The White Lotus 3 sparks tourist boom in Thailand

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The idea of “set-jetting”, or visiting the filming sites of favourite shows and movies, stretches back at least as far as the early 2000s, when The Lord Of The Rings film franchise (2001 to 2003) flooded New Zealand with J.R.R. Tolkien-obsessed visitors. But the trend has taken off in recent years, with events such as Bridgerton-style balls and Emily In Paris-inspired girls’ trips to the French Riviera.

what change has brought to the island. He remembers when he was a child, the sight of a foreigner was a big event. Back then, the hills were not covered with expatriate-owned villas and the roads were not lined with shops selling marijuana, which was decriminalised in Thailand in 2022.

Note also the downsides of (over)tourism....

Qn: Do films offer anything more than an escape from reality? (Cam. 2014)