Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands plays an important role in "Crazy Rich Asians." There’s a growing faction in Hollywood that believes stunt people deserve to be annually acknowledged at the Oscars. We couldn’t agree more.

But we don’t think the trophy presentations should stop there. Location scouts are another underappreciated part of the filmmaking process. These are the unsung heroes who travel the globe looking for the perfect spot to shoot movies and shows.

They’re the ones you should thank every time you say, “Wow, that place is gorgeous,” from your couch. When these experts do their job exceptionally well, you have the urge to put down the remote control and pick up your credit card to buy a plane ticket to see these lovely destinations with your own eyes. It’s a travel trend called set-jetting.

Over the years, many of the world’s top hotels and resorts have served as beautiful backdrops on the silver screen. Some play themselves; others take on personas. It’s all filmmaking magic.

But as these 20 photogenic properties prove, the coolest trick of them all is that you don’t need a big camera crew or professional stuntmen to make vacation scenes you’ll remember forever. Crazy Rich Asians On Location: Marina Bay Sands Romcom Crazy Rich Asians peeked into the lives of Singapore ’s 0.1%.

It memorably ended at Four-Star Marina Bay Sands’ over-the-top 57th-floor rooftop infinity pool — the world’.