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RIU Hotels & Resorts Reopens Riu Montego Bay Following Complete Renovation
RIU | December 14, 2020
With this renovation, the hotel is now Adults Only, which means RIU’s three hotels in the destination are only for over-18s. Following the overhaul, RIU now has a completely new or recently refurbished range of hotels in the country The hotel’s reopening coincides with the return to operation of Riu Palace Jamaica, also in Montego Bay Palma de Mallorca, December 14th, 2020 - RIU Hotels & Resorts has announced the reopening of Riu Montego Bay in Jamaica, following a complete renovation of its facilities and a change of concept in its service, as it is now Adults Only. What’s more, thanks to this renovation, RIU’s s...
RIU Reopens Hotel Riu Buenavista in Tenerife Following Complete Refurbishment
Preverisk Group | October 8, 2020
Preverisk Group, the international consultant specialising in health and safety consulting, auditing and training for the tourist industry, has guaranteed the effectiveness of the health and hygiene protocols in place at the RIU chain of hotels by issuing 62 COVID-19 Hygiene Response certificates. This certification guarantees that the chain’s hotels audited by Preverisk have passed an intensive process of verification of the 17 protocols that were created by the RIU team in collaboration with the consultant and that served as a guide for operations as the hotels reopened post-COVID. In addition, this certification guarantees that all the m...
RIU Hotels & Resorts Acquires 531-Room Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco
RIU | November 19, 2019
Palma de Mallorca, Spain -- November 19, 2019 -- RIU Hotels & Resorts has added a new hotel to its Riu Plaza brand in the United States through the acquisition of the 531-room Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. The new Riu Plaza Fisherman’s Wharf is located at 2500 Mason Street, in the heart of one of San Francisco’s most storied and vibrant neighborhoods and central to the city’s most iconic sites and attractions. “This project is great news for RIU and for the consolidation of our line of Riu Plaza urban hotels. San Francisco is a great city with a very competitive hotel market and this acquisition places u...
RIU Hotels & Resorts Acquires Building in London for Conversion to the Riu Plaza Brand
RIU Hotels & Resorts | September 19, 2018
Palma de Mallorca, 19 September 2018 - The hotel chain has just acquired a building in a premium area of the city, close to Victoria Station, which it plans to convert into a 4-star hotel as part of its Riu Plaza urban line. RIU Hotels & Resorts has bought a building in one of London's top neighbourhoods where, following a total refurbishment, it will open a hotel in its Riu Plaza urban line. The building is at 1 Neathouse Place, right next to Victoria Station, Westminster Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. By the end of 2020, the future Riu Plaza hotel in London will become the chain's first hotel in the United Kingdom, a country tha...
RIU Hotels & Resorts Reopens Riu Palace Punta Cana Hotel Following Extensive Renovation
RIU Hotels & Resorts | July 20, 2018
RIU Hotels & Resorts has just reopened the Riu Palace Punta Cana hotel after an extensive renovation of all its facilities and services. The renovation project introduced new restaurants, swimming pools and amenities, as well as new interior design. At the same time, it preserved the most emblematic elements of the building, originally built in 2006, like its towers and domes, thanks to which it continues to resemble an authentic European palace. With this investment, RIU is completing the renewal of its offer in Punta Cana, where in recent years it has built or renovated its six hotels, in addition to building two water parks. One ...
RIU Hotels & Resorts Acquires Zanzibar’s Hideaway of Nungwi Resort & Spa from Emerald Hotels
RIU Hotels & Resorts | April 18, 2018
RIU Hotels & Resorts has just added Zanzibar to the catalogue of exotic destinations the chain offers to its loyal customers. The Riu Palace Zanzibar is a luxury hotel with 102 rooms and suites located on the northern tip of Unguja, the main island of the archipelago of Zanzibar, less than an hour from the airport and the capital, Zanzibar City, the centre of which is known as Stone Town. RIU formalised the purchase of the hotel today, 18 April 2018, from the Emerald hotel chain, which up to now has operated the hotel as the Hideaway of Nungwi Resort & Spa. The New Riu Palace Zanzibar will be the perfect complement to RIU's ...
After Months of Planning, RIU Hotels and Nakheel Formally Sign Agreement for New Deira Islands Hotel
Nakheel | February 15, 2016
• The top representatives of one of the largest developers in the Middle East travelled to Palma de Mallorca to formally sign the agreement with RIU Hotels • Thanks to this partnership, RIU will open its first hotel in the Middle East, the first "24-Hour All Inclusive" resort in Dubai Palma de Mallorca, 15 February 2016 - RIU Hotels & Resorts and Dubai master developer Nakheel have formally signed their business partnership agreement. Ali Rashid Lootah, Chairman of one of the Middle East's biggest developers, travelled to Mallorca to sign the joint venture agreement with Luis Riu, CEO of RIU Hotels. Thanks to thi...
RIU to Develop RIU Palace and RIU Classic on Newly Purchased Islands in the Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
RIU Hotels & Resorts | October 29, 2015
The chain has acquired two islands in the Dhaalu atoll where it will build two hotels which will be joined by a wooden walkway. This new project scheduled for 2018 will be a logistical challenge and will serve as a launching pad for the chain's future expansion in Southeast Asia. Palma de Mallorca, October 29, 2015 - RIU Hotels & Resorts has embarked on a new project which will make it the first Spanish hotel chain with a presence in the Maldives. RIU purchased the islets of Kedhigandu and Maafushi which will contain two hotels, a Riu Palace with 174 rooms and a Riu Classic with 248 rooms. The project is currently in the d...
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