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Why you should visit Koh Samui now – before The White Lotus crowds descend

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The Thai island Koh Samui is about to be hit by the “White Lotus Effect”.

Filming for the third series is currently underway and when the show is finally released in early 2025, the island will become one of the most coveted destinations in the world. So now is the time to book that trip before prices go bananas.

As with the first two series, filmed in , , and Taormina in respectively, much of the show will be filmed in the . The Koh Samui outpost of the famously upmarket US brand is a fantastical, tropical haven set on a hillside in the north-west corner of the island – all polished teak, cultivated jungle and a perfect arc of private

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