What Imperial Riviera does

Imperial Riviera is a Croatian tourism and hospitality company founded in 1965 and headquartered in Rab on the Adriatic Coast. The company operates hotels, camps, and apartments serving leisure travelers in Croatia, with publicly listed shares on the Zagreb Stock Exchange under the ticker HIMR. It employs between 1,001 and 5,000 staff and is identified as an affiliate of Valamar Group, Croatia's leading hotel owner and manager, which provides strategic coordination, shared resources, and joint capital planning.

The company's business model is asset-heavy hospitality operations: it owns and manages accommodation assets in coastal Croatia and generates revenue primarily through guest stays, with the customer segment defined as tourism and hospitality. Imperial Riviera currently has no publicly disclosed pricing structure, no digital product platform, and no app presence. Operational focus is on physical accommodation supply — including the Arba Resort construction project adding 76 new accommodation units — rather than technology-enabled services.

Strategically, Imperial Riviera participates in a coordinated 2027 investment program alongside its parent Valamar Group, with a combined 151.6 million euro capex plan of which 36.2 million euros is allocated to Imperial Riviera. The plan targets tourism product quality improvement, infrastructure development, and employee accommodation. Beyond its Croatian Adriatic footprint, no international expansion, digital platform, or technology-driven differentiation is documented in the source data, positioning Imperial Riviera as a traditional, real-estate-anchored tourism operator within the Valamar Group ecosystem.

Name

Imperial Riviera

Website

https://imperial-riviera.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Imperial Riviera is a publicly traded Croatian hospitality company founded in 1965, operating hotels, camps, and apartments on the Adriatic Coast from its base in Rab. It serves leisure travelers as an affiliate of Valamar Group, Croatia's leading hotel owner and manager.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Resort-Style Extended-Stay Properties (THAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Tourism accommodation
• Hotel operations
• Hospitality services
• Resort management
• Vacation rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Rab

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Imperial Riviera operates tourism and hospitality services through hotels, camps, and apartments along Croatia's Adriatic coast. The company functions as an affiliate of Valamar Group and serves individual travelers and vacationers with accommodation offerings. Notable development includes the Arba Resort construction of 76 accommodation units.

Product overview

Imperial Riviera is a Croatian hotel owner and manager operating as an affiliate of Valamar Group. The company offers tourism and hospitality services including hotel accommodations and resort properties. No specific named products, modules, or branded service offerings are detailed in the available source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodations Hotel accommodation services for tourists and travelers visiting Croatia's Adriatic coast, including the Arba Resort construction comprising 76 accommodation units. Targeted at individual leisure travelers, families, and vacationers seeking quality lodging.
• Camp Services Camping accommodation services for tourists in Croatia's Adriatic coastal region. Targeted at outdoor and leisure travelers seeking alternative lodging experiences.
• Apartment Rentals Apartment rental services for tourists and travelers in Croatia's Adriatic coast area. Targeted at vacationers, families, and groups seeking self-catering accommodation options.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Valamar GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImperial Riviera operates as an affiliate of Valamar Group, Croatia's leading hotel owner and manager. The two companies received joint supervisory board approval for coordinated investments totaling 151.6 million euros in 2027, with Valamar receiving 115.4 million euros and Imperial Riviera receiving the remainder. The partnership enables shared strategic direction in tourism product quality improvement, infrastructure development, and employee accommodation projects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Plava Laguna: Istrian hotel, camp, and apartment operator offering resort-style lodging. Comparable in business model (hotels + camps + apartments) and Croatian Adriatic customer base.
• Liburnia Riviera Hoteli: Croatian hotel operator based in Opatija with full-service and resort properties. Comparable as a regional Croatian coastal hotel group serving similar leisure and group travel segments.
• Maistra: Croatian hospitality operator focused on resort hotels in Istria (Rovinj). Highly comparable in product (full-service resort hotels), geography (Croatian coast), and target market (leisure Adriatic tourism).
• Arena Hospitality Group: Operates hotels, camps, and resorts across Istria and other Croatian locations. Directly comparable given the same mix of hotel and camping accommodations targeting Adriatic leisure travelers.

Broad incumbents

• Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences: Austrian-headquartered group with several resort properties in Croatia and the Mediterranean. Comparable as a mid-sized European resort hotel operator with Croatian Adriatic presence.
• Marriott International: Global lodging giant with resort brands present in Croatia and across the Mediterranean. Comparable broad incumbent competing for the same leisure and group travel demand.
• Valamar Riviera: Parent/affiliate and Croatia's largest hotel group operating across the Adriatic. Directly comparable as it manages full-service and resort hotels in overlapping Croatian coastal geographies, with a broader portfolio scale.
• Accor: Global hospitality group with resort and full-service hotel brands across Europe. Comparable broad incumbent operating in the same Mediterranean resort category with overlapping brand and distribution standards.

Regional players

• Sunčani Hvar: Hotel operator on the island of Hvar (Croatian Adriatic). Comparable Croatian coastal resort hotel operator with a more geographically narrow focus on the Dalmatian islands.
• Valamar Obertauern: Austrian alpine resort hotel operator under the same Valamar umbrella. Comparable resort lodging model serving European leisure travelers, although geographically focused on Austria rather than Croatia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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