RIU HOTELS SA
RIU HOTELS SA is a Spanish Sociedad Anonima (public limited company) registered in Spain under company number A07054760, with its registered office at C/ Llaud s/n (Riu Centre), 07610, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands. The company was incorporated on 25 August 1977 and its current registry status is Active. Registered share capital exceeds EUR 1,000,000, reported by Spanish business-information sources at approximately EUR 32,646,863.20 based on company filings.
RIU HOTELS SA operates hotel establishments through leasing arrangements and management contracts, classified under CNAE 5510 (hotels and similar accommodation). It trades under the RIU Hotels and Resorts brand, an international hotel chain founded in Mallorca in 1953 that operates resort and urban RIU Plaza hotels across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, serving primarily the leisure and tourism sector.
According to Spanish company-filing sources, RIU HOTELS SA reported around 1,955 to 1,961 employees as of the 2024 filing year and recorded year-on-year invoicing growth of approximately 10.27 percent in the most recent reported period available. These figures relate to the reporting legal entity as filed with the Registro Mercantil Central, rather than to worldwide RIU Group operations, which are materially larger.
In 2025, RIU HOTELS SA underwent a corporate restructuring, announced in March 2025 and scheduled for completion in summer 2025, that consolidated it with another RIU Group holding entity, simplifying the wider RIU Group corporate structure. Following that restructuring, the wider RIU Group was reported to operate 51 hotels with 26,051 rooms across 15 countries and to project 2025 group revenue above EUR 2 billion; this is a group-level figure and does not represent standalone revenue of RIU HOTELS SA.
RIU HOTELS SA is not listed on any stock exchange. Its principal website is riu.com.
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Shareholders
Shareholders of RIU HOTELS SA
RIU HOTELS SA is a privately held Sociedad Anonima and is not listed on any stock exchange. Spain does not require a public company registry filing that discloses a full shareholder register for private SAs in the same way listed companies disclose major holders, so the complete cap table for RIU HOTELS SA is not publicly available.
The clearest publicly confirmed shareholder event relates to SARANJA S.L., a holding entity of the Riu family. TUI AG, in its own regulatory ad-hoc disclosure, confirmed that Saranja S.L. agreed on 27 May 2021 to acquire the 49 percent minority stake in RIU HOTELS SA previously held by TUI AG, with completion reported on 30 July 2021. Following that transaction, RIU HOTELS SA became wholly owned by Riu family interests, with Saranja S.L. as the confirmed acquiring shareholder. No percentage breakdown among individual Riu family members has been publicly disclosed.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
Publicly available sources identify the Riu family, the founding family of the RIU Group, as the beneficial owners of RIU HOTELS SA following the 2021 transaction described above. RIU own corporate communications describe the business as owned and run by the Riu family. No single named individual has been confirmed by an authoritative source as holding a specific calculated ownership percentage in RIU HOTELS SA, so an effective UBO percentage cannot be stated. Information date: 30 July 2021 transaction completion, corroborated by 2025 group-restructuring reporting.
Data availability
Availability is assessed as Major shareholders only. The identity of the controlling shareholder (Saranja S.L.) and the change of control are confirmed through TUI AG regulatory disclosures, but a complete, itemised shareholder register for RIU HOTELS SA has not been located in public Spanish registry sources.
Sources
- TUI AG ad-hoc disclosure (EQS News), "SARANJA, S.L., an entity of the RIU-Group takes over 49% minority stake in RIU Hotels S.A. Joint Venture from TUI", published 27 May 2021, retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.eqs-news.com/news/ad-hoc/tui-ag-further-progress-with-tuis-asset-right-strategy-saranja-s-l-an-entity-of-the-riu-group-takes-over-49-minority-stake-in-riu-hotels-s-a-joint-venture-from-tui/8a2265d1-5b28-4aa6-93c6-fbaa822166a4_en
- Axesor company report, RIU HOTELS SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.axesor.es/Informes-Empresas/314902/RIU_HOTELS_SOCIEDAD_ANONIMA.html
- RIU Hotels and Resorts, About Us, Riu Family, retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.riu.com/en/about/riu-family
Officers
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Directors and officers of RIU HOTELS SA
Registry-sourced data lists six active appointments on record, of which the five with named identifying detail are: Luis Riu Guell (Consejero Delegado, i.e. Chief Executive/Managing Director), and four members holding the role of Consejero (board member): Lola Riu (appointed 1 January 2020), Naomi Rodriguez, Roberto Riu Rodriguez and Joan Trian Riu. No resigned or former officers are recorded in the underlying registry feed reviewed for this profile, though other public reporting (see below) indicates at least one recent departure from an executive role not yet reflected in that feed.
