Phase Two of the Project

 

Dear Sir or Madam,

 

We are pleased to present the ambitious initiative of the second phase of the project, designed to redefine the standards of high-end tourism, offshore aerial mobility, and environmental engineering.

 

The project outlined below is part of a forward-looking vision. It describes a structured and coherent anticipation of what WOW will become at full maturity.

 

We invite you to mentally project yourself into this future, where the technologies, practices, and ambitions described are fully operational. This prospective immersion is essential to grasp the scale, scope, and logic of the WOW concept in its completed state.

 

A New Frontier in Luxury Tourism

WOW enters its second phase with a bold ambition: to create the world’s first global chain of interconnected floating hotels, dedicated to high-end diving tourism. Mobile, modular, and sustainable, these units redefine maritime hospitality standards by combining ultra-luxury accommodation, immersive aquatic experiences, logistical innovation, and respect for marine ecosystems.

 

The Floating Hotel Fleet

Comprising ten futuristic platforms (395 m long, 90 m wide, 80 m high—the size of a large cruise ship), the fleet forms a mobile and cohesive entity designed to accompany the mega-vessel on all its journeys. The catamaran design ensures enhanced stability and reduced hydrodynamic drag, while hybrid propulsion (hydrogen-powered electric turbines) guarantees a near-zero carbon footprint.

 

Structure and Fluidity

• Advanced stabilization
  • Thanks to a next-generation gyroscopic system coupled with active stabilizers, the complex reduces roll and pitch by up to 90%, ensuring remarkable stability even in rough seas.
• Aerial architecture
  • The habitable floors begin 50 meters above sea level, freeing up a 30-meter-high open zone (between 50 and 80 meters altitude). This structure offers a usable surface of 395 × 90 meters, topped by a clear roof of 35,550 m².
• Continuous platform
  • Designed to be assembled side by side, the platforms form a linear unit 3,950 meters long and 90 meters wide. This flat and uninterrupted surface is perfectly suited to the logistical, event-based, or airport needs of the complex, offering unprecedented flexibility.

Some technical data remains deliberately confidential.

 

A Unique Offering on a Global Scale

Each floating hotel is an independent luxury haven, connected to the central mega-vessel and offering access to shared infrastructure: logistics, security, seaplanes, SpeedStar (ultra-fast shuttle), and digital connectivity.

 

Spaces & Services

Panoramic suites with private terraces and ocean views • Exceptional diving center: 1,600 m² open-sea technical pool (18 m deep), hyperbaric center, PADI-certified supervision, premium equipment • Wellness & leisure: marine spa, therapeutic treatments, gourmet restaurants, private excursions, shopping, sports clubs, fitness, tennis, bowling, nightclubs, electronic casinos

 

A Strategic and Targeted Audience

WOW is designed for an international clientele with high purchasing power, passionate about diving, wellness, and exclusive experiences. The offer is fully personalized, including flights, luxury accommodation, fine dining, immersive activities, certified training, private events, and access to specialized equipment.

 

The diver represents a high-value profile: beyond their passion, they generate higher revenue than the average tourist. This is due to specific needs in technical equipment, qualifying training, tailored accommodation, and customized excursions. By targeting this strategic segment, WOW capitalizes on a loyal, demanding clientele willing to invest in unique experiences.

 

The Global Diving Market

15 million active divers per year • 6 to 10 million certified (PADI, SSI, CMAS, NAUI) • 1 to 2 million certifications per year • PADI holds 60% of the market • Market estimated at several billion dollars annually, projected to reach $18 billion by 2035 Strategic zones: Red Sea, Maldives, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Caribbean, French Polynesia

 

In these regions, diving plays a central role in tourism appeal and local economic dynamism.

 

Unique Mobility, a Competitive Advantage

Unlike fixed destinations, WOW follows the seasons, tourist flows, and optimal marine conditions, ensuring constant global appeal.

 

An Exceptional Floating Concept

WOW deploys a chain of autonomous and interconnected hotels, positioned in the luxury scuba diving segment.

