He Spanish hotel group Meliá It plans to close more hotels in Cuba temporarily, while the situation on the island clears up, which would be added to the three that are already closed, although it is not considering leaving the country, where it has 35 hotel establishments.
Meliá sources have told EFE that the difficulties with supplies, including fuel, and the complications of personnel getting to their jobs, in addition to the drop in demand, recommend a process of “compaction” of their supply on the island.
The closure of three of its 35 hotels, all of them under management, responds to an operational decision “based strictly on occupancy levels” and the need to adapt to current supply limitations.
However, for Spanish hotel companies, Cuba is a destination with strong potential, which is why they trust that the current difficult situation can be redirected.
Furthermore, the president and CEO of Meliá, Gabriel Escarrer, said this Thursday in a meeting with the media that they feel “comfortable” with their leadership position in the Cuban market.
The evolution of the establishments in the Caribbean country barely affects the results of the group, which in 2025 exceeded 200 million euros in net profit, 23.6% more than a year before, and obtained a gross operating result (ebitda) of 544.7 million euros.
Of that gross result, only 2%, just over 10 million euros, come from its business in Cuba, where its activity in both the last quarter of 2025 and the first of 2026 has been better than in the comparable periods of previous years.
