Travel & Food news · 17 October 2026
Air India and Air India Express extend Saudi flight cancellations to October 24 after Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
Air India and Air India Express extended the suspension of flights to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam until 24 October 2026 after Houthi strikes on Saudi airport infrastructure, joining IndiGo and Akasa Air.
South Lake Tahoe tops Expedia's 2027 Destinations of the Year with 195% search surge
Expedia's new 2027 ranking, released ahead of 17 October 2026, puts South Lake Tahoe at number one after a 195% jump in searches, with destinations across five continents making the top ten.
SIAL Paris opens as the world's biggest food fair returns to Villepinte
SIAL Paris 2026, the world's largest food-industry trade show, opened on 17 October at Paris Nord Villepinte with 8,000 exhibitors from more than 200 countries filling 280,000 square metres.
Paris transit crawls as strikes and student protests snarl travel on 17 October
Metro closures, taxi slow-rolls and a 2 p.m. protest from République to Place de Clichy brought much of Paris to a crawl on 17 October 2026, the first day of the Toussaint holidays.
Bucovina, Asturias and the Azores crown Europe's most underrated travel destinations
A Time Out ranking circulating widely on 17 October 2026 named Romania's Bucovina, Spain's Asturian cities and Portugal's Azores among Europe's most underrated travel destinations.