 

Immersive & Secure Experience

• Immersion pools open to the ocean • Structures adaptable to reefs, wrecks, or open sea
• Certified supervision, premium equipment • Rescue systems, surveillance, and underwater robotics

 

A Project with Strong Economic Potential

Main objective: 800,000 divers per year, representing approximately 5.3% of the global market

 

Phase Annual Client Target Estimated Market Share

Phase 1 - 150,000 – 200,000 | 1 – 1.5%

Phase 2 - 400,000 – 500,000 | 3 – 3.5%

Phase 3 - Up to 800,000         | 5 – 6%

 

Everything has been planned for exceeding this threshold. The system is designed to absorb growth beyond 800,000 divers per year through:

• Modular extensions of hotel and technical infrastructure
• Integrated logistical scalability: shuttles, pools, equipment, personnel
• Dynamic flow distribution between floating units and immersion zones
• Operational flexibility to adjust capacity based on seasonal peaks or special events

 

This anticipation ensures a smooth and premium experience, even during high traffic periods, while maintaining WOW’s standards of safety, comfort, and personalization.

 

A Profitable, Scalable, and Differentiated Vision

WOW redefines the standards of high-end tourism and mobile event hosting. It becomes the first floating nation dedicated to diving, oceanic luxury, and exploration, with a unique integrated ecosystem: hospitality, transport, private aviation, prestige sports, security, and events.

 

On the Path to Global Leadership

This is not merely a hotel project, but a new typology of destination, mobile, immersive, and ready to transform a fragmented market. In a sector without a dominant global leader, WOW has the potential to become a planetary benchmark.

 

Market Validation

Two 65-meter vessels, operated by WOW, will be deployed to test platform usage. Their operation will serve as a strategic reference point, offering concrete insight into the structure and fluidity of the market.

 

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Celestial Ambitions… Anchored in the Ocean

While humanity projects its dreams toward Mars, some are already reinventing Earth. WOW was born from that same boldness: to create a floating inhabited airport, a mobile base for the tourism of the future, at the crossroads of luxury, innovation, and sustainability.

 

What SpaceX is building for space, WOW envisions for the oceans: an ambitious, modular, mobile, and interconnected technological ecosystem. But this is not science fiction. WOW is based on industrializable architecture, mature technology, and a clear economic logic. We’re not just aiming for imagination, we’re building a concrete, scalable, and profitable solution.

 

Aiming for the Moon is admirable. Having a plan to get there is better. And for us, the launchpad is the sea.

 

An Airport at Sea: Innovation and Freedom

 

 

Built atop the hotel complex, this autonomous aerial platform redefines access to exclusive destinations.

 

Freed from traditional constraints, visas, stopovers, land congestion, it offers travelers, whether businesspeople, conference attendees, or luxury seekers, smooth, direct, and highly personalized mobility to the world’s most coveted locations.

 

A true mobile hub, this infrastructure pushes the boundaries of premium transport by placing global connectivity at the heart of a floating ecosystem. It embodies a new form of freedom, where private aviation, seaplanes, and intercontinental links naturally integrate into the WOW experience.

 

A World First: Secure and Strategically Protected

As the first of its kind to integrate breakthrough technologies, this airport is governed by a rigorous approach focused on its strategic and differentiating aspects.

 

Its operation relies on advanced security protocols and newly developed procedures that meet the highest international standards. As such, it ranks among the most secure airport infrastructures in the world.

 

To preserve the project’s technological uniqueness and comply with intellectual property requirements, certain technical data remains deliberately confidential.

 

A circular runway with variable geometry

One of the most iconic features of this system is a circular runway, fully rotatable at 360 degrees. Adapted in real time to wind direction, it eliminates the risks associated with crosswinds, ensuring smooth takeoffs and landings regardless of weather conditions.

 

Designed to accommodate long-haul aircraft, it places safety and operational efficiency at the core of the concept.

 

Resilience & Autonomy

The entire infrastructure is designed to offer a level of resilience, redundancy, and performance equivalent to that of the world’s leading terrestrial airport hubs, while being fully autonomous in a marine environment.

 

The growing interest shown by organizations such as NASA and ESA in adaptive landing technologies reinforces the relevance of a vision we have pursued from the outset.

 

While these agencies primarily explore such solutions in spatial or highly isolated contexts, our approach is rooted in a maritime deployment logic, the only viable option for runways spanning several kilometers, which are impractical to implement on land in dense urban or constrained areas.

 

It is common for multiple actors to converge on similar solutions when facing shared challenges. But it is always the pioneering initiatives that take the lead, and often, they are the ones that pave the way for true innovation.

