Meliá Hotels International Introduces Signature Brands to UAE and GCC

24 January 2012. Meliá Hotels International, Spain's leading hotel group, is pleased to introduce their signature brands to the UAE and GCC region. Included in these brands are flagship properties across Europe, Africa, Americas and Asia.

Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts reflects the prestigious 55 year history of Meliá Hotels International and is home to the most luxurious hotels in the company such as Gran Meliá Fenix - Madrid, Gran Meliá Colon - Seville, Gran Meliá Victoria - Majorca, Gran Meliá Rome- soon opening, Gran Meliá Don Pepe - Marbella and Gran Meliá Shanghai. Underpinning the brand is a commitment to first class hotels and resorts with stunning architecture designed to surpass the needs of travellers. All properties are located in the most important global travel destinations. www.granmelia.com

Meliá Hotels and Resorts brand is the Group's city and resort hotels brand that combine a mixture of stunning yet functional facilities within preferred business and leisure destinations, such as Meliá Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, Meliá Jardim Europa - Sao Paolo, Meliá Caribe Tropical - Dominican Republic, Meliá Barcelona - Spain, Melià Vendome - Paris, Melià Whitehouse - London and Meliá Zanzibar - Tanzania. The brand is designed to offer the five senses a fresh and innovative experience through igniting the Spanish tradition of excellence in hospitality. All hotels pay close attention to sensory design coupled with fresh and welcoming decorations, balancing aesthetics and design functionality. Meliá hotels feature a VIP experience called "The Level" that offers a private lounge with open bar, exclusive room accommodations, special in room amenities and the finest service. www.meliahotels.com

ME by Meliá are experience-based personality hotels in the global capitals of culture and cool. A lifestyle concept for hotels where design, international cuisine, the latest technology and cutting edge music all have an important role to play at ME Barcelona and ME Madrid. The brand offers personalised services through the Aura Manager that connects the guests with the employees and the hotels. The brand is based on four concepts; Remember ME, Experience ME, Energize ME, and Dare ME designed to create an atmosphere that stimulates the senses. The Level Suites at ME hotels pampers guests with early check-in and late check out, Ipod use during the stay, complimentary car wash and ironing services. www.mebymelia.com

Paradisus Resorts is the Groups all inclusive resort brand offering couples and families exceptional, sophisticated resorts at luxurious locations such as Paradisus Río de Oro Resort & Spa - Cuba, The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real - Punta Cana and Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda - Mexico. www.paradisus.com

YHI Spa is a place where scents, flavours and shapes, accompanied by soft background music, turns the Spa experience into an unforgettable moment of harmony and wellbeing. YHI Spa is based on four foundations: facilities, treatments, service and image.

Meliá Dubai, will be the Group's first property in the GCC. Located in the heart of traditional Bur Dubai and surrounded by the city's most attractive historical area, close to the new Gold Souq, Dubai Museum, Dubai Creek and Port Rashid. The Hotel is within reach of Dubai's main shopping and commercial districts and is only 15 kms away from Dubai International Airport. The hotel will also feature the exclusive "The Level" located on the 7th floor which will provide a magnificent panoramic view of the city's skyline. Additionally, the hotel will have 7 F&B outlets including "Titanic by Marco Pierre White" and "Signature by Sanjeev Kapoor", YHI Spa and a sophisticated night club, "Mansion".

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ABOUT MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
Meliá Hotels International was founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and is one of the world's largest resort hotel chains, as well as Spain's leading hotel chain. It currently provides more than 350 hotels and 87,000 rooms in 35 countries on 4 continents under its brands: Gran Meliá, Meliá, ME, Innside, Tryp by Wyndham, Sol and Paradisus. Its product and service portfolio is complemented by Club Meliá, the only vacation club operated by a Spanish company.

In 2011, the family company founded by Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, which operated under the name "Sol Meliá" for decades, initiated a new stage in its development under the brand name that represents its present and its future: Meliá Hotels International.

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