Riu hotels set out to conquer New York

Spanish hotelier RIU is setting its sights on the Big Apple, opening its first hotel in New York in mid-2015.
The future RIU Berlin

For his arrival at New YorkSpanish hotelier RIU has set its sights on the heart of the Big Apple: in Times Square, the group's first New York establishment will welcome business travellers by 2015, offering no fewer than 600 rooms. The Riu Plaza New York Times Square will feature a VIP lounge for business travellers, who will also benefit from Wi-Fi access in all rooms. The establishment will be part of the new urban offensive launched two years ago by the RIU group, which now has more than a hundred hotels in 16 countries, and which will also be opening a new hotel in Berlin next year.