 

Exceptional Reception and Seamless Logistics

The airport includes:

• A refined international terminal designed for smooth passenger flow
• A Fixed Base Operator (FBO) for private jets and business aircraft
•  Immediate transfer services to hotel suites or residential modules aboard the vessel, ensuring a seamless experience

 

A Safe and Secure Offshore Airport

The floating airport platform is built to the most rigorous standards in terms of safety, operational autonomy, and coordination. It includes:

Remote Control Center

• A highly sophisticated air traffic control center located aboard the support mega-vessel, in close proximity to the platform
• This model, inspired by Remote Tower Systems (RTS) already in use at certain U.S. airports, enables centralized and remote management of air operations
• The system relies on an integrated network of sensors, panoramic HD cameras, secondary radars, and automated monitoring software to provide full coverage of all operational phases, from taxiing to emergencies

 

Instrumented Runway

• A runway equipped with advanced approach and landing assistance systems, including:
• ALS (Approach Lighting System)
• PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator)
• GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)

 

These systems ensure precision guidance in all weather conditions, enabling safe operations even in zero visibility. The runway is also continuously monitored by cameras for Foreign Object Debris (FOD), preventing any risk of aircraft damage or operational disruption.

 

Next-Generation Parking Areas

On both sides of the runway,13,000 feet (3,950 meters) long and 200 feet (about 60 meters) wide-extend two vast modular aeronautical parking zones, each 80 meters wide and stretching over several kilometers.

 

This configuration offers a hosting capacity equivalent to the world’s largest international airports, allowing simultaneous accommodation of a wide range of aircraft, from private jets to large-capacity airliners.

 

Particularly suited for major events such as air shows, this infrastructure combines modularity, logistical fluidity, and operational safety, while integrating seamlessly into the mobile ecosystem of the complex.

 

Unlike conventional infrastructures, the WOW system eliminates the need for pushback maneuvers. Aircraft are equipped with autonomous taxiing systems such as WheelTug, allowing them to reach the runway, parking zones, or hangar without tow vehicles or mechanical assistance.

 

This innovation significantly reduces noise, CO₂ emissions, operational delays, and fuel consumption, which can reach up to 340 kg per hour per engine at idle.

 

WheelTug is an electric propulsion system integrated into the aircraft’s nose wheels. Powered by the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit), it enables the aircraft to move forward or backward autonomously without starting the main engines during taxiing phases, optimizing ground safety and operational efficiency.

 

Integrated Fire Safety

• An automated fire suppression system with remotely operated water cannons positioned at strategic points on the platform. These systems are coupled with a multi-criteria fire detection network (smoke, heat, flame, gas) and automatic foam extinguishing devices (AFFF), compliant with Category 10 ICAO standards for airport rescue services.

 

Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services

An integrated Rescue and Firefighting Service (RFFS), compliant with ICAO, FAA, and EASA standards, featuring:

• Personnel trained for offshore interventions
• Specialized vehicles (rapid extinguishers, multi-level access units)
• Direct link with the remote control center

 

Centralized Technical Hangar and Fuel Supply Network

A centralized technical hangar consolidates preventive and corrective maintenance operations, as well as logistical services related to aircraft operations. Fuel supply (JET A-1 for jet and turboprop engines, Avgas 100LL or UL94 for piston engines) is provided by an autonomous distribution system integrated into the lower deck of the platform, directly beneath the parking areas.

 

Functional Fuel Distribution Scheme

The fuel distribution system relies on embedded hydrant-type points accessible via technical ground hatches. Refueling can be performed by gravity or under pressure, depending on the aircraft’s requirements.

 

Fuels are stored in certified double-walled tanks, installed in sealed compartments with passive containment systems. Supervision is ensured by a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system, enabling:

• Real-time monitoring of levels, pressures, and temperatures
• Remote control of valves and circuits
• Automatic anomaly detection
• Data logging for maintenance, audits, and traceability

 

Fuel Circuit Safety Devices

The distribution network is equipped with:  Motorized fire shut-off valves, controllable remotely or automatically via SCADA. These valves feature electric actuators, position sensors, and are certified to withstand high temperatures (API 607 / ISO 10497 standards). They allow immediate isolation of sections in case of leaks or incidents. Safety valves to limit overpressure – Gas and hydrocarbon vapor detectors. Nitrogen inerting system in high-risk zones (tanks, pipelines, technical chambers), preventing combustion by maintaining the atmosphere below the flammability threshold – Automatic extinguishing system covering the entire network, using AFFF foam, CO₂, and water mist

