GRUPO PI&NTILDE;ERO HOME HISTORY History DON PABLO PIÑERO Our founder and president, Pablo Piñero, won the affection and admiration of all throughout his life. He was a hard-working visionary who dedicated all his efforts to creating the great family-run tourism firm that is today Grupo Piñero, the parent company of Bahia Principe Hotels & Resort and Viajes Soltour. But above all he knew how to enjoy life, and all life has to offer. Pablo Piñero on one of his many trips His career at the head of the group and his inestimable contribution to the tourism sector and the economy of Spain and the Balearics made him won numerous accolades, including the Tourism Medal of Merit of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (2015) and of the Majorca Chamber of Commerce (2009). And if there was one aspect of his life to which Pablo particularly dedicated himself, it was his role as husband, father and son, because his family was always at the heart of all his efforts. His great dream, in fact, was that the company he built should then be run by his daughters. All three of them saw at first hand the efforts made by their father to turn Grupo Piñero into the great family-run tourism company it is today, where we all identify with one phrase: Family is an Attitude. 1976 - 1978 Soltour tour operator begins operations, specialising initially in charter holiday packages to the islands of the Balearics, Canaries and Caribbean. 1986 Group establishment in Palma de Majorca. 1991 Hotel operations begin, with the acquisition of the first hotel in the Balearics. 1992 Soltour expands nationwide throughout Spain and Portugal. 1995 Creation of Bahia Principe and first establishment opened in the Dominican Republic. 1997 Solbus launched, as a transport company for tourists and employees. 1999 First establishment opens in Mexico. 2001 Opening of the Bahia Principe Costa Adeje in Tenerife. 2001 - 2006 Expansion of the hotel division, with openings in Punta Cana, Riviera Maya, Samaná, Jamaica and North Tenerife. 2006 Residential and golf division begins operations. 2007 - 2008 Hotel Grand Bahia Principe La Romana opens. Entry into the Grand Luxury segment with the opening of the Hotel Luxury Bahia Principe Ámbar Don Pablo Collection. 2010 - 2015 Creation of the Coming2 brand to offer continuity and a new positioning for incoming tourism services, with Tropiconestudio (photography and video) and Emos (electric vehicles). 2015 Twentieth anniversary of the Bahia Principe brand 2017 Encarna Piñero appointed as CEO. Group President and founder Pablo Piñero passes away. 2017 Opening of the Fantasia Bahia Principe Punta Cana. 2017 Opening of the Ocean´s 4. 2018 Renewal of Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar. 2018 Opening of the Fantasia Bahia Principe Tenerife. 2019 20th Anniversary of Bahia Principe in Mexico 2019 Launch of the new brand image 2020 Bahia Principe Grand Tulum Renovation 2020 Bahia Principe Golf signs an alliance with PGA of America 2021 Soltour Travel Partner is born Plaza Mediterraneo, 5 07014 Palma de Mallorca (+34) 971 787 000 contact@grupo-pinero.com FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Copyright © 2000-2019 Grupo Piñero Legal NoticeCookies PolicyPrivacy PolicyCommercial processing policy We use our own and third-party cookies to provide our services and analyze our website's traffic in order to improve its content. If you continue browsing without changing your browser's settings, we will consider that you accept their use. For more information, please see our Cookies Policy I accept