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NEXT STOP / JAPANMake a little room for somewhere new.October · A little inspiration
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Breakfast spots to night markets
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Street food and a slower afternoon
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15 Oct – 19 Oct · Day following Chung Yeung Festival
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October 5, 2026
Taiwan's fuel surcharges hit a 2026 high on 7 Oct while Hong Kong's hold — what the gap is worth
Cathay's long-haul surcharge is HK$1,362 per sector, about HK$600 more than Taiwan's new US$97.50 level. On the short Taipei hop the gap is under HK$100 return — here is when the difference is worth acting on.
October 1, 2026
HKG airline punctuality ranking — October 2026
Mandarin Airlines tops the on-time table; VietJet Air props it up. Every HKG carrier ranked on 135,591 flights of official airport data.
September 28, 2026
Bangkok is a declared disaster zone this week — is the trip still worth it?
8 dead, 545,000 affected, a special holiday declared for today — but Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang are still flying. The real cost isn't the flood, it's a 4,781-baht taxi fare eating a year of baht savings.