Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (SMIZF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call

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Good morning and welcome to the Melia Hotels International First Half 2023 Earnings Conference Call. I'm Stefan Maus, Head of Investor Relations. All participants will be in the listen-only mode. After the presentation, anybody who is interested will have a chance to ask questions so we can resolve any additional doubts. Please note that this event is being recorded. Before we begin, we would like to remind you that our discussion this morning will include forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, and forward-looking statements made today speak only to our expectations as of today. This morning, as usual, we have Gabrieles Carrer, our President and Chief Executive Officer, André Llegondo, our Chief Operating Officer, Sonia Jerez, our Chief Financial Officer, and Juan Ignacio Pardo, our Chief Real Estate Officer, and myself. As you may know, our senior executive team has been reorganized recently. Sonia Jerez has been appointed as new CFO. She will be present today for the first time. Additionally, after a long tenure as Chief Legal Officer, Juan Ignacio Pardo has been appointed new Chief Real Estate Officer. and has been working in this area since this appointment. Gabriel Escarrel will provide an overview of the current operating environment. Andre will then review our second quarter onwards. Following their remarks, we will be happy to answer your questions. You can find our earnings release on our investor relations website at meliahhotelsinternational.com. And now, I am pleased to turn the call over to Gabriel. Thank you Stefan and good morning everyone and thank you for joining us today. Before starting my intervention today, I'd like to take a few words to recognize and thank the departing me...