Meliá Hotels International
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Hotels and resorts | |
Revenue | €1.251 billion (2010)[1] |
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€141.8 million (2010)[1] | |
€50.1 million (2010)[1] | |
Total assets | €3.390 billion (end 2010)[1] |
Total equity | €1.116 billion (end 2010)[1] |
Number of employees | 40000 (average, 2010)[1] |
Website | www |
Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (formerly Sol Meliá) is a Spanish
History
Foundation and early years
The origins of the company reach back to 1956, when the then-21-year-old Gabriel Escarrer Juliá leased the Altair Hotel in
In 1984 the company renamed itself Hoteles Sol (English: Sun Hotels), before establishing itself as the largest hotel chain in the country with the acquisition of the 32 location-strong Hotasa group.[6][failed verification] Another merger followed three years later as the company combined with the upmarket Meliá chain, founded by Josep Melià i Sinisterra, to form Sol Meliá.[6] The deal increased the geographical scope of the company into the Caribbean, Americas and other parts of Europe.
A 1996 split of the company into two separate businesses, one for hotel ownership (Inmotel) and another for management (Sol Meliá, which listed on the
Development since 2010
Rights to the Tryp brand were sold to
Meliá Hotels received strong criticism because of hosting a tribute to the
The company later sought to forge partnerships with other companies in the leisure industry, opening hotels based on the Hard Rock Cafe concept in conjunction with then-parent The Rank Group (joint venture dissolved in 2007),[16][17] and Flintstones-themed hotels with Warner Bros.[6]
Although publicly traded since 1996, the Escarrer family continues to control Meliá Hotels, holding a combined stake of over 63% at the end of 2010.[1]
In June 2017, Meliá Hotels International confirmed Spanish badminton player, Carolina Marín as their new brand ambassador.[18]
Operations
The company employs various commercial brands to offer their product, including Gran Meliá, Meliá Hotels & Resorts, ME by Meliá, Innside by Meliá, Sol Hotels, Paradisus Resorts and Club Meliá (formerly known as Sol Meliá Vacation Club). In 2010, they divested themselves of their Tryp Hotels brand when it was sold to Wyndham Hotels.
The firm operates more than 350 hotels as of November 2023, of which over 160 are in Spain. Of the other 230 countries in which Meliá Hotels International operates, the largest numbers of hotels are located in Cuba, Germany, Croatia, Brazil and Portugal.[19]
Trademark dispute
In late 2008,
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2010". Sol Meliá. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Brandt, Nadja (4 June 2007). "Deutsche Telekom, Ryanair, Sol Melia: European Equity Preview". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Harding, Ben; Hetz, Robert (11 November 2008). "Spain's Sol Melia cuts capex, gloomy on 2009". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Harding, Ben (7 August 2008). "Sol Melia's H1 profit drops 41 pct, to miss target". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Melia Hotels International targets Asia for growth". Investvine.com. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ The Gale Group. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Hernández-Barahona J, San Román E, Gil-López Á. Bricolage and Innovation in the Emergence and Development of the Spanish Tourism Industry. Enterprise & Society. 2023;24(4):1119-1161. doi:10.1017/eso.2022.28
- ^ "Annual Report 2004". Sol Meliá. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Sol Melia Will Pay $326.8 Million For Spanish Hotel Group Tryp". The Wall Street Journal. 22 August 2000. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Sol Meliá sella un acuerdo para la compra de Hoteles Tryp". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Chang, Michelle (7 June 2010). "Wyndham Buys Tryp Brand". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Meliá messes up by hosting Franco tribute". 02b.com. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ Ibon Uría (2015-11-17). "La cadena hotelera Meliá acepta acoger una cena de la Fundación Franco para homenajear al dictador". InfoLibre.es. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ Marta Borraz (2015-11-30). "El hotel Meliá Castilla se resiste a cancelar el homenaje a Franco pese a las más de 60.000 firmas recogidas". ElDiario.es. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ "62.000 firmas contra el homenaje a Franco en el hotel Meliá". Público (Spain). 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ "Rank Group Plans Hard Rock's Growth". The New York Times. Associated Press. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ Milligan, Michael (22 January 2007). "Sol Melia confident that ME brand will stand out from the crowd". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Selain Bersama La Liga, Carolina Marin Juga Jadi Duta Hotel". detik.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Hotel directory". Meliá Hotels International. Retrieved 16 Jan 2015.
- ^ Civil No. 09-1188, Docket No. 1-1. Superior Court of Puerto Rico. Court of First Instance. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- ^ Dorpan, S.L. v. Hotel Melia, Inc. Civil Nos. 09-1138 (GAG), 09-1188(GAG). 851 F.Supp.2d 398 (2012). Dorpan, S.L., Plaintiff, v. Hotel Melia, Inc. et al., Defendants. United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit (No. 12-1679): Dorpan, S.L. v. Hotel Melia, Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2013.