Spanish hotel chain Melia shutters operations at 15 Cuba hotels
A tricycle passes in front of the Gran Hotel Bristol in Havana on June 3, 2026. (AFP)
Spain's largest hotel chain Melia said on June 3 that it would cease operating 15 hotels in Cuba, joining other foreign firms that have cut ties with the island's military conglomerate GAESA under pressure from Washington.
The company cited geopolitical, social, legal and economic circumstances in Cuba for its decision to withdraw from the 15 hotels in manages in the country with GAESA
Melila, one of the largest foreign hotel operators in Cuba, did not refer to the other 19 hotels it operates in Cuba in partnership with the Tourism Ministry.
