RIU Hotels & Resorts is a Spanish hotel chain, founded by the Riu family in 1953 and 50% owned by German travel group TUI
Following its solid expansion in the Canary Islands, in the nineties Riu Hotels commenced its internationalisation as a chain with the opening of the hotel Riu Taíno in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic).
Riu Hotels has expanded in Florida, Mexico, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Jamaica, Aruba, Cabo Verde, Bahamas.