Sol Meliá is the Spanish hotel and resort chain founded by Gabriel Escarrer Juliá in 1956 in Palma on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca in Spain. It is the leading Spanish hotel chain in both the city and resort markets, the third largest hotel chain in Europe, and the twelfth largest hotel chain in the world. Sol Meliá is also the world leader in resort hotels and number one in the ranking in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company provides almost 350 hotels with 85,000 rooms in 30 countries on 4 continents. The company operates hotels under the Meliá Hotels & Resorts, Tryp Hotels, Sol Hotels, Paradisus Resorts and Sol Meliá Vacation Club brands, each of which has been designed to satisfy the needs of the most discerning customers seeking both an excellent location and superior quality, personalised service. The different Sol Meliá hotel brands offer a great choice of products for visitors both for business and for leisure travel. Activity programmes in the hotel or in the surrounding area; programmes focused on health and beauty; programmes for kids, for