Sheila Marikar

1 month ago | afar.com | Sheila Marikar

Wandering the canals of Venice is the perfect way to start a long weekend in Los Angeles. Photo by Leo Visions/Unsplash Los Angeles had a harrowing start to the year. The Eaton and Palisades wildfires scorched thousands of acres, killed at least 28 people, and destroyed nearly 10,000 structures, wreaking havoc on the city and surrounding county. Heroic first responders contained the fires; in late January, much-needed rain finally fell.

2 months ago | thestar.com.my | Sheila Marikar

YOU’D think a television series that involves backstabbing, sex and at least one dead body (and that generally portrays ultraluxury travellers as the absolute worst) would be unappealing to real-life resorts. In the case of “The White Lotus” and the Four Seasons, though, the opposite is true – and it’s boosting business. Already a subscriber? Log in. Save 30% for ads-free and full access now! Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

2 months ago | fa-mag.com | Sheila Marikar

You’d think a television series that involves backstabbing, sex and at least one dead body (and that generally portrays ultraluxury travelers as the absolute worst) would be unappealing to real-life resorts. In the case of The White Lotus and the Four Seasons, though, the opposite is true—and it’s boosting business.

2 months ago | financialpost.com | Sheila Marikar

“I had goose bumps when I saw Episode 1,” says JJ Assi, general manager of Four Seasons Koh Samui, where much of White Lotus Season 3 was shot. Four days after Season 3 premiered, he says, “we had three sets of guests check in and, at the last minute, upgrade to three-bedroom residences,” which feature prominently in the first two episodes. Those residences start at $10,000 per night and come with butlers and swimming pools, veritable miniature resorts-within-a-resort.

Jan 20, 2025 | newyorker.com | Sheila Marikar

On most weekday afternoons, U.S. Route 101, which slices through the city of Los Angeles, thrums with traffic, brake lights blinking like those on a Christmas tree. Several days ago, as wildfires ravaged the city and the surrounding county, a haze of smoke filtered the sun like a silk scarf over a lamp. It was eerily smooth sailing from Silver Lake to Exit 9B, Hollywood and Highland, near Runyon Canyon Park.