Palma de Majorca, 14 January 2021

RIU Hotels receives 20 awards from HolidayCheck

The largest European travel community has awarded 20 RIU hotels, located in popular destinations in Spain, Morocco, Cape Verde, USA, Germany, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Maldives and Sri Lanka with the HolidayCheck Special Award 2021.

HolidayCheck, the largest European travel review website, has announced the winners of the 16th edition of the HolidayCheck Awards to those hotels that have received the highest user ratings. As the whole tourism industry has been facing unprecedented circumstances during 2020, the name of the award has been temporarily changed to HolidayCheck Special Award 2021. A total of 20 hotels of RIU Hotels & Resorts are among the winners of this award.

This accolade recognises the commitment and effort of the hotels to exceed the expectations of its customers with excellent facilities and impeccable service every day, something that is reflected in the many positive reviews. To be honoured with this prestigious award, hotels must have collected a minimum of 25 opinions from their customers during the past year and must have been recommended by at least 90% of their former customers. In addition, the hotel must not have violated the HolidayCheck code of conduct.

The winners of the HolidayCheck Special Award 2020 for RIU are:

Riu Plaza Miami Beach (Miami, USA)
Riu Plaza New York Times Square (New York, USA)
Riu Plaza Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Riu Palace Tenerife (Tenerife, Spain)
Riu Arecas (Tenerife, Spain)
Riu Garoe (Tenerife, Spain)
Riu Palace Maspalomas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
Riu Palace Meloneras (Gran Canaria, Spain)
Riu Palace Oasis (Gran Canaria, Spain)
Riu Calypso (Fuerteventura, Spain)
Riu Palace Madeira (Madeira, Portugal)
Riu Sri Lanka (Ahungalla, Sri Lanka)
Riu Atoll (Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives)
Riu Palace Tikida Taghazout (Agadir, Morocco)
Riu Funana (Island of Sal, Cape Verde)
Riu Cabo Verde (Island of Sal, Cape Verde)
Riu Karamboa (Boa Vista, Cape Verde)
Riu Palace Boavista (Boa Vista, Cape Verde)
Riu Touareg (Boa Vista, Cape Verde)
Riu Palace Punta Cana (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic)

About RIU Hotels & Resorts

The international RIU chain was founded in Mallorca by the Riu family in 1953 as a small holiday firm and is still owned by the family's third generation. The company specialises in holiday resorts and over 78% of its establishments offer its acclaimed All Inclusive by RIU service. With the inauguration of its first city hotel in 2010, RIU is expanding its range of products with its own line of city hotels called Riu Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts now has 97 hotels in 21 countries. In 2023, the chain welcomed 6,4 million guests and provided jobs for a total of 35,808  employees. RIU is currently the world's 36thranked chain, one of the Caribbean's most popular, and the fourth largest in Spain in number of rooms.