RIU Hotels facts for kids
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| Industry | Tourism industry |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Headquarters | Mallorca, Spain |
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Number of locations
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103 (2022) |
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Key people
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Carmen Riu, Luis Riu |
| Products | hotels |
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Number of employees
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31,270 (2019) |
RIU Hotels & Resorts is a Spanish company that owns many hotels. It was started by the Riu family in 1953 as a small business for holiday trips. They opened their first hotel in Mallorca, Spain. For a while, another company called TUI owned almost half of RIU. But in May 2021, the Riu family took full ownership of the company again.
RIU mainly focuses on hotels for people on holiday. More than 70% of their hotels offer an "all-inclusive" service. This means your room, food, drinks, and some activities are all paid for together.
In 2010, RIU started a new type of hotel called Riu Plaza. These are city hotels, often in big cities like London. By 2020, RIU had 98 hotels in 19 different countries. They had over 31,000 employees and served almost 5 million customers.
About RIU Hotels
RIU Hotels & Resorts is a Spanish hotel chain. The Riu family started it in 1953. Their very first hotel was called Riu San Francisco, located in Mallorca. Today, the grandchildren of the founders are still running the company.
City Hotels and Locations
In 2011, RIU Hotels & Resorts launched their new Riu Plaza hotels. These hotels are found in the middle of large cities. They are good for both business travelers and people visiting for fun.
RIU has hotels in many countries around the world. These include Spain, Portugal, and Germany in Europe. They also have hotels in the United States, Mexico, and many Caribbean islands. You can find their hotels in places like Jamaica, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic. They also have hotels in Africa, like Cape Verde and Morocco, and in Asia, like Sri Lanka.
In 2014, Hotels magazine said that RIU was the 30th largest hotel chain in the world.
Where RIU Hotels Are Today
According to RIU's own website, they have 103 hotels in total. A large number of these hotels are in Spain, with 34 locations. Mexico is another country with many RIU hotels, having 21 locations.
See also
In Spanish: Riu Hotels & Resorts para niños
