The RIU Hotels & Resorts chain has received two awards in the sixth edition of the prestigious South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) that recognise the best hotels in South Asia for their facilities, hospitality and excellent services. It secured two Silver Awards in the categories of Best All Inclusive and Best Family Resort in Sri Lanka.
This five-star hotel was RIU’s first in Asia when it opened in 2016. It has 500 fully equipped rooms and is located on Ahungalla’s impressive beach, in the north of Sri Lanka. It has a very varied entertainment programme, with everything guests need to have a brilliant family holiday. Sri Lanka is an exotic destination that offers truly special places, ancient temples, ruins of nearly forgotten civilisations and spectacularly wild nature.
SATA is a travel award backed by multinational associations that rewards hospitality in holiday accommodation in South Asia, to celebrate and raise the standards of service in the tourist industry.
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 74% 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 98 hotels in 21 countries. In 2024, the chain welcomed 6,7 million guests and provided jobs for a total of 38.055 employees. RIU is currently the world's 40th ranked chain, one of the Caribbean's most popular, and the fourth largest in Spain in number of rooms.