Hotel and Service ActivitiesTertiary SectorLopesan Hotels & ResortsIn 2004 the hotel Lopesan Villa del Conde was inaugurated, reproducing the traditionalarchitectures of the island. In 2009 Lopesan signed the operations and management ofExpoMeloneras, a convention centre also situated in the Meloneras area with a capacityfor more than 4.000 persons and equipped with the latest technology in order to attendthe needs of large and important congresses and conventions, as well as national andinternational events. In the same year Lopesan inaugurated the third of the large resorthotels in the area of Meloneras, the Lopesan Baobab, inspired in the African architectureand ambiences.With 20 hotels in four countries, Lopesan Hotel Group is today the most important hotelchain of the Canary Islands und one of the ten leading hotel companies in Spainconsidering the invoicing volume. Lopesan’s hotels, shopping centres, golf courses andwellness centres have obtained the most important European environmentalcertifications and they are achieving the highest levels of sustainability, and combattingthe climate change by using as many alternative energies as possible.Lopesan Group15