Hospitality Four RIU hotels in Morocco receive the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Four RIU hotels in Morocco have received a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world’s leading travel website. This award does not replace the Travelers´ Choice awards, but rather represents an extension of TripAdvisor’s recognition of hotels rated highest by travelers.

To qualify for this Certificate of Excellence, hotels must have achieved an average score of four out of five or higher, based on TripAdvisor user ratings. This also takes into consideration the number of reviews generated and the fact that they are recent.

The RIU hotels in Morocco that have been awarded a 2012 Certificate of Excellence are:

•    ClubHotel Riu Tikida Dunas, Agadir
•    Riu Tikida Beach, Agadir
•    ClubHotel Riu Tikida Palmeraie, Marrakech
•    Riu Tikida Garden, Marrakech

Marrakech, considered the jewel of Morocco, is home to the Clubhotel Riu Tikida Palmeraie which has 388 rooms and Riu Tikida Garden, with 255 rooms. These 4-star hotels offer the famous RIU all-inclusive service and offer a wide gastronomic offer in their restaurants, making these properties the ideal choice for enjoying a family vacation.

The city of Agadir is the main seaside destination in Morocco thanks to its ten kilometers of golden beach, its hinterland and its magnificent sunsets.

The Spanish hotel chain has four hotels in this destination: the ClubHotel Riu Tikida Dunas and Riu Tikida Beach, both offered as “all-inclusive” and having been awarded by TripAdvisor; and the luxurious Riu Grand Palace Tikida Golf and the Riu Palace Tikida Agadir, which opened its doors last March.

Thanks to the excellent partnership built since 2002 with the Tikida Group, the RIU Hotels & Resorts chain is developing in Morocco where it now has 6 hotels. Due to its beauty, the quality of its welcome, its climate and its proximity to the main European markets, the country attracts more and more visitors each year, and with its ambitious development plan, the TIKIDA/RIU group is a major player in the 10/20 vision.
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About Tikida: The Tikida Group was founded in 1968 by Mr. Mrach, who was joined in 1973 by Mr. Benabbés-Taarji. Both first developed their activity in the travel sector and then in the tourist transport sector as historical partners of the TUI group. Since 2005, the Moroccan Group has now devoted itself mainly to the development of hotel and leisure assets (Golf, Spas). Currently, the Tikida Group has a capacity of 2,200 rooms, mainly in Marrakech and Agadir. The Tikida Group puts at the service of its customers the know-how acquired over nearly 45 years in its 4 major divisions: hotels, services, leisure, and tourist real estate. See www.tikida.com. The Group’s objective is to contribute to strengthening the position of Morocco, a land of hospitality, as a privileged Euro-Mediterranean tourist destination. Its ambition is to contribute to the growth and professionalization of a strategic sector of the Moroccan economy by taking an active part in the execution of Vision 2020.

About Riu: The international hotel chain RIU was founded in Mallorca (Spain) in 1953. It was then a small hotel business of the Riu family, founder and current owner in the third generation. The company then moved towards leisure hotels, and today, 60% of its establishments offer the extraordinary All inclusive by RIU service. With the inauguration of its first urban hotel in 2010, RIU expanded its product range by integrating its own line of urban hotels, called Riu PLAZA. RIU Hotels & Resorts has more than 100 hotels in 16 countries which welcome more than 3.2 million customers each year and in which 25,000 employees work. RIU is currently the 30th largest hotel chain in the world, one of the main ones in the Caribbean and the 4th largest in Spain in terms of number of rooms.
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