External press reporting confirms a recent, material change in executive leadership: Carmen Riu Guell, who had held the Consejero Delegado role jointly with her brother Luis Riu Guell since 1998, stepped down from executive functions in July 2024. Luis Riu Guell has since held the Consejero Delegado position alone. This change is reported by trade press but was not reflected as a distinct resignation entry in the registry officer feed reviewed, illustrating a data-timing limitation described below.
Recent officer changes
- Change of executive representation: Carmen Riu Guell stepped down from her executive (Consejero Delegado) role in July 2024, with Luis Riu Guell continuing alone. Source: Hosteltur trade press, retrieved 17 September 2026.
Data availability
Officer information for RIU HOTELS SA is assessed as Partial. The reviewed registry feed provides current role and appointment dates for most listed board members but does not consistently record appointment dates for all of them, and it had not yet reflected Carmen Riu Guell departure from her executive role as of the data pulled for this profile. Nationality is not disclosed in the reviewed registry data; only a correspondence/registered address country (Spain) is shown for each officer, which must not be read as nationality or country of residence.
Sources
- Hosteltur, "Carmen Riu se jubila y Luis Riu sigue como unico CEO de Riu Hotels", retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.hosteltur.com/163414_carmen-riu-se-jubila-y-luis-riu-sigue-como-unico-ceo-de-riu-hotels.html
- Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central company officer filing data, retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.registradores.org
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Group structure of RIU HOTELS SA
RIU HOTELS SA is part of a verified corporate group rather than an independent, standalone company. Its confirmed immediate shareholder and controlling entity is Saranja S.L., a Spanish holding company of the Riu family, which acquired the 49 percent minority stake in RIU HOTELS SA previously held by TUI AG in a transaction completed 30 July 2021 (see Shareholders block for detail). Registry linkage data reviewed for this profile also lists several entities located in Cape Verde, Ireland, Aruba, Mexico and the United States that operate under the wider RIU brand; these appear in registry linkage records as connected entities but individual ownership percentages between RIU HOTELS SA and each of them are not disclosed in the reviewed data.
A distinct related entity, RIUSA II S.A., was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between TUI AG and Riu family interests to manage RIU-branded hotel operations, and TUI AG has publicly confirmed it retains a 50 percent stake in RIUSA II S.A. even after selling its RIU HOTELS SA stake in 2021. Because available sources describe RIUSA II S.A. as a separately structured management joint venture within the wider RIU Group rather than confirming a direct parent, subsidiary or sister-company relationship to RIU HOTELS SA specifically, it is classified here as an Affiliate rather than a verified parent, subsidiary or sister company.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saranja S.L. | ES | B07791577 | Immediate parent (controlling shareholder) | 49% acquired 2021; total family stake not disclosed | Active | 30 Jul 2021 |
| RIUSA II S.A. | ES | Not disclosed in reviewed sources | Affiliate (RIU brand hotel-management joint venture) | TUI AG 50%; remainder Riu family interests | Active | 2021-2025 reporting |
| Hotel San Francisco S.A. | ES | Not disclosed in reviewed sources | Historical relationship (absorbed into RIU HOTELS SA in 2025 merger) | Not disclosed | Merged | Summer 2025 |
Recent structural changes
- Merger: RIU HOTELS SA absorbed fellow RIU Group holding company Hotel San Francisco S.A., a restructuring announced in March 2025 and reported completed in summer 2025, consolidating two RIU Group holding companies into one and resulting in a combined entity reported to operate 51 hotels in 15 countries.
