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Gabriel Escarrer

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Gabriel Escarrer
Born
Gabriel Escarrer Julià

(1935-03-02)2 March 1935
Died26 November 2024(2024-11-26) (aged 89)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder, Meliá Hotels International
Children6, including Gabriel Escarrer Jaume

Gabriel Escarrer Julià (2 March 1935[1] – 26 November 2024[2]) was a Spanish billionaire businessman, and the founder of Meliá Hotels International.

Gabriel Escarrer Julià was born on 2 March 1935 in Porreres, Mallorca.[1]

He was the founder and chairman of Meliá Hotels International.[3] In September 2024, he was awarded the Premio Empresario del Año (Entrepreneur of the Year) in the Premios Vanguardia.[4]

He had six children, and lived in Mallorca, Spain.[3] Escarrer died on 26 November 2024, at the age of 89, in Palma de Mallorca.[5] His son Gabriel Escarrer Jaume is the chairman and CEO of Meliá.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 Proyectos, HI Iberia Ingeniería y. "Historia Hispánica". historia-hispanica.rah.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ↑ RTVE.es/AGENCIAS (26 November 2024). "Muere el fundador de Meliá Hotels International, Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, a los 89 años". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Forbes profile: Gabriel Escarrer". Forbes. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Abad, Martí (1 October 2024). "Premios Vanguardia 2024: la opositora rusa Yulia Naválnaya, premio Internacional". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Moore, Jason (26 November 2024). "Gabriel Escarrer, the founder of the Melia Hotel Group, dies". Majorca Daily Bulletin. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Management structure | Meliá Hotels International". Meliahotelsinternational.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.