• Meliá Hotels International signed a franchise deal with SoGes Group for a new The Meliá Collection hotel in Lerici, Italy.
• Property is slated to open within 24 months, marking Meliá’s debut on the Ligurian Riviera.
• Project calls for 80-90 luxury rooms, spa and fitness area, meeting space, outdoor pool.
• Transaction lifts Meliá’s Italy footprint to 18 hotels, reinforcing its luxury expansion strategy in the market.

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