{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"165011","rtpr_id":"nPNAdwCx6a-20261009","ticker":"BKNG","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["BKNG"],"title":"Chasing the Crunch: Agoda Spotlights Under-the-Radar Asian Destinations for Autumn Foliage Season","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-09T03:00:00.713Z","article_body":"Chasing the Crunch: Agoda Spotlights Under-the-Radar Asian Destinations for\nAutumn Foliage Season\nPR Newswire\n\nSINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2026\n\nSINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Autumn leaf-watching is one of Asia's\noldest travel rituals, but it has taken on fresh urgency: warmer, less\npredictable seasons have made a good color week feel like something to catch\nrather than assume, and the famous spots now fill quickly. Digital travel\nplatform Agoda highlights five places where the color is just as loud but the\ncrowds are not.\n\n\nLake Towada and Oirase Gorge, Japan\n\nA quieter option than Kyoto, this river gorge in Aomori runs through dense\nbeech and maple in the country's north. The valley reaches full color in late\nOctober, and the walking trail beside the rapids makes leaf-viewing, or\nmomiji-gari, best experienced on foot.\n\nAndong, South Korea\n\nTwo hours southeast of Seoul, Andong is known for its riverside Hahoe folk\nvillage, a UNESCO-listed site of thatched houses and Confucian academies.\nSpend a few slow days between late October and early November, when gold and\nred settle over the old town and harvest-season stillness takes hold.\n\nTaipingshan, Taiwan\n\nYilan's mountain forest is a quieter alternative to Alishan. Through November,\nits maples and native Taiwan beech flush copper and red along former logging\ntrails and hot-spring paths, frequently above a misty layer of cloud.\n\nPahalgam & Srinagar, Kashmir, India\n\nKashmir's chinar trees carry the season, their broad leaves turning deep red\nthrough late October and November across the Mughal gardens and valley\norchards. The window overlaps with Diwali on 8 November, when the evenings\nfill with light against the last of the color.\n\nPokhara, Nepal\n\nAutumn is Nepal's most reliable season for clear Annapurna views, dry trails\nand terraces turning gold. It also coincides with Tihar, the festival of\nlights, which brings marigolds and oil lamps through town in early November,\npairing crisp mountain air with real celebration.\n\n\"Autumn color gives travelers a reason to go somewhere new and slow down once\nthey're there,\" said Jay Lee, Regional Director, North Asia at Agoda. \"It can\ntake you from a misty mountain trail to a village guesthouse, or from a quiet\nriverside town to a festival in full swing. Agoda is helping travelers find\nthe stays and destinations where the season itself can be the reason to\nvisit.\"\n\nFor travelers chasing autumn color without the crowds, Agoda offers seamless\nbooking across more than 6 million holiday properties, 130,000 flight routes,\nand 300,000 activities worldwide. To find the best deals to Asia and beyond,\nvisit Agoda.com (http://Agoda.com) or download the Agoda mobile app.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/chasing-the-crunch-agoda-spotlights-under-the-radar-asian-destinations-for-autumn-foliage-season-302900867.html\n\nSOURCE Agoda\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1113082/Agoda-Logo.jpg?id=OA2991666\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNAdwCx6a-20261009","title":"Chasing the Crunch: Agoda Spotlights Under-the-Radar Asian Destinations for Autumn Foliage Season","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BKNG","created":"2026-10-09T03:00:00.713Z","tickers":["BKNG"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Chasing the Crunch: Agoda Spotlights Under-the-Radar Asian Destinations for\nAutumn Foliage Season\nPR Newswire\n\nSINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2026\n\nSINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Autumn leaf-watching is one of Asia's\noldest travel rituals, but it has taken on fresh urgency: warmer, less\npredictable seasons have made a good color week feel like something to catch\nrather than assume, and the famous spots now fill quickly. Digital travel\nplatform Agoda highlights five places where the color is just as loud but the\ncrowds are not.\n\n\nLake Towada and Oirase Gorge, Japan\n\nA quieter option than Kyoto, this river gorge in Aomori runs through dense\nbeech and maple in the country's north. The valley reaches full color in late\nOctober, and the walking trail beside the rapids makes leaf-viewing, or\nmomiji-gari, best experienced on foot.\n\nAndong, South Korea\n\nTwo hours southeast of Seoul, Andong is known for its riverside Hahoe folk\nvillage, a UNESCO-listed site of thatched houses and Confucian academies.\nSpend a few slow days between late October and early November, when gold and\nred settle over the old town and harvest-season stillness takes hold.\n\nTaipingshan, Taiwan\n\nYilan's mountain forest is a quieter alternative to Alishan. Through November,\nits maples and native Taiwan beech flush copper and red along former logging\ntrails and hot-spring paths, frequently above a misty layer of cloud.\n\nPahalgam & Srinagar, Kashmir, India\n\nKashmir's chinar trees carry the season, their broad leaves turning deep red\nthrough late October and November across the Mughal gardens and valley\norchards. The window overlaps with Diwali on 8 November, when the evenings\nfill with light against the last of the color.\n\nPokhara, Nepal\n\nAutumn is Nepal's most reliable season for clear Annapurna views, dry trails\nand terraces turning gold. It also coincides with Tihar, the festival of\nlights, which brings marigolds and oil lamps through town in early November,\npairing crisp mountain air with real celebration.\n\n\"Autumn color gives travelers a reason to go somewhere new and slow down once\nthey're there,\" said Jay Lee, Regional Director, North Asia at Agoda. \"It can\ntake you from a misty mountain trail to a village guesthouse, or from a quiet\nriverside town to a festival in full swing. Agoda is helping travelers find\nthe stays and destinations where the season itself can be the reason to\nvisit.\"\n\nFor travelers chasing autumn color without the crowds, Agoda offers seamless\nbooking across more than 6 million holiday properties, 130,000 flight routes,\nand 300,000 activities worldwide. To find the best deals to Asia and beyond,\nvisit Agoda.com (http://Agoda.com) or download the Agoda mobile app.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/chasing-the-crunch-agoda-spotlights-under-the-radar-asian-destinations-for-autumn-foliage-season-302900867.html\n\nSOURCE Agoda\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1113082/Agoda-Logo.jpg?id=OA2991666\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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