, it said, with new locations to be announced shortly in both London and Geneva.
Yotel, which launched in 2007, was the first hotel brand to replace traditional reception desks with self-service airline-style kiosks and an hourly booking system. Its capsule rooms are designed along the lines of airlines’ first class cabins.
CEO Hubert Viriot said: "Over recent years, we have marked out a clear and unique offer in the global hospitality marketplace, growing a loyal customer-base from around the world.
"We have big intentions for our brand over the next 12-18 months, looking to grow the number of rooms under management by over 250% by 2018 and I am confident that by working closely with our experienced partners and investors, we will enter new markets and continue to cater to the modern, tech-savvy global traveller of today."
