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An exotic escape, or empty illusion? How The White Lotus exposes the contradictions of luxury travel

An exotic escape, or empty illusion? How The White Lotus exposes the contradictions of luxury travel

Season three is a sharp, satirical critique of the darker sides of luxury travel, where wellness, nature and culture are just for show.

03.04.2025 8

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What cost-of -living crisis? Luxury travel is booming – and set to grow further

About ten years ago, while working at Badrutt’s Palace Hotel in the Swiss town of St Moritz, I was shocked to learn a guest once requested an...

29.12.2024 2

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