Asean Food & Travel Awards 2026
‘Celebrating the best of Malaysian & ASEAN F&B, Travel and Tourism Companies and Personalities’
The fifth edition of the ASEAN Food & Travel (AFT) Awards returns to honour the region’s outstanding SMEs and industry leaders. Building on the strong success of previous editions — each of which was proudly officiated by the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) and the Director General of Tourism Malaysia — the ASEAN Food & Travel Awards 2026 promises to be more meaningful than ever, in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2026, a momentous national celebration that amplifies regional excellence.
The AFT Awards was established to recognise and celebrate the remarkable achievements of personalities, brands, and businesses across all major sectors of the food, travel, tourism, and hospitality industries throughout the ASEAN region. Organized by ASEAN Food & Travel (AFT) media, this prestigious event reflects our commitment to showcasing the very best ASEAN has to offer while honouring the individuals and organisations that elevate the region’s status on the global stage.
Carrying the 2026 theme, “Saluting the Region’s Outstanding SMEs, Brands and Personalities in the Food & Travel Industry”, the AFT Awards warmly welcomes all successful food & beverage and travel-related business operators to participate in this distinguished celebration of excellence.
Details of the award ceremony :
ASEAN FOOD & TRAVEL AWARDS 2026
Date : 12th February 2026
Time : 6.30 pm
Venue : Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Dress code : Formal
Awards will be given under the following categories:
- Best F&B delivery service provider
- Best F&B start-up
- Beverage Manufacturing
- Confectionery products
- Culinary skills and achievements
- F&B entrepreneur of the year
- F&B personality of the year
- Farm produce
- Food delivery services
- Food exporting services
- Food ingredients
- Food Manufacturing
- Hotels & Resorts
- Medical tourism services
- Meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibition services
- Nutritional foods
- Restaurants & Cafes (according to the geographical location of the outlet, cuisine type and signature dishes)
- SPAs
- Tourism services
- Travel & Tour entrepreneur of the year
- Travel & Tour personality of the year
- Travel Accessories
- Travel packages
- Travel services
- Halal products & services
- Wellness centres
- All other service providers in the food and travel industry
Judging Criteria
Among the judging criteria for the ASEAN Food & Travel Awards include the following (where applicable):
- Features of the products, services etc
- Customer feedback, reviews and satisfaction levels
- Degree of innovation
- Design
- Distribution and availability
- Effectiveness
- Functionality
- Nutritional value
- Online presence
- Practicality
- Presentation
- Relevance
- Shelf life and storage
- Sustainability
- Value for money
The Judging Process
AFT Awards’ panel of judges consisting of media experts, researchers and food and travel critics will impartially judge all entries and they will evaluate each entry based on the criteria provided. Judges will then present their final list of winners for award recognition.
AFTA aims to position itself as the ultimate hallmark and benchmark of the region’s food and travel industry excellence.
AFT is owned by RHA Media Sdn Bhd whose events and ceremonies are regarded as premier events for high achievers and affluent society. They are attended by the industry’s key decision-makers and figureheads, as well as the crème de la crème of affluent society.
For further enquiries, please contact : secretariat@aseanfoodtravel.com
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