Tovin Lapan- Tovin Lapan is a West Coast-based freelance journalist. He has covered Mexico, Las Vegas, California and other destinations for a variety of publications. His work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, the Guardian US and Lucky Peach.: Travel Weekly

Tovin Lapan

Tovin Lapan has covered Hawaii, Mexico, Las Vegas, California and other destinations for a variety of publications. His work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, the Guardian US and Lucky Peach.

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Jeffrey Yedlin named hotel manager at Hilton Hawaiian VillageYedlin, who brings 25 years' hospitality experience to the job, previously worked in food and beverage at the resort.

All units at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach offer private balconies and unobstructed views of the Pacific.

Covid concierges? Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach has themFor groups staying in multiroom suites looking for a socially distanced experience, a new program employs staff who will take...

Blue Hawaiian Activities, a new offline concierge service from Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, launched on Maui and Oahu Feb. 1 with plans to expand statewide.

A new Blue Hawaiian venture gets off the groundThe popular helicopter sightseeing operator has debuted a tour concierge service, picking up where the shuttered Expedia Local...

Hawaii recovering from a week of relentless rain, floods, evacuationsThe earliest reports compiled by Travel Weekly, however, indicate that the state's hotels and attractions may have avoided...

After canceling in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Hawaii International Billfish Tournament is returning for its 61st installment this summer.

Dates are set for Billfish Tournament on Hawaii's Big IslandThe annual event, canceled due to Covid-19 last year, is scheduled to run July 31 to Aug. 8 off the Kona Coast.

The Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort is in the midst of an $80 million renovation that includes room updates that bring a brighter color palette and a more residential feel.

Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach will have a fresh new look when it reopensThe renovated flagship property will welcome guests on May 1 after a closure of more than a year.

Sunset on Maui. Hawaiian Airlines launched daily, nonstop service to the island from Long Beach, Calif., on March 10.

Hawaiian Airlines introduces Long Beach-Maui nonstop flightsHawaiian also announced it has initiated a pretravel Covid-testing service.

Since early this year, visitors to Kauai were required to spend 72 hours in a resort bubble at participating properties.

Kauai's reentry into Hawaii's Covid-testing program will end quarantinesAs of April 5, visitors will be able to move freely about Kauai immediately upon arrival with proof of a single negative Covid...

They're ready to turn on the AC on MauiAfter a brief pandemic-related delay, the AC by Marriott Maui Wailea -- the first AC in the Islands -- will open in April.

Turtle Bay Resort is undergoing an extensive renovation and is expected to reopen this summer.

Turtle Bay Resort makes additions to its executive teamThe property on Oahu's North Shore named Tom Donovan and Robert Marusi to top posts.