SOL MELIA ANNUAL REPORT 00 COMP

MILESTONES 2000· HOTEL GROWTH
Paradisus Punta Cana
Latin America and the Caribbean are considered
to be natural markets for Sol Meliá and the
company has thus extended and improved its
portfolio in the region, both in the city, with a
presence in most of the region’s capital cities,
and in resorts, with the inauguration of
modern Convention Centres in three of its
finest properties: the Meliá Cancun, the Meliá
Cabo Real (Mexico) and the Meliá Caribe
(Punta Cana-Dominican Republic).
The quality of the products and services provided
by Sol Meliá in the region has also been
recognised by many important Tour Operators.
The Meliá Azul Ixtapa and Meliá Cabo Real in
Mexico have received the Golden Apple Award
from the US Tour Operator Apple Vacations,
while Jet Tours has named the Paradisus Punta
Cana (Dominican Republic) as winner of its
Quality Facilities Trophy.
With a portfolio of 100 hotels and 26,057
rooms, the future of the leadership of Sol Meliá
in the region is guaranteed. Furthermore, the
34 hotel projects under development will add a
further 8,102 rooms in Brazil, Cuba, Mexico,
Peru and Puerto Rico.
“We aim to maintain
our leadership
position in Latin
America and the
Caribbean with
hotels in paradise
locations, able to offer
the finest
accommodation, food
and beverage and
entertainment
services with the
support of the latest
modern technologies
and extensive
meeting and
convention facilities.
We will thus attract
both business and
leisure travellers and
achieve one of our
eternal objectives: the
reduction of
seasonality”.
”
Evagrio Sánchez,
Executive Vice President
Americas Division
Meliá Panamá Canal
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