Two bright red towel cards from RIU Hotels & Resorts rest on a polished mahogany table, displaying the chain’s minimalist folded-towel icon and signature white typography. The background sign, embossed with the RIU logo and slogan “As you like it,” reflects the resort’s global branding known across beach destinations like Puerto Vallarta. These cards, exchanged for beach towels, symbolize the finely tuned logistics of high-volume hospitality—where even leisure operates with efficiency and precision.

The Wynn Hotel building in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Snowpine Lodge in Alta Utah near Salt Lake City in September 2023.

Grand Caribe in San Pedro Belize.

Grand Caribe,Ambergris Caye, Belize

Grand Caribe Belize

Coco Beach Resort, Ambergris Caye, Belize

Las Terrazas Resort in San Pedro Belize.

Las Terrazas Resort, Ambergris Caye, Belize

Grand Caribe, Ambergris Caye, Belize

Signs for Tranquility Bay and El Norte on Ambergris Caye in Belize.

Tranquility Bay at the northern end of Ambergris Caye in Belize.

The pool at Grand Caribe Resort in San Pedro Belize.

A wood carving found at Captain Morgan's resort in Belize.

The pool at Captain Morgan's resort on Ambergris Caye in Belize.

Las Terrazas Resort in Ambergris Caye, Belize.

A long wooden dock stretches into the Caribbean Sea just north of Matachica Resort & Spa on Ambergris Caye, constructed in a distinctive chevron pattern common to many of the island’s piers. These docks serve as essential access points for small boats, snorkeling excursions, and water taxis, reflecting the island’s long reliance on marine travel. At the end of the pier, a shaded palapa provides a quiet spot overlooking the protected waters inside the Belize Barrier Reef, where shallow seagrass flats and calm tides have supported fishing communities and tourism infrastructure for decades.

Located at 200 N Osceola Ave, the Sandcastle Religious Retreat is operated by the cult of Scientology in Clearwater, Florida. SeaOrg members stand guard outside.

Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor Florida.

Innisbrook in Palm Harbor Florida.