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Meliá Hotels International Announces 2021 Expansion Plans

by Kimberly Inlander

Dec 2, 2020
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Meliá Hotels International announced the expansion of its ME by Meliá, Gran Meliá and Paradisus brands in 2021.

Scheduled to open in the second quarter, Gran Meliá Zhengzhou will boast 388 rooms and suites and will join INNSIDE Zhengzhou in the city. In September 2021, the 201-room Gran Meliá Cam Ranh Bay will open in Vietnam. The second Gran Meliá in Italy will debut in Milan in 2023, housed within the iconic Palazzo Venezia with 70 luxurious suites.

Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, ME Dubai opened Nov. 28, in the Opus Building. Early next year, ME Barcelona will join the brand, while ME Doha is slated to debut in quarter four of 2021. In 2022, ME Malta joins the portfolio.

Also in the first quarter of 2021 is the opening of Paradisus Playa Mujeres, with 498 rooms and beautiful views of tropical gardens and picturesque beaches. The property joins the current Mexican properties of Paradisus Los Cabos, Paradisus Cancun and Paradisus Playa del Carmen.

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