{"id":19067,"date":"2020-04-29T11:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T09:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/?p=19067"},"modified":"2020-04-29T11:46:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T09:46:25","slug":"solidarity-riu-hotels-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/en\/solidarity-riu-hotels-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Riu: \u201cDifficult times bring out the most supportive side of RIU employees\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are still in the midst of this crisis caused by the spread of <strong>COVID-19<\/strong> and, while we continue to work to keep this ship afloat throughout the storm, today I want to pause <strong>to acknowledge all the acts of support that have come out of RIU hotels around the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And I don\u2019t just want to show how great the company is. No. I want to do this to recognise the people who came up with and carried out these ideas, because these initiatives came from the hotels themselves. They came from all the people who form part of RIU and the community that has seen, in this crisis, an opportunity to help. We said it before <a href=\"\/blog?p=18798\">in an open letter to the RIU staff<\/a> and we won\u2019t tire of repeating it. <strong>Hotels without staff are just buildings<\/strong>. Today we can see that those hotels have a big heart.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19068\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19068\" class=\"wp-image-19068 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-riu-donations-riu-hotels-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Luis Riu, CEO of RIU Hotels &amp; Resorts, expresses his appreciation for the solidarity of the staff during the corona virus crisis.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-riu-donations-riu-hotels-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-riu-donations-riu-hotels-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-riu-donations-riu-hotels-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-riu-donations-riu-hotels-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-riu-donations-riu-hotels.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Riu, CEO of RIU Hotels &amp; Resorts, expresses his appreciation for the solidarity of the staff during the corona virus crisis.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Food donations made by RIU hotels around the world<\/h2>\n<p>Almost all the hotels have <strong>donated perishable food<\/strong> to their employees, as well as seeking out charities and organisations in order to donate a large amount of essential food. In the past and currently, donations have been made to food banks and soup kitchens which are now supporting even more people as a result of the crisis, as well as parishes, shelters, organisations like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Red Cross in <strong>Spain<\/strong> and <strong>Mexico<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Hands 4 Hunger in the <strong>Bahamas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/news\/20190524\/riu-rescue-hotel-chain-helps-homeless-and-pregnant-teens\">Refuge of Hope<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribjournal.com\/2020\/04\/09\/jamaica-hotels-coronavirus-fight\/\">Fresh Bread Ministries International<\/a> in <strong>Jamaica<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On many occasions, <strong>these donations are repeated regularly<\/strong>. For example, for more than a month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/en\/hotel\/panama\/panama-city\/hotel-riu-plaza-panama\/index.jsp\">Riu Plaza Panama hotel<\/a> has donated 10 meals a day to the Panama firefighters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-19073\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-19073 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-radix\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Luis Riu Donaciones EN\" data-height=\"610\" data-width=\"800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_19073\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_19073\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19119 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"delivery-food-riu-palace-costa-mujeres-cancun-629x480.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/delivery-food-riu-palace-costa-mujeres-cancun-629x480.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Delivery of perishable foods to the employees of the Riu Palace Costa Mujeres hotel in Cancun because of the COVID-19 pandemic\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19119 msDefaultImage\" title=\"delivery-food-riu-palace-costa-mujeres-cancun\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19120 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"delivery-perishable-foods-riu-yucatan-hotel-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/delivery-perishable-foods-riu-yucatan-hotel-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Employees of the Riu Yucat\u00e1n hotel with perishable foods donated by the RIU hotel chain during the COVID-19 emergency\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19120 msDefaultImage\" title=\"delivery-perishable-foods-riu-yucatan-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19121 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"disinfectant-donations-covid-riu-costa-sol-hotel-800x610.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/disinfectant-donations-covid-riu-costa-sol-hotel-800x610.jpeg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Donation of disinfectants and supplies by the staff of the Riu Costa del Sol hotel in Torremolinos\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19121 msDefaultImage\" title=\"disinfectant-donations-covid-riu-costa-sol-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19122 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"donation-coronavirus-riu-santa-fe-hotel-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/donation-coronavirus-riu-santa-fe-hotel-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Materials donated by the Riu Santa Fe hotel in Los Cabos (Mexico) due to the coronavirus crisis\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19122 msDefaultImage\" title=\"donation-coronavirus-riu-santa-fe-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19123 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"donation-coronavirus-riu-santa-fe-hotel-food-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/donation-coronavirus-riu-santa-fe-hotel-food-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Foods donated by the Riu Santa Fe hotel in Los Cabos (Mexico) because of the coronavisrus crisis\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19123 msDefaultImage\" title=\"donation-coronavirus-riu-santa-fe-hotel-food\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19124 