According to statistics, the number of tourists visiting Taiwan in 2025 is approximately 8.57 million, a 9.1% increase compared to 7.85 million in 2024, demonstrating the continued strong growth momentum of international tourists. In response to the booming tourism industry, providing guests with a comfortable and welcoming accommodation experience has become a top priority for the hotel industry. RIA Environmental, a leader in healthy building solutions in Taiwan, has integrated its proprietary technologies—including the Qi Yi Water Purification, ifD Return Air Purification, and BPI Bipolar Ion Disinfection Equipment—to launch a world-class healthy hotel building solution tailored to the needs and trends of the hotel industry. This solution has been officially adopted by the newly opened Hotel Uketamo in the Futai Hotel Group.
RIA Environmental Chairman Zhao Xuanzhi pointed out that in the post-COVID-19 era, countries are not only placing greater emphasis on “S-Social Responsibility” in the ESG sustainability index, but many companies are also combining technology, health, and environmental protection concepts in their building initiatives to create high-performance living spaces. As a promoter of healthy building solutions in Taiwan, RIA Environmental, which adheres to a “people-oriented” approach, received the highest honor, Platinum WELL certification, from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) in 2023 and continues to integrate its products to provide diverse solutions for healthy building.
Zhao Xuanzhi stated that he was very honored to collaborate with Hotel Uketamo, Taiwan’s first health and wellness-focused hotel under the Fortune Hotel Group. Both brands share Wellness as their core value, emphasizing the concepts of “mind-body balance” and “sustainable health.” This collaboration not only demonstrates the shared commitment of both brands to health and healing but also aims to promote a new healing lifestyle in the city through the combination of resources and philosophies, allowing the public to truly experience the power of peace and health in their daily lives.
Considering the high volume of travelers and the need for clean air and water, RIA’s healthy hotel building strategy specifically addresses this by incorporating the British ifD electronic dust collection and return air purification technology and the American BPI bipolar ion system into the central air conditioning system. This technology collects and eliminates harmful substances such as bacteria and microorganisms from suspended particles. Furthermore, each guest room is equipped with an additional RIA air sterilizer, capable of inhibiting 99.92% of viruses.
To ensure convenient drinking water for guests, the fifth-floor lobby, the sixth-floor AVATA Wellness Yoga Healing Center, and the entrances to each guest room floor are equipped with various filtration systems, including the Qiyi Purifying Extreme Hot and Cold Water System and the AVATA Wellness Extreme Ice Sparkling Water System. The fifth-floor lobby and the sixth-floor AVATA Wellness Yoga Healing Center also feature the Qiyi Purifying Extreme Ice Sparkling Water Machine. Utilizing world-class G+ nano-filtration membrane technology, these systems provide safe and pure drinking water that retains eight essential minerals.
Hotel Uketamo also stated, “Hotels place great importance on the environment in which their guests are. Although air and water are colorless and odorless, they are essential elements for human life and rely on long-term and stable quality control. We are delighted that RIA Environmental, with its comprehensive deployment experience and compliance standards, has demonstrated outstanding performance in environmental management and healthy building quality, assisting Hotel Uketamo in applying healthy hotel building strategies on a large scale to its front-line services, showcasing the strength of the next generation of hotels in enhancing service and innovative value.”