Thailand’s starring role in ‘The White Lotus’ is about to pay off
LA TimesMike White, the creator of the HBO series “The White Lotus,” was in Thailand searching for the perfect place to film the show’s third season. Most of the third season of “The White Lotus” was filmed at the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, a 43-acre luxury beach resort that expects bookings to surge after the episodes air next year. It’s also known for sparking real-life travel booms as fans of the show seek out the set locations — a phenomenon that has been dubbed the “White Lotus Effect.” A starring role is an imitable The plan, which awaits approval by lawmakers, would lift the maximum rebate from 20% to 30%, with no upper limit on total cash back. The country was reportedly able to wrest “The White Lotus” away from filming in Japan a few years ago, in part by using rebates to shave millions off the project’s costs.