RIU announces the reopening of Riu Palace Tikida Taghazout and Riu Tikida Dunas
- Following closure due to the Covid-19 crisis, the chain and its partner Tikida Group are once again offering the Moroccan coasts to their loyal customers, with a special emphasis on their safety through strict protocols
Following the lead of the chain’s establishments that are already in operation, both hotels and all of their staff are ready to implement the 17 protocols set out in the RIU Manual for Post-COVID Hotels. The manual was developed in partnership with the consultant Preverisk to offer the highest possible guarantees of safety to both customers and staff. The application of these protocols includes staff training that is specific to each department, so that they can gradually return to their tasks.
Riu Palace Tikida Taghazout, which sits on an 18-hectare plot by the sea, has 504 rooms and stunning terraces and gardens, as well as five enormous and elegantly designed pools set out in a cascade, with enticing Bali beds around them.
The hotel chain will continue to work with Tikida Group over the next four weeks to reopen their remaining four hotels in Morocco: Riu Tikida Beach, Riu Tikida Palmeraie, Riu Palace Tikida Agadir and Riu Tikida Garden. With this reopening, RIU will have returned to action in 16 of the 19 countries where it operates and will continue with its aim of gradually reopening all of its 99 hotels.
About Tikida Group
Tikida Group started in 1968 and it is headed by Guy Marrache and Ahmed Benabbés-Taarji. The group has more than 50 years of experience in the tourist sector, starting out in the inbound travel sector and then transport. Since 1990, it has focused on hotels, wellbeing, golf and entertainment Tikida Group now has nearly 3,000 hotel rooms, largely in Marrakech, Agadir, Casablanca and Taghazout, in association with several leading European companies in the sector. It employs more than 2,800 people.
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 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.
