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Assets and liabilities sold and held for sale | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Assets and liabilities sold and held for sale | 12. Assets and liabilities sold and held for sale No assets were classified as held for sale at 31 December 2020. During the year ended 31 December 2020 the Group sold one hotel in EMEAA, the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport. This was classified as held for sale at 31 December 2019, with no change to the carrying value on initial classification. Total consideration of $2m was received. Net of disposal costs a total gain of $3m is included in ‘other operating income’ in the Group income statement.

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