If in the third season “White Lotus” think that it's time to plan your vacation to Thailand, you are not alone.
HBO HBO SERIES – which returned to television screens in February – caused interest in the latest location in which its title fictitious hotel is set.
“After the premiere of White Lotus there was a large increase,” says Kate Bodden, spokeswoman for the airport search platform Skiplagged. “The searches of Krabi increased by 50% year -on -year.”
Indeed, it was not the first time. The first season of the program was imprisoned in Maui, Hawaii, and the second season was imprisoned in Sicily, Italy. Both locations recorded an increase in the interest of travel after the broadcast of the program, CNBC reports. The phenomenon even has the name: “White Lotos effect”.
Every time the “White Lotus” movies in a given location, it is like Midas Touch.
Katy mood
Going.com Expert
“Every time, GoingCNBC says to do this. “They know that the destination will have a influx of tourists.”
The recent earthquake in Myanmar caused the collapse of the building near Bangkok, asking questions if there is now a safe time to travel to Thailand. Hotel reservation increased immediately.
Kriengkrai Thienkunkul, chairman of the non-profit federation of the Thai industry, said: “Thailand remains a safe tourist place, and state officials maintain vigilant monitoring of conditions, conduct comprehensive control controls of the building and providing support for people affected by an earthquake” ” According to reports by CNBC.
And the hotel industry in Thailand is still involved in the 3 HBO show season. The final is broadcast on Sunday.
Personally, the mood tries to avoid locations that have a sudden increase in popularity thanks to the film or television program. Giving things to protect you can help not only find cheaper flights, but also have a better time.
“I would avoid it in these peaks when he is even more busy, so you don't fight everyone to feel immersed in this experience,” he says. “If you see something that is happening viral and see a place that gets too much press, I will actually avoid this destination until the next year.”
Regardless of whether you have the experience of a “white lotus” or just looking for an escape, the mood says that you can take a few steps to find the best possible offers of the airport.
Give yourself a lot of time looking for a contract
For a destination such as Thailand – which sees the most visitors between November and February, when the weather is the best – helps you give a few months to search for flights.
If you know which time of the year you want to go, the mood recommends working back to start searching for flights. Remember to look during Goldilocks windowSo a time frame in which you will most likely find the best prices for a given destination.
“We suggest that you want to book tickets from two to eight months,” he says. “If it were the peak of the season – say that you wanted to go through winter holidays – you need four to 10 months when you should look.”
For travelers flying from most of the main American cities, the mood claims that the good price would be “at a low level of low seven hundred”.
Book early, but keep price notifications
If you want to travel to Thailand this summer, move quickly if you find a price that suits your budget. The beginning of April is your last, the best chance to find good offers.
“April, May, June, it is possible to close a great price,” says Mood. “This does not mean that this cannot happen, but the chances have dropped.”
Even if you are not planning to travel until next year, you increase the chances of finding the best offers if you start looking. When you see the price you like, jump on it.
“If you see something six or seven months, I would boil it if it is in your budget,” he says. “But then set these price notifications. I can't harden it enough, just because it will really be something that people use more and more, because this year they want to save as much as possible.”
The mood maintains price notifications for the flights she reserved, as well as flights that they leave the same day to the place where he wants to visit. If you can re -book a flight at lower costs, you can call the airline and get a price difference as a loan that you can use for the future flight.
“Price warnings,” he says, “they will be more important than ever to help people save.”
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