Meliá Hotels International announces it’s exiting Cuba

Meliá Hotels International said that in light of the current situation in Cuba it has taken the decision to immediately cease the provision of management and commercialization services, as well as the licensing of its hotel brands, in relation to fifteen (15) hotels in Cuba.

Those hotels include:

• Gran Hotel Bristol Habana Vieja Member of The Meliá Collection
• 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
• Sol Varadero Beach

This decision, which had previously been communicated to the respective ownership entities on May 26 and is formally confirmed today (June 3), has been adopted under a strong commitment to responsible business conduct, the company said.

And it continued: “It reflects a combination of external circumstances beyond Meliá’s control, which have materially affected the operational, legal, and security conditions necessary to ensure the proper delivery of services at these properties.”

Meliá noted that the overall impact of this decision is limited, as the majority of the hotels listed are currently non-operational due to ongoing energy constraints and reduced demand affecting the Cuban market.”

Meliá’s announcement comes after Iberostar said it was ending its role in operations and marketing for 12 of its 18 hotels in Cuba on June 2 and the May 31 announcement by Blue Diamond that it was withdrawing from Cuba.