Following the openings of the Riu Tequila (Mexico), Riu Negril (Jamaica), Riu Palace Macao (Dominican Republic) and Riu Plaza Panama, RIU becomes the first Spanish hotel chain to open all of its hotels on the continent - RIU now operates 42 hotels located in the United States, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Aruba, the Bahamas, Costa Rica and Panama.
RIU Hotels has completed the reopening of all its hotels in America. With the announcement today of the reopening of the Riu Tequila (Playa del Carmen, Mexico), Riu Palace Macao (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic), Riu Negril (Negril, Jamaica) and Riu Plaza Panama (Panama), RIU completes the reactivation process of its hotels in America. In doing so, RIU has become the first Spanish hotel chain to completely reactivate all of its properties in America, as noted by Luis Riu, CEO of RIU Hotels, on his blog.
Thus, the 42 hotels RIU has on the American continent are now operational: the chain has reopened all its hotels in Mexico (20), Jamaica (6), the Dominican Republic (6), the United States (3), Aruba (2), Costa Rica (2), Panama (2) and the Bahamas (1).
A few weeks ago, RIU Hotels has announced that all RIU customers from countries that require a negative antibody test before returning home will be able to get the test free of charge at its Caribbean destinations.
To guarantee the health and well being of guests and employees, all the hotels will apply the 17 safety protocols included in the Manual created by chain alongside Preverisk, an international leader in food safety, hygiene and health.
Following these openings and other upcoming ones in Europe in coming days, RIU will have 76 of its 100 hotels open worldwide, which is very good news after the closure of all its hotels in March 2020 due to the pandemic.