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Real-Life ‘White Lotus’ Billionaires Race to Capitalize on Show
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HBO’s hit series The White Lotus could have picked any tropical backdrop for its third season.
That it chose the island of Koh Samui, population of about 68,000, to showcase to 15 million average viewers this season, has Thailand bracing for a tourism boom. And few stand to benefit more than two local ultra-rich tycoons, who believe tourists will keep coming, and that they’ll remember its lush jungles and stunning beaches rather than the dark plot of the season, which concluded April 6.