Travel & Food news · 28 October 2026
Vietnam Airlines Becomes First Asian Carrier to Win World's Best Culinary Airline
Vietnam Airlines claimed the World's Best Culinary Airline title at the 2026 World Culinary Awards, becoming the first Asian carrier ever to receive the honour at the seventh annual ceremony held at Princess Grand Jamaica.
Wales Commits £4.5 Million to Cycling Tourism Ahead of Tour de France Grand Départ 2027
The Welsh Government has announced £4.5 million in funding for 54 cycling tourism projects across Wales, building infrastructure to welcome cyclists when the Tour de France Grand Départ comes to Wales in 2027.
Agoda: Food-Led 'Snackpacking' Drives Youth Travel Surge Across Indonesian Cities
Travel platform Agoda says food-driven 'snackpacking' is fuelling a sharp rise in young Indonesians booking domestic trips, with accommodation searches for Manado up 214 per cent and Jakarta up 200 per cent year-on-year for October.
Thailand Launches 'Gateway to Thailand' Overland Road-Trip Guidebook for Border Travellers
Thailand's Tourism Authority unveiled a new guidebook on 28 October 2026 offering ten curated road trips from nine land border crossings, aimed at drawing visitors from Laos and Malaysia deeper into lesser-known Thai provinces.
Yokohama Opens Luxury Dining Inside a 169-Year-Old Edo-Period Farmhouse
A preserved 1857 farmhouse in Yokohama's Tsunashima district opened on 28 October 2026 as two new restaurants — a bakery bistro and a Japanese-bagel sake bar — bringing contemporary dining into a Yokohama City-certified historic structure.