December 2024 — 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.

September 2023 — The Wynn Hotel building in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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

January 2022 — Grand Caribe in San Pedro Belize.

January 2022 — Grand Caribe,Ambergris Caye, Belize

January 2022 — Grand Caribe Belize

January 2022 — Coco Beach Resort, Ambergris Caye, Belize

January 2022 — Las Terrazas Resort in San Pedro Belize.

January 2022 — Las Terrazas Resort, Ambergris Caye, Belize

January 2022 — Grand Caribe, Ambergris Caye, Belize

January 2022 — Signs for Tranquility Bay and El Norte on Ambergris Caye in Belize.

January 2022 — Tranquility Bay at the northern end of Ambergris Caye in Belize.

January 2022 — The pool at Grand Caribe Resort in San Pedro Belize.

January 2022 — A wood carving found at Captain Morgan's resort in Belize.

January 2022 — The pool at Captain Morgan's resort on Ambergris Caye in Belize.

January 2022 — Las Terrazas Resort in Ambergris Caye, Belize.

January 2022 — 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.

December 2019 — 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.

December 2019 — Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor Florida.

December 2019 — Innisbrook in Palm Harbor Florida.

October 2019 — Built in the early 1930s, Chateau Hutter was originally envisioned as a European-style resort and winery overlooking Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. The stone building, designed with locally quarried limestone and heavy timber framing, has long been abandoned but still stands as a striking relic of pre-war leisure architecture. Its location on a bluff above Lake Michigan and its craftsmanship make it one of the region’s most enigmatic remnants of early tourism development.

February 2019 — Inside Hidden Canopy Treehouses in Costa Rica.

February 2019 — Arenal Volcano as seen from Royal Corin Thermal Water and Spa Resort in Costa Rica.

February 2019 — All-Inclusive Dreams resort near La Cruz Costa Rica.

February 2019 — What seemed to be an abandoned resort found in El Jobo, Costa Rica.

December 2016 — Tables setup on the beach outside Sandos Playacar Beach Resort.

December 2016 — Sandos Playacar Beach Resort in Playa Del Carmen Mexico from above.

December 2016 — Aerial photo of the Iberrostar Tucan resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

December 2016 — Iberostar Tucan-Quetzal resort pool in Playa Del Carmen.

February 2016 — Colorful courtyard lodging buildings at Hotel El Cortecito in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Situated in the El Cortecito beach district—one of the earliest tourism hubs in the area—this hotel reflects the architectural style common in locally-owned coastal accommodations before the rise of large all-inclusive resorts. The turquoise and terracotta exterior, white balustrades, and open garden walkways offer a Caribbean vernacular blend intended for natural ventilation and communal outdoor space. El Cortecito developed through the 1980s and 1990s as a fishing village turned tourism enclave, with modest inns like this one often built and expanded in phases by local families, contrasting with the master-planned resort complexes that later defined Punta Cana’s international tourism growth.

February 2016 — Beach vendors in the beach near Iberostar Selection Hacienda Dominicus.

February 2016 — The beach at Iberostar Selection Hacienda Dominicus. Located in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.

February 2016 — Parking lot at Cortecito Inn in Dominican Republic.

February 2016 — Hotel Cortecito Inn, Bavaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

February 2016 — Hotel Cortecito Inn, Bavaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

July 2015 — Sunset at Woodland Resort on Devil's Lake in North Dakota.