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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Etereo, Auberge Resorts Collection, a new oceanfront property on Mexico's Riviera Maya, opened Dec. 10.

Etereo, Auberge Resorts Collection opens in MexicoThe oceanfront property on the Yucatan Peninsula features five restaurants and two pools.

The Lanai, a second-floor lounge for guests of the Hokupaa tower at the Westin Maui Resort and Spa, Kaanapali.

Hokupaa tower puts finishing touch on Westin Maui updateAs the Westin Maui Resort and Spa, Kaanapali executed a three-year, multiphase, $120 million update, it saved the "crown jewel"...

The lobby at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.which is finishing a $100 million property-wide renovation.

PGA National Resort set to unveil $100 million updateThe revamp included new food and beverage options, new golf courses, refreshed programming and renovated guestrooms and common...

A refreshed oceanfront king room at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.

Ritz-Carlton resort on Grand Cayman reopens with a new lookRedone guestrooms maintain notes of British West Indian style while incorporating new artwork, fixtures and materials sourced...

Boat tours of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor are suspended indefinitely while work is done to repair a dock at the site.

Pearl Harbor's USS Arizona Memorial suspends boat toursNo date has been given for resumption of the tours. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center grounds and museums remain open.

The Estancia La Jolla has an outdoor saltwater pool.

Noble House assumes operations of Estancia La Jolla HotelThe 210-room Estancia, built in the 1880s as an equestrian estate, sits on 10 acres, less than a mile from the University of...

The Clubhouse lounge at the new AutoCamp Cape Cod.

Camping, glamping sector builds beyond pandemic popularityCompanies offering those products believed it would be hard to keep up the rapid growth into 2021, but the sector's upward...

UnCruise Adventures' Safari Explorer.

UnCruise Adventures is the first cruise line to return to HawaiiThe small-ship line resumed overnight interisland excursions in Hawaii in late November.

The Leaf Suites at the Spirit wilderness retreat take their name from the leaf-shaped roofs.

Luxury wilderness retreat will open near Zion National ParkThe 1,100-acre property will offer 40 accommodations designed by Nomadic Resorts. Rates are expected to begin at $3,000 per...

The Rosewood Sao Paulo is part of Cidade Matarazzo, a new mixed-use development located a few blocks from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art.

Rosewood Sao Paulo to open in former maternity hospitalThe hotel was formerly the Condessa Filomena Matarazzo Maternity, where more than 500,000 babies were born.