RevPAR maintains a positive trend, increasing by 8.5% -practically explained by price increases- and with further margin for improvement. Meliá.com increased its revenues by 34.3%. The globalisation of the company –already representing 80% of the Operating Profit- allows international growth to offset weak demand in Spain.
Key highlights: Turnover rose 20% to €370.5m from €307.6m. Pre-tax earnings increased 36% to €41.7m. Net profit for the period increased 45% to €33.4m from €23m. Total passengers welcomed onboard rose by 19% to 4.1 million.