This Is the Most Popular Food Experience in the World, According to Tripadvisor

Every year, Tripadvisor surveys the top-rated food experiences offered on its website, and in 2021, the activity was appropriately socially distant: a food and wine walking tour of Charleston, SC.

The tour, called "Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class," guides guests around the city and ends with a lunch and paired wine tasting, led by. Charleston chef Forrest Parker. Parker tells Food & Wine, "We meet at the Pineapple Fountain, wind through Charleston's historic district on a walking tour that touches on many facets of Charleston's unique history, then concludes at the bistro where I cook a three-course lunch, using the dishes, techniques, and even ingredients to connect the dots from the tour."

Globally, the booking website's most popular overall activity was a Jet Ski Tour of Dubai, which passes by Burj Al Arab and Palm Jumeirah. In the States, the top experience was a kayak tour of Shell Key Preserve and Tampa Bay. In a statement, the site noted that the most popular things to do were outdoors, often on water, due to the pandemic.

Tripadvisor's methodology involved calculating "the quality and quantity of traveler reviews and ratings for experiences, tours, activities and attractions" on the website from January 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021.

"With no other accolades of its scale, the Travelers' Choice Things to Do Awards are in a class of their own, highlighting activities travelers have determined are essential when visiting a destination," said Kate Urquhart, General Manager, Experiences at Tripadvisor. "With no other accolades of its scale, the Travelers' Choice Things to Do Awards are in a class of their own, highlighting activities travelers have determined are essential when visiting a destination."

In July of 2020, Tripadvisor named The French Laundry the best fine-dining restaurant in America, based on reviews from before the pandemic.