Melia Hotels International SA
Gabriel Escarrer Juliá was 21 years old when he founded what is now Meliá Hotels International in 1956, operating a 60-room hotel on the island of Majorca, the place where he was born and where the company still has its headquarters. Under his management, the Company first established its leadership in Spain, the cradle of leisure travel in Europe, before later extending it to the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. Over the years, Escarrer formed strategic alliances that strengthened the Company’s positioning and allowed it to expand into city destinations in Spain, Europe, Asia and America. This vision has earned him recognition as one of the driving forces behind the globalisation of Spanish businesses and one of the great figures of the international tourism industry.
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Melia Hotels International SA
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Melia Hotels International SA, formerly Sol Melia SA, is a Spain-based company primarily engaged in the hospitality sector. The Company focuses on the management and exploitation of hotel chains. Its activities are divided into three business segments: Hotels, Real Estate and Club Melia. The Hotels division administrates hotels under management and franchise agreements, operates own or leased hotels, as well as offers other entertainment activities, such as casino games and organized tours. The Real Estate division includes real estate development and operations. The Club Melia division operates vacation club complexes. The Company's brand names portfolio comprises Gran Melia, Paradisus, Melia, Innside by Melia, Tryp by Wyndham and Sol Hotels, among others. The Company operates through numerous subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.