The way we dey travel dey change well-well. E no be about ‘where you go’ again, but ‘wetin you experience there’. This na wetin the global travel people, Skytscanner, point out for their ‘Travel Trends 2026’ report wey dem drop on October 14. Jessica Min, one of their travel experts, talk say, “If 2025 was about sharing your personal hobbies with others, 2026 go be more personal. People no just want to escape their daily life, dem wan use travel to express and discover who dem be.”
Min explain say, “Even though 80% of Korean travellers talk say dem go travel the same amount or even more next year, showing say the love for travel still dey hot, the way dem wan do am now don change completely.”
From Fine Dining to “Mart Attack”: The New Flavour of Travel
Before-before, food travel mean say you go chop for one big restaurant like Michelin star place, just for the one-time experience. But now, the new trend na something dem dey call ‘Mart Attack’. Jessica Min talk say people now prefer to enter local market, choose their own foodstuff, and cook am themselves. Like this, dem fit swallow the whole food culture of the place. Min say the everyday market don turn to the place for the most foreign experience.
The report show say for Koreans wey no dey joke with their food, 56% of dem already dey visit local markets well-well when dem travel. And 52% believe say na the best way to understand the local food culture.
This local vibe still reach to meeting people. Dem dey call am ‘Seeking Encounters on a Trip’. E dey give travel another kind of sweetness. For example, imagine say you dey travel for New York, you go join local running people for Central Park. That kind thing go make you feel connected to the city. “To mix with local people for guesthouses or community gatherings no be big challenge again; e don become normal part of travel,” Min still add.
Legoland Korea Chop Award as “South Korea’s Leading Resort” Two Years Straight
For the 2025 World Travel Awards, Legoland Korea Resort don win the award for “South Korea’s Leading Resort” back-to-back. This award ceremony, wey start since 1993, be like the Oscar of the travel and tourism world. Experts and normal travellers dey vote to choose who go win for different categories like airlines, hotels, and resorts. This win just dey show say Legoland don really establish themselves as a top global resort for South Korea.
Dem Win for Doing Good for Environment and Community
Wetin make Legoland stand out for the judges and customers no be only the fun for the park. Dem also get high marks for how dem dey care for the environment and their community. Dem change 475 items like benches, tables, and dustbins inside the park to ones wey dem make from recycled milk bottles. Dem also dey work with local bodies like Kangwon National University Children’s Hospital and Geunhwa-dong Administrative Welfare Center to donate and do community work. This kind partnership dey show say dem no just dey do corporate social responsibility for show, dem really want to live well with the community.
Services for Everybody and Better Access for People with Disabilities
Legoland na the first theme park for South Korea to get certification as a Certified Autism Center, setting a good example for how to welcome tourists with special needs. Dem get things like the ‘Hero Pass’ wey allow people with disabilities to board rides first, and special tickets for their caregivers. This year, dem plan to improve things more by making information, facilities, and ride access better for people with disabilities and those wey no fit move easily, as part of the ‘Accessible Tourism Site’ project.
One official from Legoland Korea Resort talk say, “We dey very honored to be named the best resort in South Korea for two years running. We go continue to do our best to make sure say everybody wey visit us go go house with happy memories.” With this award, Legoland don show say dem be more than just a fun park; dem be a model for a new kind of resort wey care about the environment, everybody’s needs, and the local community.
Potique Hotel for Nha Trang Collect “Vietnam’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2025” for the First Time
For the World Travel Awards ceremony wey dem do for Hong Kong on October 13 to honor the best travel brands for Asia and Oceania, Potique Hotel for Nha Trang, Vietnam, carry first prize as “Vietnam’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2025”. This na the first time Potique Hotel dey receive this kind big award, and e show say dem be pioneers in creating a sharp and inspiring luxury lifestyle experience for people wey dey visit the center of the coastal city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province.
The World Travel Awards, wey people dey call the ‘Oscars of travel’, dey celebrate excellence across the world for tourism and hospitality. By winning this award, Potique Hotel don show say dem no just dey provide accommodation, dem dey create a true lifestyle for travellers wey sabi wetin good. Just a small walk from the beach, the 5-star boutique hotel get this timeless Indochinese architectural beauty. Winning this award don put Potique Hotel on the world map and e go help to showcase Nha Trang as one of the most interesting places to visit in Southeast Asia.