In Dragon's Den, which former Dragon was the founder of the hotel chain easyHotel?

In Dragon's Den, the entrepreneur associated with founding easyHotel is Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou is a Greek-Cypriot businessman who created the easy brand. He founded easyJet in 1995 and later extended the brand into sectors including hotels, car rental and cruises. easyHotel was launched as part of that low-cost business strategy.

He is often mistaken for a regular Dragon because he appeared on the programme as a guest investor rather than serving as one of the permanent panel members. The distinction is important: the show's resident Dragons and guest Dragons have different on-screen roles, while Stelios's main business identity comes from the easy group.

easyHotel applied the low-cost model to accommodation, offering basic rooms and charging separately for some extras. The brand was not the same company as easyJet, although both used licensing and brand-extension arrangements associated with the easy name.