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New London hotel to sell Thames water
The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London has unveiled plans to offer guests natural drinking water from the River Thames as part of an eco-friendly initiative.
The 1,021 room four-star deluxe hotel, due to open in early 2010, will sell the water exclusively for guests.
The decision came after research by Swiss scientists, published last month, found the Thames to be the purest river in the UK.
Scientists tested triple filtered and purified water taken from the Thames against two leading brands of mineral water.
On sampling, 76.3% of 1,000 people preferred the Thames purified water compared with the two best selling mineral water brands which cannot be named.
The participants found the water best for energising and clearing the mind, the company announced today
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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