Falcon's Resorts by Meliá, a new resort brand by Meliá Hotels International and its joint venture partner Falcon's Beyond, is set to debut its first location as part of the $350 million jointly-owned entertainment destination in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
The all-inclusive resorts will become the epitome of "resortainment" and be featured within world-class entertainment destinations, to be named Falcon's Beyond Destinations, jointly developed by the two companies in major leisure markets worldwide.
Falcon's Resorts by Meliá leverages Meliá's 66 years of expertise in travel and hospitality and Falcon's wealth of experience as a fully integrated entertainment development company. It will offer travellers a unique resortainment hospitality experience that seamlessly blends premium resort amenities with unforgettable entertainment experiences in sophisticated casual fun. As part of a bigger destination experience, the resorts will provide guests direct access to vibrant and curated dining, shopping, and entertainment venues.
With a decade-long business relationship with Meliá, beginning with a successful entertainment hospitality property in Mallorca, Spain, Falcon's is excited to bring a further enhanced version of that to Punta Cana by year-end.
"With Falcon's 22-year history of creating story-driven entertainment and hospitality experiences for some of the world's largest brands, we are leveraging all of our unique expertise and capabilities for Falcon's Resorts by Melia to deliver an unprecedented vacation experience that goes beyond expectations," said Cecil D. Magpuri, CEO of Falcon's Beyond.
Meliá is thrilled to debut its first Falcon's Resort by Meliá in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, a prime location it has been operating in for over three decades and has built a robust network of resorts and a loyal guest base.
The first resort under the new brand, Falcon's Resort by Meliá | All Suites Punta Cana, will be a multi-phase transformation of two existing Meliá properties in the Dominican Republic, Paradisus Grand Cana and The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real.
In phase one, the all-inclusive resort is anticipated to open in December 2022 and will begin accepting reservations in October 2022. It will comprise multiple high-end bars and restaurants, pools, swim-up suites, a water park, and a kids' camp. The rebranding will see the Paradisus Grand Cana resort receive enhancements to the facilities, amenities, and experiences and integrate a unique interactive platform to be announced soon. Phase two, the completion of the rebrand of The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real, is expected in 2023.
The 622-room Falcon's Resort by Meliá | All Suites Punta Cana will be the first of three components of a new multi-faceted $350 million entertainment destination, Falcon's Beyond Destination | Punta Cana, the first Falcon's Beyond Destination to debut. The overall destination will also feature Katmandu Park | Punta Cana, an avant-garde new theme park slated to open in December 2022, and Falcon's Central | Punta Cana, a signature retail, dining, and entertainment district currently in development.
As the pioneering world-class theme park in the Caribbean, Katmandu Park will flaunt several patented, never-before-seen ride technologies, interactive storytelling, and irresistible mega-park-level attractions. Falcon's Central will connect guests with famous brands via curated location-based entertainment venues, experiences, amenities, content, restaurants, shopping, and retailtainment. Both Katmandu Park and Falcon's Central will be directly accessible to guests of Meliá's vast network of area resorts and hotels, consisting of 1825 rooms and guests of neighbouring hotels - an additional 6,000 rooms - and to almost 30,000 residents within a 30-minute drive.
Meliá and Falcon's have announced multiple Falcon's Beyond Destination locations worldwide in the upcoming years, including destinations in Tenerife, the Canary Islands and Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, scheduled to open in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
