Isabelle Kliger is a Barcelona-based writer who covers travel. Visitors have been flocking to the Thai island of Koh Samui for more than three decades, but it is about to get even more popular.

On Saturday, the Department of Mineral Resources warned that both Koh Samui and the neighbouring island of Koh Phangan were at medium to high risk for landslides.

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 ...