{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2/6a16ea0fcb11d38a8b2e761a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The story behind a hotel revolution: Yotel!","description":"<p>My guest today is Simon Woodroffe – the entrepreneur behind household names including YO! Sushi and Yotel, and also one of the original Dragons on BBC’s Dragons’ Den. </p><p><br></p><p>He has been telling me about the travel aspects of his career: founding Yotel, sailing the South Pacific and creating an eco-resort in Thailand. His autobiography, YO! Man, is published on 4 June 2026 by Whitefox Publishing.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to get it delivered to your inbox.</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}