Resort stays in S.E. Asia go cheap to narrow tourism gap

Posh hotel stays are going for bargain rates in Southeast Asia as the region courts Western travelers to compensate for pandemic-crimped traffic from its mainstay of China. While inflation rules back home, “We’re paying less for the best luxury hotels in the world than for a Red Roof Inn in the US,” says a Chicagoan who paid $280 for 11 days on the Thai island of Koh Samui.