- Change of parent/control: Saranja S.L. (Riu family) acquired the 49% stake in RIU HOTELS SA previously held by TUI AG, completed 30 July 2021, making RIU HOTELS SA wholly owned by Riu family interests.
Data availability
Group information for RIU HOTELS SA is assessed as Partial. The immediate controlling shareholder and the 2025 merger are corroborated by TUI AG regulatory disclosures and RIU Group and trade-press reporting, but full ownership percentages across the wider list of registry-linked entities, and the precise legal relationship between RIU HOTELS SA and RIUSA II S.A., are not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Sources
- TUI AG ad-hoc disclosure (EQS News), SARANJA S.L. stake acquisition, 27 May 2021, retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.eqs-news.com/news/ad-hoc/tui-ag-further-progress-with-tuis-asset-right-strategy-saranja-s-l-an-entity-of-the-riu-group-takes-over-49-minority-stake-in-riu-hotels-s-a-joint-venture-from-tui/8a2265d1-5b28-4aa6-93c6-fbaa822166a4_en
- TUI Group Newsroom, "RIU Group acquires TUI 49 percent stake in 19 RIU branded hotel properties", retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.tuigroup.com/en/newsroom/news/riu-group-acquires-tuis-49percent-stake-in-19-riu-branded-hotel-properties
- Hospitality Net, "The RIU Group Simplifies Its Corporate Structure Following The Merger Between Two of Its Main Companies", retrieved 17 September 2026, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4126668.html
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central, including entries the profile above does not cover.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does RIU HOTELS SA do?
RIU HOTELS SA is a Spanish Sociedad Anonima (public limited company, CIF A07054760) based in Palma de Mallorca, incorporated 25 August 1977, operating hotel establishments (CNAE 5510) under the RIU Hotels and Resorts brand.
Who owns RIU HOTELS SA?
A full public shareholder register is not available. The confirmed controlling shareholder is Saranja S.L., a Riu-family holding company, which acquired the 49% stake in RIU HOTELS SA previously held by TUI AG, completed 30 July 2021, after which RIU HOTELS SA became wholly owned by Riu family interests.
Who is RIU HOTELS SA's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
Beneficial ownership is attributed to the Riu family, the founding family of the RIU Group, following the 2021 buyout of TUI AG stake. No individually calculated UBO percentage has been publicly disclosed.
What is RIU HOTELS SA's company registration number?
RIU HOTELS SA's registration number is A07054760, filed with Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central in Spain. Its current status on the register is active.
Is RIU HOTELS SA still an active company?
RIU HOTELS SA's status on Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central is listed as active.
What is RIU HOTELS SA's registered address?
The registered address on file for RIU HOTELS SA is PALMA, Spain.
What legal structure is RIU HOTELS SA registered as?
RIU HOTELS SA is registered as a Public Limited Company in Spain.
What is RIU HOTELS SA's revenue?
RIU HOTELS SA itself reported roughly 10.27% year-on-year invoicing growth in the most recent filed period (per Spanish business-information sources). The wider, merged RIU Group projected consolidated revenue above EUR 2 billion for 2025 following a 2025 restructuring; that figure is group-level, not a standalone RIU HOTELS SA figure.
Is RIU HOTELS SA listed on a stock exchange?
RIU HOTELS SA is privately held and is not listed on any stock exchange.
Who are the officers/directors of RIU HOTELS SA?
Registry data lists Luis Riu Guell as Consejero Delegado (CEO), with Lola Riu, Naomi Rodriguez, Roberto Riu Rodriguez and Joan Trian Riu holding Consejero (board member) roles. Carmen Riu Guell, formerly co-CEO with Luis Riu Guell since 1998, stepped down from executive duties in July 2024.
Does RIU HOTELS SA have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Immediate parent is Saranja S.L. (Riu family holding company). In 2025 RIU HOTELS SA absorbed fellow RIU Group holding company Hotel San Francisco S.A. RIUSA II S.A., a separate RIU-brand hotel-management joint venture 50% owned by TUI AG since 1993, is an affiliate of the wider RIU Group but is not confirmed as a direct parent, subsidiary or sister company of RIU HOTELS SA.
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This record is sourced directly from Colegio de Registradores / Registro Mercantil Central and was last synced on 17 September 2026.