Meliรก Hotels International, S.A. owns, manages, operates, leases, and franchises hotels worldwide. It operates through Hotel Management, Hotel Business, Other Business Linked to Hotel Management, Real Estate, and Vacation Club segments. The company operates hotels under the Gran Meliรก Hotels & Resorts, Paradisus by Meliรก, ME by Meliรก, Meliรก Hotels & Resorts, INNSIDE by Meliรก, Sol by Meliรก, ZEL, and Circle by Melia brand names, as well as Meliรก PRO. It also operates vacation club; develops and operates real estate properties; and engages in the casinos and tour-operator activities. The company was formerly known as Sol Meliรก, S.A. and changed its name to Meliรก Hotels International, S.A. in June 2011. Meliรก Hotels International, S.A. was founded in 1956 and is based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.