The Australian travel industry’s monarch of luxury hospitality, Lynne Ireland, has been appointed as Global Sales Director – Australia & Oceania for Meliá Hotels International, LATTE can reveal.

Meliá Hotels International’s ME by Meliá brand will make its highly anticipated debut in the Asia Pacific region in 2027, with the launch of ME Guangzhou. ME by Meliá, renowned for its exceptional design and unparalleled lifestyle offerings, represents the epitome of contemporary European culture.

Meliá Hotels International has boosted its presence in Dubai having signed a new Gran Meliá property in Port de La Mer, a new luxury destination located in the Jumeirah One Beach area.

Meliá Hotels International has inked an agreement for a new hotel in Ha Long, the entry point to one of Vietnam’s most stunning tourist destinations, Ha Long Bay.

Spanish hotel brand, Meliá Hotels International, is considerably ramping up its high-end footprint, with one in three hotels in its pipeline scheduled to open between 2023 and 2026 to fall under its luxury portfolio.

Meliá Hotels International has unveiled plans to open a new beach resort in Quy Nhon, Vietnam in 2025. Meliá Quy Nhon Beach Resort will be located on Vietnam’s central coast and comprise 140 hotel rooms and 93 villas, ranging in size from 1-3 bedrooms and featuring infinity plunge pools that take in sea vistas.

Meliá Phuket Mai Khao, a wellness-inspired resort that fronts Phuket’s longest stretch of sand with a chilled-out beach club and private pool villas, has opened on Thailand’s largest island. The resort is the second five-star property to be launched in Thailand under Spanish hotel group Meliá Hotels International as part of a brand roll-out in key destinations across the Kingdom.

Meliá Hotels International has revealed plans to bring a touch of Spanish luxury to Indonesia with the opening of Gran Meliá Lombok in 2024. Already one of the hotel group’s most sought-after destinations, the new opening will mark the first Gran Meliá property on the island of Lombok and its second in Indonesia.

Spanish hotel group, Meliá Hotels International, has launched Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort ahead of a grand opening in April. It’s the fourth operating hotel under the Meliá Hotels & Resorts brand in Vietnam