RIU Hotels & Resorts expects all seven Jamaican properties to welcome guests again before year's end, following Hurricane Melissa's devastation that shuttered most locations. The Spanish hospitality giant has already restored service at three facilities while the remaining quartet targets late November through mid-December launches, backed by $1 million in relief funding that channels 80 percent toward workforce housing repairs and emergency assistance.
Company teams partnered with World Central Kitchen to distribute nearly 8,000 daily hot meals across Negril and Montego Bay while simultaneously providing temporary income for idled employees. Another initiative saw 1,750 care packages reach remote settlements through collaboration with the Jamaica Basic School Foundation.
The phased comeback aligns with resumed charter service from Canadian, British and Dutch markets as the island's tourism sector regains momentum. RIU maintains over 4,000 rooms and an equivalent workforce across Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Falmouth after nearly a quarter century of Caribbean operations.
Company teams partnered with World Central Kitchen to distribute nearly 8,000 daily hot meals across Negril and Montego Bay while simultaneously providing temporary income for idled employees. Another initiative saw 1,750 care packages reach remote settlements through collaboration with the Jamaica Basic School Foundation.
The phased comeback aligns with resumed charter service from Canadian, British and Dutch markets as the island's tourism sector regains momentum. RIU maintains over 4,000 rooms and an equivalent workforce across Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Falmouth after nearly a quarter century of Caribbean operations.
