Founded on the Spanish island paradise of Palma de Mallorca in the 1950s, Melia Hotels International is one of Spain’s largest resort operators. Though North American travelers may not recognize its name, it’s one of the top 20 largest hotel chains in the world and operates 370+ hotels in 40 countries on four continents.

ASUG News had the opportunity to speak with Christian Palomino, who’s the Vice President of Global IT for Melia Hotels International, at the 2018 SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG Annual Conference about the company’s recent move to the cloud.

Digital Transformation in Paradise

Palomino led Melia Hotels International through the first-ever implementation of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud in Spain. Not only does the hotel operator hold that distinction, Palomino and his team planned this successful migration of 14 production on-premise systems during one weekend, requiring no more than 36 hours of downtime.