Madrid/Meliá is leaving 15 of the 34 hotels it has in Cuba, as confirmed through its Portuguese subsidiary Ilha Bela this Wednesday. The decision has been communicated to the National Securities and Markets Commission – the Spanish supervisor that ensures the transparency of business activity – and although it was announced on May 26 to the owner of the hotels – the military conglomerate Gaesa –, it was made public this Wednesday.
The measure comes due to “a combination of unforeseen circumstances beyond Ilha Bela’s management or performance capacity,” the statement said.
The affected hotels are Gran Hotel Bristol Habana Vieja, Innside Catedral Habana, Meliá Buena Vista, Meliá Cayo Santa María, Meliá Jardines del Rey, Meliá Las Dunas, Meliá Península Varadero, Paradisus Los Cayos, Paradisus Princesa Mar, Paradisus Río de Oro, Paradisus Varadero, Sol Caribe Beach, Sol Cayo Santa María, Sol Río de Luna y Mares and Sol Varadero Beach.
The chain maintains that the impact is “limited”, since almost all of these hotels are those that were already closed. In any case, Ilha Bela says it is “activating and carrying out specific plans to undertake an orderly disaffiliation of these hotels.”
The statement adds that the protocols are being applied to inform suppliers and clients of Meliá.
Ilha Bela, based in Madeira, is the subsidiary with which the Mallorcan company operated its hotels in Cuba under the Meliá, Paradisus, Sol and Innside brands.
