White sand, coconut palms, a gently sloping strand? That idea of tropical paradise is often manufactured. Resorts around the world are now embracing beaches in their more natural states.

The original beach was a popular spot for residents and tourists alike with its beautiful coconut palm trees and fine black sand. Hundreds of new palm trees have been planted in an effort to ...

The beach at the Sheraton Coconut Beach Resort is narrow, but really great. What makes this particular beach interesting is the reef just off the sand that carries all the way along the property ...

The “perfect” tropical beach hardly needs to be described; it’s on the Instagram post, in the pages of a travel magazine: fine white sand, coconut palm trees overhead, a gently sloping beach ...

coconut palms, and frequent sightings of endangered Hawaiian green sea turtles. A stunning black sand beach on Auckland’s west coast, famous for its surf, rugged cliffs, and a large gannet bird ...