The Sol Meliá Investor Relations Department received an award in the “best professional” category in travel and tourism companies from buy-side professionals from the Institutional Investor Research Group (IIRG). A total of 1,353 sell-side analysts and 663 buyside professionals took part in the survey in which they were asked to give a qualitative appraisal of the efficiency of current investor communication programmes in publicly traded European companies.

They were also asked to name the companies they consider excellent in the Investor Relations area in 32 business sectors and 3 major categories: Consumer goods; Finance, Technology and Services, and Industry. The analysts appreciated the transparency of Sol Meliá when providing information to the markets and the speed and quality of the replies to questions made to the company. The survey evaluates the level of communication a company has with the markets through press releases, regular reports, telephone communications and road shows and visits.

The Vice President of Investor Relations, Carlos López is a Vice President, together with the Banco Santander, of the Management Board of the Spanish Investor Relations Association, founded in 1991 as a non-profit organisation which aims to assist members in the improvement and promotion of investor relations in Spanish public companies, promoting activities focused primarily on training for members, the organisation of events and conferences, the promotion of international best practices in investor relations, and the sharing of know-how, demonstrating the commitment of the Investor Relations Department in particular and of Sol Meliá in general to communication with the markets and the transparency of information.