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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The Park Hotels to ban plastic straws

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: The Park Hotels has joined the worldwide campaign to eliminate plastic drinking straws from landfills, streams, oceans, and beaches. The company has pledged to

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Linthwaite House reopens after renovation

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Leeu Collection has announced that its Lake District property, Linthwaite House, has reopened today after a year-long refurbishment. The £10 million-plus renovation has seen

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Whisky-themed hotel to open in Hollywood

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Argentine-American restaurateur Adolfo Suaya is to open a 134-key Whiskey Hotel. The property will feature whisky-themed minibars in each room. The seven-storey hotel will

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CMU to build campus boutique hotel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Colorado Mesa University is to build a boutique hotel on campus to train hospitality management and culinary students. CMU’s board of trustees approved a

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Oxygen Hospitality buys The Ivy Palm

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Oxygen Hospitality Group, a real estate investment and management company, has bought The Ivy Palm Resort & Spa, an independent, boutique hotel in Palm

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Calcot Collection reveals refurbished Village Pub

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Calcot Collection has completed a refurbishment of The Village Pub, an inn with boutique hotel rooms in Barnsley, Gloucestershire. A creative collaboration between

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Russell House Hotel set for boutique revamp

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Hong Kong-based investors have bought London’s Russell House Hotel sold for £3.5 million and plan to completely refurbish the venue and reposition it as

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Ennismore eyes potential $1 billion investment

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Indian telecoms tycoon Sunil Mittal is planning to invest more than $1 billion into Ennismore, the owner of the Hoxton brand and Gleneagles, according

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First Chinese property for the Unbound Collection

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Hyatt’s Unbound Collection has welcomed its first Chinese property, the Jinmao Hotel Lijiang. The property rebranded from a Grand Hyatt hotel to Jinmao Hotel