India, May 9 -- I have known Jasjit Singh Assi (JJ) for nearly two decades, from his early days as part of the opening team at the Four Seasons Mumbai, to his years through various international Four Seasons properties, to his current avatar as General Manager of the Four Seasons on the Thai island of Koh Samui.

I have written about the Samui hotel before, so I won't go over that ground again, except to say that I have often called it one of the world's best resorts. The first time I went, there was speculation that the next season of The White Lotus would be shot there. If you have missed The White Lotus, it is Mike White's wildly popular American TV show (HBO in America; JioHotstar in India), which is a huge critical success.

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