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On a mission to revolutionise the hotel industry and save consumers from expensive and boring hotels, Gerard gave up work after five years as a hotel analyst, and sold his home to develop YOTEL. Gerard's vision for YOTEL is to provide a first class experience at an affordable price. Using aircraft designers, the small but smart rooms offer all the modern requirements for today’s traveller but in an efficiently designed room. This efficiency delivers approximately 30-50% more rooms on any piece of real estate than its competitors. The ‘cabins’ feature moving beds, sophisticated lighting, work space, monsoon shower, flat screen TV and free wi-fi.

As a director at HVS International, Gerard worked on consultancy projects globally advising groups such as Goldman Sachs, Kingdom Holdings, Four Seasons to Ibis. Previously, Gerard worked at an operational level for Hyatt International, Marriott and Conran Restaurants. Recently Yotel opened a 669 bedroom hotel within Times Square, New York which also features 2,000 square metres of food and beverage facilities. In addition, YOTEL is open inside three of the world’s major airports: London’s Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and Schiphol Amsterdam. Global expansion both at airports and city centres is currently underway from LA to Sydney.