George Sell

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George is the editor of Serviced Apartment News and editor-in-chief at International Hospitality Media. He has more than a decade's experience as a hospitality, property and travel journalist. George also regularly contributes to a wide range of international publications and websites. Contact: george@internationalhospitality.media
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NPD opens North Wales hotel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: West Yorkshire-based Northern Powerhouse Developments has opened its latest property – Caer Rhun Hall in North Wales. The three-storey, late-Victorian mansion is set in

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Future stars

Reading Time: < 1 minute• What does it take to become a successful hotel manager as the role of the job evolves and becomes more complex at dizzying speed?

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Beside the seaside

Reading Time: < 1 minute• The story of the Royal Hotel in Bognor Regis is an intriguing one. The property, on the Sussex town’s seafront, is currently for sale,

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Raising the bar

Reading Time: < 1 minute• IHG has certainly approached 2018 with all guns blazing. The launch of the new Voco brand adds an upscale conversion brand, an area where the company

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The voice of hospitality

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmazon’s launch of Alexa for Hospitality signals a sea change in the use of voice activation technology in hospitality – it will very quickly become a service

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Making waves

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGoodwin Gaw’s entry to the European hotel sector is likely to make some waves, as he is not a main known for doing things by halves. Gaw

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The art of the deal

Reading Time: < 1 minute• Accor’s Sebastien Bazin threw us all a curve ball a few weeks ago when the company announced it was acquiring a 50 per cent

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Second time around

Reading Time: < 1 minute• I wrote recently about how the boutique hotel sector is incredibly versatile in the way it can take buildings and repurpose them, giving them