2026 Travel & Food Awards Announced Across Global Destinations

Olive unveiled the shortlist for its inaugural Travel&Taste Awards, highlighting destinations, hotels and culinary experiences in categories such as Food Destination of the Year, Luxury Food Destination, Emerging Food Destination and Sustainable Food Destination. The list features locations from Japan, Greece, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Switzerland, Italy, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden, Portugal, Belize, Slovenia, Canada, Lithuania, Ecuador, Australia, Argentina and more, with winners to be revealed on 2 September.

Avolta celebrated its performance at the 2026 Airport Food & Beverage + Hospitality (FAB) Awards, securing nearly 30 Gold awards across health & wellness, sense of place, casual dining, coffee & tea and people excellence categories. Notable winners include Chef Vengopal Bharathan of Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru as Airport Chef of the Year, the Eat Well. Travel Further. concept at Chicago O’Hare as Airport Health and Wellness‑Centred Offer of the Year, and Eataly at New York JFK as Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year for large airports. Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol highlighted the breadth of the company’s global F&B portfolio.