Un tiburón ballena nada entre burbujas en aguas cristalinas de Maldivas. Imagen cedida por MWSRP, organización dedicada a su conservación.

How can we protect whale sharks in the Maldives? The MWSRP project and RIU

15 May 2025

In the Indian Ocean, among crystal-clear waters and coral reefs teeming with life, lives the largest fish in the world: the whale shark. Imposing, peaceful and vulnerable, this marine giant has found its staunchest defender in the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSRP). Since 2006, a team of scientists and educators has been studying and protecting this unique species. This year, RIU...

RIU Hotels contributes to the creation of 100 temporary classrooms and the education of 4,000 children in Mexico

17 Apr 2018

Six months after the devastating earthquakes that shook Mexico, RIU Hotels & Resorts, with its contribution to UNICEF, has installed 100 temporary classrooms and facilitated the return to school activities of 4,000 Mexican children in the states of Chiapas and Puebla. In addition, this collaboration has provided direct training for a total of 204 teachers which, following the replication scheme...

Visit Madeira and fall in love with its capital: Funchal

11 Apr 2018

As with the Canary Islands in relation to Spain, there is a small island that despite being part of Portugal is located in African waters. It’s Madeira, an island 57 kilometres long and 22 kilometres wide. Thanks to its small size, you can explore every corner, the spots every visitor must see. One of them is Funchal, the capital, a...

África Avanza celebrates its fifth anniversary in Cape Verde, with more than 700 surgical operations and 1,600 beneficiaries

10 Apr 2018

This week marks five years since the first charitable surgical procedure carried out by África Avanza, an organisation for Development Cooperation, which offers medical treatment to inhabitants of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. The organisation as now reached a total of 739 surgical operations and 1,600 beneficiaries. On 3rd April 2013, the doctors Koldo de Pérdigo and Luis...

“Eco-sustainable” coffee comes to the Riu Palace hotels in Spain

3 Apr 2018

RIU Hotels & Resorts continues its responsible purchasing strategy with the acquisition of “¡Tierra!” capsules and Lavazza coffee beans, developed in collaboration with Rainforest Alliance, the NGO responsible for the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal to show that the product is grown sustainably. RIU Hotels will offer ¡Tierra! Simple and ¡Tierra! Doble capsules, as well as ¡Tierra! Brasil Verde coffee beans at its...

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