Articles tagged “the white lotus”

If travel demand is being shaped by entertainment and filtered through AI, what role do travel brands actually play in influencing decisions?

White Lotus Season 4 lands at Hyatt, extreme heat is shifting global travel patterns, and New York’s Airbnb crackdown is showing cracks.

Since the show aired in 2021, planners have embraced the White Lotus theme — and now the French Riviera will be their new backdrop.

Turns out three seasons were enough for Four Seasons.

Popular TV shows like The White Lotus can strongly influence travel trends, a topic we discuss — along with other forces in the luxury sector — in this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast.

The White Lotus has proven a catalyst for Thailand's luxury hotel industry, triggering booking surges and a broader wave of interest across the sector. We look at the early data and talk to hoteliers on the ground.

It is disheartening to see the same publications that have previously reported on the perils of overtourism now behaving like golden retrievers chasing a tennis ball, sprinting after the hype with little critical reflection.

In today’s briefing, we discuss the airport lounge arms race, TravelPerk’s new money, and Thailand’s TV hopes.

With a blockbuster 2024 behind it, Minor Hotels is set to ride Thailand’s booming tourism scene through its starring role in The White Lotus.

Thailand has benefited from foreign films set in the country for years, and a similar boom in interest is predicted following the new season of 'The White Lotus.'