According to Gabriel Escarrer, "it's a truly great honour to be named "Hotelier of the year" by a magazine as influential as "Hotels", a point of reference for the world hotel industry. Sol Meliá:
Press ReleaseThe hotel chain has the support of the European Union in view of the possibility that it is accused by the Northamerican administration for not fulfilling the
Helms-Burton Act, that forbids investing in Northamerican properties in Cuba. The Sánchez family that claims the ownership of Sol Melia's land in Cuba, and other groups of exiled Cubans in Miami, accentuate the pressure on the
US State Department in view of the coming Iberoamerican summit, that will be held in Cuba on November 15 and 16. Coinciding with the preparation of the said event, the US State Department presented yesterday, Monday, a
web dedicated to the Caribbean island, where the norm that regulates trips to Cuba can be found, information about the embargo and other information that openly criticises the political system of the country.