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RIU Hotels & Resorts

Privately Held
+2
Hospitality7,500+ employeesFounded 1953🇪🇸 Spain
Headquarters
🇪🇸Palma, Illes Balears
Industry
Hospitality
Employees
7,500+
Founded
1953
Company type
Privately Held
Ranking
#4,713,988

RIU Hotels & Resorts was founded in Mallorca, Spain, in 1953 as a small summer business for the Riu family, and is currently owned and run by the third generation of the family. The company’s business is focused on the holiday hotel sector and nearly 70% of its establishments offer the renowned ‘All Inclusive by RIU’ service. With the opening of its first city hotel in 2010, RIU extended its range of products with its own line of city hotels called Riu Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts has over 100 hotels in 16 countries, and employs over 27,107 people. Last year its hotels welcomed a total of 3.5 million guests. RIU is characterised by its firm commitment to quality, by offering its guests carefully-designed facilities in the very best beach destinations, varied and attentively-prepared cuisine, and a highly personal service that is second to none. RIU’s staff are what distinguishes it from its competitors. They are the hotel chain’s most valuable asset and their greatest source of pride.

Specialties
HospitalityTravel & Tourism
11 / 12
Active markets
Thailand · Tanzania · Sri Lanka
1
New markets
Aruba
60
Signals
Last 90 days
-80%
Momentum
vs prior period
Expansion ScoreDeveloping
36 / 100

Global expansion

Live
ThailandTanzaniaSri Lanka
Up to 3 markets
Last 90 days
Stages
Exploring3Committing6Expanding3Scaling0
Recent activity
Advancing30d
New90d
+9more marketsLocked
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Last 90 days
Hiring
19↑ +11%
Hiring
Marketing & PR
41Ended
Advertising
Product & Tech
0
No activity
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka1st market entered · 2016
Committing
12 signals
2
🇹🇭Thailand2nd market entered · 2025
Committing
39 signals
3
🇹🇿Tanzania3rd market entered · 2025
Committing
19 signals
+9more marketsLocked
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Current stageExpandingGrowing a local footprint
Confidence40%Low
Tracking since2016first signal

Recent signals

Office lease🇦🇼 Aruba6d ago

RIU Reopens Renovated Palace Aruba Hotel

Hiring🇦🇪 United Arab Emirateslast wk.

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RIU Hotels & Resorts was founded in Mallorca, Spain, in 1953 as a small summer business for the Riu family, and is currently owned and run by the third generation of the family. The company’s business is focused on the holiday hotel sector and nearly 70% of its establishments offer the renowned ‘All Inclusive by RIU’ service. With the opening of its first city hotel in 2010, RIU extended its range of products with its own line of city hotels called Riu Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts has over 100 hotels in 16 countries, and employs over 27,107 people. Last year its hotels welcomed a total of 3.5 million guests. RIU is characterised by its firm commitment to quality, by offering its guests carefully-designed facilities in the very best beach destinations, varied and attentively-prepared cuisine, and a highly personal service that is second to none. RIU’s staff are what distinguishes it from its competitors. They are the hotel chain’s most valuable asset and their greatest source of pride.

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