{"id":34473,"date":"2025-09-24T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=34473"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:51:02","slug":"hungry-for-travel-how-food-is-shaping-holiday-home-stays-in-asia-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=34473","title":{"rendered":"Hungry for Travel: How Food is Shaping Holiday Home Stays in Asia Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Booking.com&#8217;s latest research dishes up new food-led trends and insights, revealing <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific&#8217;s<\/span> growing appetite for holiday homes as they travel with their taste buds<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SYDNEY<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 24, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Booking.com&#8217;s &#8216;Taste of Home Asia Pacific&#8217; research reveals that food is playing a central role in shaping the holiday home experience in 2025. Travellers across the region are increasingly selecting holiday homes that offer accessibility and freedom to dine, host and\/or cook in unique, authentic spaces and destinations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Australians, food significantly shapes travel, with 82% selecting destinations based on culinary preferences Holiday homes are a chosen accommodation type for this trip, with 97% of Aussies saying they\u00a0 alter their cooking and eating habits whilst travelling. They frequent local markets (85%), cook local dishes (34%), try new appliances (33%) and experiment with new recipes (34%).<\/p>\n<p>As travellers seek more meaningful and personalised stays, the research identified <b>four &#8216;<\/b>taste trends&#8217; shaping the culinary holiday home travel experience<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01. THE NEW HEAD CHEF IN THE HOLIDAY HOME<br \/><\/b>The &#8220;chef&#8221; role in holiday homes is shifting. Only 13% of Australian travellers reported mum as the holiday cook. Younger generations are now confidently taking the lead, blending family recipes with new ideas; Gen Z (38%) most often cooks family recipes.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02. HOLIDAY KITCHEN PERSONAS<br \/><\/b>Four distinct holiday kitchen personalities emerged in the research for travellers booking holiday homes\u00a0foodies stays<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The comfort-driven <b>Traditionalist<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The bold <b>Experimenter<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The laid-back <b>Minimalist<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The ever-entertaining <b>Socialite<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03. TROLLEY TOURISM<br \/><\/b>Across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific<\/span>, holiday homes are fueling a rise in &#8220;trolley tourism,&#8221; where visits to local food markets, seasonal foodie festivals, and trendy supermarkets are becoming part of the travel experience. 88% of Aussie travellers enjoy visiting local\u00a0 food markets on holiday, a figure that rises to 96% among frequent holiday-home bookers.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04. PORTABLE PANTRY<br \/><\/b>Travellers are bringing their kitchens with them when booking homes. This makes holiday kitchens familiar while allowing destination exploration. 80% of Australians bring food or cooking items, including tea\/coffee (38%), wine (25%), sauces (24%), coffee machines (13%), and BBQ tools (13%).<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Booking.com&#8217;s\u00a0Taste of Home Asia Pacific and to download the report please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/news.booking.com\/hungry-for-travel-how-food-is-shaping-holiday-home-stays-in-asia-pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><i>Booking.com&#8217;s latest research dishes up new food-led trends and insights, revealing <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific&#8217;s<\/span> growing appetite for holiday homes as they travel with their taste buds<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SYDNEY<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 24, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Booking.com&#8217;s &#8216;Taste of Home Asia Pacific&#8217; research reveals that food is playing a central role in shaping the holiday home experience in 2025. Travellers across the region are increasingly selecting holiday homes that offer accessibility and freedom to dine, host and\/or cook in unique, authentic spaces and destinations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Australians, food significantly shapes travel, with 82% selecting destinations based on culinary preferences Holiday homes are a chosen accommodation type for this trip, with 97% of Aussies saying they\u00a0 alter their cooking and eating habits whilst travelling. They frequent local markets (85%), cook local dishes (34%), try new appliances (33%) and experiment with new recipes (34%).<\/p>\n<p>As travellers seek more meaningful and personalised stays, the research identified <b>four &#8216;<\/b>taste trends&#8217; shaping the culinary holiday home travel experience<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01. THE NEW HEAD CHEF IN THE HOLIDAY HOME<br \/><\/b>The &#8220;chef&#8221; role in holiday homes is shifting. Only 13% of Australian travellers reported mum as the holiday cook. Younger generations are now confidently taking the lead, blending family recipes with new ideas; Gen Z (38%) most often cooks family recipes.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02. HOLIDAY KITCHEN PERSONAS<br \/><\/b>Four distinct holiday kitchen personalities emerged in the research for travellers booking holiday homes\u00a0foodies stays<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The comfort-driven <b>Traditionalist<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The bold <b>Experimenter<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The laid-back <b>Minimalist<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The ever-entertaining <b>Socialite<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03. TROLLEY TOURISM<br \/><\/b>Across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific<\/span>, holiday homes are fueling a rise in &#8220;trolley tourism,&#8221; where visits to local food markets, seasonal foodie festivals, and trendy supermarkets are becoming part of the travel experience. 88% of Aussie travellers enjoy visiting local\u00a0 food markets on holiday, a figure that rises to 96% among frequent holiday-home bookers.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04. PORTABLE PANTRY<br \/><\/b>Travellers are bringing their kitchens with them when booking homes. This makes holiday kitchens familiar while allowing destination exploration. 80% of Australians bring food or cooking items, including tea\/coffee (38%), wine (25%), sauces (24%), coffee machines (13%), and BBQ tools (13%).<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Booking.com&#8217;s\u00a0Taste of Home Asia Pacific and to download the report please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/news.booking.com\/hungry-for-travel-how-food-is-shaping-holiday-home-stays-in-asia-pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}