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"food-collection-riu-palace-pacifico-hotel-covid-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/food-collection-riu-palace-pacifico-hotel-covid-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Employees at the Riu Palace Pac\u00edfico hotel in Mexico collect food to donate to social organisations\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19124 msDefaultImage\" title=\"food-collection-riu-palace-pacifico-hotel-covid\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19125 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"food-covid-riu-los-cabos-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/food-covid-riu-los-cabos-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Donation of foods organised by the RIU hotel chain in Los Cabos, Mexico\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19125 msDefaultImage\" title=\"food-covid-riu-los-cabos-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19126 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"food-delivery-riu-vallarta-hotel-coronavirus-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/food-delivery-riu-vallarta-hotel-coronavirus-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The employees of the Riu Vallarta hotel in Mexico donate eggs and other perishable food to social organisations\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19126 msDefaultImage\" title=\"food-delivery-riu-vallarta-hotel-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19127 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"food-donation-riu-yucatan-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/food-donation-riu-yucatan-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Donation of urgently needed food by the Riu Yucat\u00e1n hotel in Mexico due to the coronavirus crisis\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19127 msDefaultImage\" title=\"food-donation-riu-yucatan-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19128 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"food-riu-gran-canaria-hotel-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/food-riu-gran-canaria-hotel-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Urgently needed food donations for the staff at the RIU hotel chain in Gran Canaria\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19128 msDefaultImage\" title=\"food-riu-gran-canaria-hotel-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19129 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"lebensmittel-spenden-hotel-riu-negril-1-scaled-800x610.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lebensmittel-spenden-hotel-riu-negril-1-scaled-800x610.jpeg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Needed food donations for the staff at the RIU hotel chain in Negril\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19129 msDefaultImage\" title=\"hotel-riu-negril\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19130 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"riu-costa-rica-hotels-donations-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-costa-rica-hotels-donations-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The employees of the RIU hotels in Costa Rica transfer fruit and vegetables to the parish of Alajuela in response to the COVID-19 epidemic\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19130 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-costa-rica-hotels-donations-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19131 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"riu-mexico-hotels-food-donation-covid-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-mexico-hotels-food-donation-covid-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The RIU hotels in Mexico donate perishable foods to staff and solidarity organisations due to the coronavirus crisis\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19131 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-mexico-hotels-food-donation-covid\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19132 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"riu-monica-nerja-hotel-police-donation-covid-629x480.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-monica-nerja-hotel-police-donation-covid-629x480.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The Riu M\u00f3nica hotel donates disinfectant products to the Police in Nerja due to COVID-19\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19132 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-monica-nerja-hotel-police-donation-covid\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19133 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:02:49\" data-filename=\"riu-palace-maspalomas-hotel-donation-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-palace-maspalomas-hotel-donation-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Delivery of disinfectants and personal protection supplies to the Gran Canaria National Police from the Riu Palace Maspalomas hotel\" class=\"slider-19073 slide-19133 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-palace-maspalomas-hotel-donation-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>RIU contributes essential supplies to healthcare and emergency workers<\/h2>\n<p>But it is not only food. A large amount of <strong>healthcare and personal protection supplies<\/strong> have been donated to support the work of the police, civil guard and healthcare workers. Thousands of litres of <strong>antibacterial gel, bleach and cleaning fluid<\/strong> have been donated. As well as <strong>masks and gloves<\/strong>, together with thousands of metres of bed linen to make more masks and gowns.<\/p>\n<h2>A unique gesture: inspirational messages of solidarity on RIU hotel fa\u00e7ades<\/h2>\n<p>It is also worth noting one of the most visible initiatives, which I did play a part in, especially at the beginning. It is the <strong>messages of support displayed on the enormous fa\u00e7ades of our hotels<\/strong>. We started with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/en\/hotel\/spain\/madrid\/hotel-riu-plaza-espana\/index.jsp\">Riu Plaza hotels in Madrid<\/a>, Berlin, New York, Panama City and Guadalajara, and gradually more and more hotels joined in: Vallarta, Mazatl\u00e1n, Canc\u00fan, Sri Lanka\u2026 in fact, almost all of our hotels have made the effort to join in this initiative.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-19135\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-19135 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-radix\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Luis Riu iluminaci\u00f3n edificios EN\" data-height=\"610\" data-width=\"800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_19135\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_19135\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19175 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:38\" data-filename=\"illumination-coronavirus-riu-plaza-new-york-hotel-436x332.