Meliá's history in Cuba began on May 10, 1990, with the opening of Sol Palmeras in Varadero. The company, then still called Sol Meliá, became the first foreign firm to establish a mixed-capital company with the Cuban communist government to administer, market, and manage a hotel. Thirty-six years later, the Palma-based chain closes an era that contributed both to the Caribbean island's opening to international tourism and to positioning the Mallorcan company at the forefront of the global hotel sector.

Ana María Jaume Vanrell, widow of Gabriel Escarrer Julià, founder of Melià Hotels International, passed away early Tuesday morning, her family reported in a statement reported by Europa Press.

The Argentine government announced this Tuesday that former tennis player Rafael Nadal and the Melià hotel group will establish seven luxury hotels in the South American country. "Rafel Nadal is arriving in Argentina with a tourism venture: seven luxury hotels alongside Melià Hotels International," reported Daniel Scioli, Secretary of Tourism, Environment, and Sports in the Javier Milei administration.