Gabriel Escarrer

Gabriel Escarrer
Gabriel Escarrer
	Gabriel Escarrer, 2023
Born	Gabriel Escarrer Julià; 2 March 1935; Porreres, Mallorca, Spain
Died	26 November 2024 (aged 89); Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Founder, Meliá Hotels International
Children	6, 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.^[3]

He was the founder and chairman of Meliá Hotels International.^[4] In September 2024, he was awarded the Premio Empresario del Año (Entrepreneur of the Year) in the Premios Vanguardia.^[5]

He had six children, and lived in Mallorca, Spain.^[4] Escarrer died on 26 November 2024, at the age of 89, in Palma de Mallorca.^[6] His son Gabriel Escarrer Jaume is the chairman and CEO of Meliá.^[7]

References

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

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