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/illumination-coronavirus-riu-plaza-new-york-hotel-436x332.png\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The Riu Plaza New York Times Square hotel, shining with an illuminated heart of solidarity to support those affected by the coronavirus\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19175 msDefaultImage\" title=\"illumination-coronavirus-riu-plaza-new-york-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19176 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:38\" data-filename=\"illumination-covid-riu-emerald-bay-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/illumination-covid-riu-emerald-bay-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The fa\u00e7ade of the Riu Emerald Bay hotel illuminated due to the fight against the coronavirus\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19176 msDefaultImage\" title=\"illumination-covid-riu-emerald-bay-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19177 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:38\" data-filename=\"illumination-covid-riu-palace-peninsula-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/illumination-covid-riu-palace-peninsula-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\u201cStay Safe\u201d, a message on the fa\u00e7ade of the Riu Palace Peninsula hotel in honour of the fight against the coronavirus \" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19177 msDefaultImage\" title=\"illumination-covid-riu-palace-peninsula-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19178 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"illumination-covid-riu-plaza-berlin-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/illumination-covid-riu-plaza-berlin-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"ALT: The Riu Berlin hotel illuminated to transmit hope during the coronavirus epidemic\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19178 msDefaultImage\" title=\"illumination-covid-riu-plaza-berlin-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19179 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"illumination-covid-riu-plaza-espana-madrid-800x610.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/illumination-covid-riu-plaza-espana-madrid-800x610.jpeg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The Riu Plaza Espa\u00f1a in Madrid, shining with the message \u201cQu\u00e9date en casa\u201d to support the fight against COVID-19\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19179 msDefaultImage\" title=\"illumination-covid-riu-plaza-espana-madrid\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19180 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"illumination-covid-riu-vallarta-hotel-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/illumination-covid-riu-vallarta-hotel-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Illuminated heart on the fa\u00e7ade  of the Riu Vallarta hotel to support the fight against COVID-19\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19180 msDefaultImage\" title=\"illumination-covid-riu-vallarta-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19181 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"illumination-heart-covid-riu-plaza-berlin-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/illumination-heart-covid-riu-plaza-berlin-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Luis Riu participated in the idea to illuminate the RIU hotels, such as in Berlin, with positive messages of support\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19181 msDefaultImage\" title=\"illumination-heart-covid-riu-plaza-berlin-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19182 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"riu-cancun-fa\u00e7ade-coronavirus-scaled.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-cancun-fa\u00e7ade-coronavirus-scaled.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Fa\u00e7ade of the Riu Cancun hotel illuminated due to de coronavirus emergency\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19182 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-cancun-fa\u00e7ade-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19183 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"riu-cancun-hotel-nightime-installations-covid-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-cancun-hotel-nightime-installations-covid-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Installations of the Riu Cancun hotel, closed due to COVID-19, a luminous message of hope on the fa\u00e7ade\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19183 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-cancun-hotel-nightime-installations-covid\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19184 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"riu-cancun-mexico-hotels-illumination-coronavirus-730x557.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-cancun-mexico-hotels-illumination-coronavirus-730x557.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The RIU hotels in Cancun shine with hope during the night, an initiative driven by the CEO, Luis Riu\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19184 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-cancun-mexico-hotels-illumination-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19185 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"riu-palace-pacifico-hotel-heart-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-palace-pacifico-hotel-heart-coronavirus-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"A message of hope during the COVID-19 crisis: an illuminated heart at night on the fa\u00e7ade of the Riu Palace Pac\u00edfico hotel\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19185 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-palace-pacifico-hotel-heart-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19186 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"riu-plaza-panama-fa\u00e7ade-coronavirus.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/riu-plaza-panama-fa\u00e7ade-coronavirus.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Illumination of the Riu Plaza Panama hotel because of the COVID-19 pandemic\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19186 msDefaultImage\" title=\"riu-plaza-panama- fa\u00e7ade-coronavirus\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-19187 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-04-29 11:14:39\" data-filename=\"stay-home-riu-sri-lanka-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stay-home-riu-sri-lanka-hotel-scaled-800x610.jpg\" height=\"610\" width=\"800\" alt=\"The employees of the Riu Sri Lanka hotel display the message \u201cStay Home\u201d to support the fight against the coronavirus epidemic\" class=\"slider-19135 slide-19187 msDefaultImage\" title=\"stay-home-riu-sri-lanka-hotel\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I cannot list all the initiatives because I don\u2019t want this text to go on for too long. 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