{"id":792541,"date":"2026-07-30T03:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/792541\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T03:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:06:16","slug":"rafa-nadal-reveals-how-years-of-living-out-of-hotels-as-a-player-inspired-his-new-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/792541\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafa Nadal reveals how years of living out of hotels as a player inspired his new business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rafa Nadal is fully committed to his business empire. As he embraces a new era in his life, Nadal is taking his past business experiences into the future of his brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Nadal\u00a9 GettyNadal maintains numerous businesses <\/p>\n

In an interview with CNBC Meets, Nadal<\/a> shared his plans for his expanding hotel empire. He revealed that his connection to hospitality dates back to his childhood in Mallorca, where tourism was so prominent, and it heavily influenced his life as a player, where he spent many years living in hotels and on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I did during half of my life, and I know what I like the most,\u201d he said. Nadal’s experiences have influenced his hospitality brand, called Zel Hotels<\/a>, which he founded in 2022 in a partnership with Meli\u00e1 Hotels International. The brand has hotels in numerous locations, including Mallorca, Costa Brava, and the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n

\"Rafa\u00a9 Eurasia Sport ImagesHe has a hospitality brand with deep ties to his experiences as a young man<\/p>\n

He shared that people’s approach to their finances has changed in recent years, making hospitality a good space to invest in, even despite fierce competition. While before people would focus on building their savings, nowadays people are spending on travel and experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nadal’s other business ventures are also personal<\/p>\n

Aside from his hospitality brand, Nadal has also built a name in the business world in the realm of sports. He opened the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca in 2016, with the business becoming profitable and expanding to areas all over the world, including Mexico, Greece, and Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Rafael\u00a9 NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNadal retired in 2024, focusing on his businesses and family<\/p>\n

\u201cI think every day you have more and more people with more information that taking care of your body is super important now, so investing in education for kids, investing in well-being, and in sports,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something that, of course, is a lifetime project for me, very personal.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since his retirement, Nadal<\/a> has dived fully into his businesses, also investing on sports like padel and electric boat racing. After building a net worth of an estimated $200 million, Nadal has no plans of slowing down, even after hanging up his tennis racquet. \u201cI am not the kind of guy that likes to wake up in the morning and don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal was to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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