SOL MELIA ANNUAL REPORT 00 COMP

MILESTONES 2000· HOTEL GROWTH
Meliá Balneario Mondariz
Consolidating our position
in Spain
which (4,978 rooms) in city destinations and
10 (1,887 rooms) in resorts.
As we have seen, the integration of Tryp has
strengthened Sol Meliá’s leadership position in
its domestic market where, after the addition
of the projects currently under development,
the company will provide more than 200 city
and resort hotels.
Meliá María Pita
Amongst the most significant hotels that have
joined the portfolio in Spain, special mention
must be made of the Tryp Fénix (future Gran
Meliá Fénix) in Madrid, the Meliá Colón
(Seville) or the Meliá Balneario Mondariz
(Pontevedra).
Within this framework, Madrid has become one
of the destinations most favoured by the deal,
with the addition of the 20 Tryp hotels in city
making the new Sol Meliá the undisputed leader
in the hotel industry in the Spanish capital with
27 hotels with 5,069 rooms.
Throughout the year 2000, Sol Meliá added a
total of 50 hotels (6,865 rooms) in Spain, 40 of
The evolution of Sol Meliá in the Spanish
market is a result of a dual objective: to diversify
the hotel portfolio to respond to the needs
of different customer segments and to consolidate
the company’s position as the leading
hotel chain in Spain through a high profile
presence in the company’s major cities and
provincial capitals.
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