'The White Lotus' effect: How HBO's hit series is redefining travel, style, and brand strategy

Fashion brands play a major role in the series of streaming services. Where else can you reach millions today?

'The White Lotus' effect: How HBO's hit series is redefining travel, style, and brand strategy

Since its debut, "The White Lotus" has quietly built a world that audiences don't just watch—they want to live in. So how did a sharp satire on privilege become a roadmap for selling modern luxury? It's a question with bigger…

Young people suddenly dress like money adel? This could have to do with successful series. Fashion brands have long recognized the advertising opportunities of streaming hits.

How The White Lotus’s Makeup Artist Beat the Thailand Heat

Rebecca Hickey has been at the helm of the makeup department since the show started. Here, her Thailand beauty hacks for the cast.

Shows like White Lotus and Yellowstone are inspiring Kiwis to travel far and wide

House of Travel Hastings’ Jenny Nilsson talks about prevailing in tough times, what she’s learned in 30 years of business.

The fall of The White Lotus

One of my hottest takes is that I don’t like the rise of “prestige” television dramas. Structurally, one big advantage of movies over TV shows is that if a critic writes a positive review of a film, it’s because she’s seen the whole movie from beginning to end and decided to tell people that it’s good. Similarly, if a movie has positive word of mouth, that’s being spread by people who saw the entire movie. Even with the creative process, a direc…