 

Environmental Management in Compliance with International Standards

• Strict procedures are applied to ensure compliance with international safety and environmental protection standards:  Regular degassing and purging of pipelines. Non-destructive tank inspections (ultrasound, dye penetrant testing)  Periodic pressure, sealing, and flow tests.  Controlled management of residues and polluted water, in accordance with:  NFPA 407 standards (safety of aircraft refueling operations)  MARPOL Convention (marine pollution prevention, bilge water, hydrocarbons, residues)

 

A Strategic Base Designed for Performance

Beneath the runway, a vast high-tech hangar houses all aviation operations: storage, coordination, flight preparation, including a fleet of long-haul aircraft ready for immediate departure. This optimized organization anticipates movements, reduces empty flights, and ensures smooth rotations.

 

The result: perfectly managed logistics serving agile mobility and uncompromising responsiveness. Thanks to this strategic upstream planning, the complex maintains full control over its mobility while ensuring maximum responsiveness to demand.

 

All of this highlights that this airport stands out not only for its innovation and mobility, but also for its exceptional safety standards. Designed to meet the most demanding international regulations, it aims to become one of the safest air terminals in the world, integrating cutting-edge technologies in control, monitoring, and risk management.

 

Peace and Safety for Floating Hotels

The floating hotels, located beneath the airport platform, benefit from complete isolation from aerial activities. Their architectural design incorporates advanced soundproofing technologies, ensuring a peaceful stay experience with no perception of takeoff or landing noise.

 

Moreover, their structural positioning prevents any view of aircraft during takeoff or landing phases, making them entirely unaffected by operational flows. This physical and acoustic separation, combined with active and passive security systems, guarantees guests a calm, protected, and luxurious environment, without compromising proximity to the mega-vessel’s premium services or other platform facilities.

 

A New Era of Connectivity

This is not merely a technical feat, it represents a paradigm shift in how we envision welcoming travelers and hosting large-scale events. By combining elite comfort, embedded technologies, and controlled mobility, this offshore airport redefines the standards of hospitality and premium transportation.

 

A Grand Prix where the ocean becomes the grandstand

1. On the second tier, beneath the structure housing the airport, winds a covered Formula 1 circuit stretching over 10,000 meters. Surrounding it are suspended golf courses, panoramic gardens, and various leisure spaces. This floating Grand Prix goes far beyond racing: it becomes a cutting-edge platform, blending entertainment, technology, sustainability, and immersive design.
2. Global Visibility
   1. An unprecedented event, this Grand Prix on water will capture worldwide attention, from motorsport enthusiasts and fans of futuristic architecture to major media outlets. Its mobile nature makes it a beacon of event innovation.
3. Advanced Engineering & Design
   1. Permanent paddocks in a controlled environment
   2. Integrated climate management ensuring comfort and performance
4. Modular Infrastructure
   1. Retractable grandstands designed for comfort and visibility
   2. Naval-inspired safety systems from the mother ship: fire protection, environmental control, intelligent evacuation
5. Technical and Spectacular Circuit
   1. Length: 10,000 m—one of the longest F1 circuits, with 38 turns alternating between high-speed and technical sections
   2. Designed to maximize driving pleasure and the intensity of the spectacle
6. Hybrid Ventilation & Air Quality
   1. Lateral partitions regulate airflow to create a sense of freedom in an enclosed space. An integrated ventilation network filters fine particles while maintaining an ideal temperature.
7. Reinventing the Automotive Event
   1. Immersive platform: augmented reality, VR experiences, interactivity
   2. Ecological model: permanent structure, clean energy, air filtration
   3. A symbol of sustainable transition in motorsport
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Conclusion

The second phase of the project represents a significant investment, fully justified by the strategic vision it embodies. It marks a firm commitment to the future, one that must now be integrated into our development trajectory.

 

According to a joint report by Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), global air traffic is expected to reach approximately 19.5 billion passengers per year by 2042—more than double the levels recorded in 2024. Tourism will represent a major share of this growth.

 

In response to this unprecedented expansion, WOW aims to position itself as a key player in the global market by offering a mobile, sustainable, and immersive alternative to traditional infrastructure.

 

Thank you for your attention and curiosity. May this journey through innovation inspire you as deeply as it drives us. We look forward to welcoming you aboard the oceans of the future.

 

The Wonder of the World  Team