Meliá Hotels International is a Spanish hotel group headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, founded in 1956 by Gabriel Escarrer Juliá and listed on the IBEX 35. It owns, manages and franchises hotels in Europe, Latin America and Asia under brands such as Gran Meliá, ME by Meliá, Paradisus, Meliá, INNSIDE and Sol, and employs roughly 18,600 people.