RIU strengthens its social commitment in Quintana Roo with the inauguration of a third playroom together with Save the Children
Mexico April 23rd, 2026
RIU Hotels & Resorts, in alliance with Save the Children, inaugurated on April 22, 2026 a new community playroom and a digital space at the Community Development Center (CDC) 227 in Cancun, Mexico. This initiative, part of the Proudly Committed strategy, seeks to benefit up to 2,500 people annually through safe learning environments.
The impact the new playroom has on the community of Quintana Roo
The opening at CDC 227 represents the third playroom promoted by RIU in the state. The center is designed to offer simultaneous attention to 60 minors in the play area and 14 users in the digital zone.
This project strengthens the social fabric in the Mexican Caribbean, providing technological and pedagogical tools that promote logical thinking and emotional management in girls, boys, and adolescents.
What is the investment of RIU Hotels in child protection?
Since the beginning of the collaboration with Save the Children in 2019, the hotel chain has maintained an upward investment trend to guarantee the sustainability of these spaces.
Data table of the social project in Quintana Roo
Key fact: The current investment in playrooms is four times greater than that made at the beginning of the alliance seven years ago, consolidating child protection as a priority axis.
Strong institutional support after the alliance
The inauguration included the formalization of the Collaboration Agreement for Children and the Community, linking the DIF Benito Juárez System and Save the Children Mexico.
Alma Tesillos, Corporate Social Responsibility Director for RIU in America, highlighted: "The development of the destinations where we operate must go hand in hand with the well-being of their communities and the comprehensive development of children". For their part, municipal authorities of Benito Juárez emphasized the importance of public-private collaboration for social inclusion.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Where is the new RIU playroom located in Cancun? It is located at Community Development Center (CDC) 227 in the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo.
2. How many people will this new space benefit? An estimated reach of between 1,500 and 2,500 people will benefit directly and indirectly each year.
3. What services does the digital area of the playroom offer? It has 14 workstations for technological learning and digital skill development for minors.
4. What is RIU's "Proudly Committed" program? It is RIU Hotels' global sustainability strategy that guides its actions in pillars such as biodiversity, community, and sustainable destinations.
5. How many playrooms has RIU inaugurated in Quintana Roo? With this opening, there are now three operational centers in the state under the alliance with Save the Children.
6. Since when have RIU Hotels and Save the Children collaborated? Both organizations have maintained a strategic alliance since 2019 focused on childhood.
7. What skills are fostered in these centers? They focus on logical thinking, problem-solving, emotional management, and the exercise of rights through play.