Condé Nast Traveller India
Food & Drink
In Leh, a new Pan-Asian restaurant opens in a landmark hotel
Ryu Oka in the Grand Dragon Ladakh serves Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Southeast Asian dishes at an altitude of 11,562 feet
By Karina Acharya
The Latest
A new Vande Bharat to Kashmir brings change to the valley
A long-awaited rail line now connects Kashmir to Jammu, altering travel across one of the Himalaya’s most difficult corridors while allowing passengers to experience the valley with ease
By Zaid Bin Shabir
Food & Drink
A new bar walks into Bandra, and that’s the Punchline
The team behind Barbet & Pals in Delhi brings punch bowls, pickle backs, and breakdancing bartenders to Mumbai
By Karina Acharya
Hotels & Homestays
A new 4-key hideaway in Lansdowne is an immersion into the Garhwali way of life
The Sen is designed for slowing down, taking a walk, watching the birds and feasting on delicious pahadi food
By Prasad Ramamurthy
The Latest
Air India cuts international flights from June. Here’s what travellers need to know
Why Air India has cancelled up to 100 flights a day and what travellers should expect in coming months
By Zara Flavia Dmello
Trending Stories
Food & Drink
In Bengaluru, a new bar for jazz and Japanese highballs
At Project Grain, the newest addition to Bengaluru’s cocktail scene, the pleasures are deliberately analog
By Aslam Gafoor
Destinations
Tulåh Clinical Wellness: Kerala’s new wellness clinic wrapped in a futuristic shell may be India's most ambitious yet
Susan d'Arcy checked into India's hottest new treatment centre to experience what happens when the spiritual meets the medical
By Susan d'Arcy
People & Culture
From yesteryear Bollywood stars to racecourse regulars: 5 new photo books to add to your bookshelf
These new photo books by Indian photographers capture everyone from Bollywood film stars and contemporary artists to racecourse regulars and everyday life across the country
By Zara Flavia Dmello
The Bookmark
- People & Culture
The Delhi guide for tree gazers and bird watchers
In conversation with Neha Sinha, author of Wild Capital, on how to map the city through nature - People & Culture
“Asians have always lived close to gods and ghosts”
Amitav Ghosh's Ghost-Eye tells a story that weaves together past and present lives with folklore and the ecology of the land - People & Culture
Bandra finds its proof in ‘Pudding’
Shormishtha Mukherjee’s book Pudding: The Memory Keepers of Bandra chronicles the many lives of Bandra’s locals - People & Culture
In the Himalayas, wildlife was once a bedtime story
In The Whispering Mountains, Namita Gokhale gathers Himalayan folktales where animals and landscape shape childhood - People & Culture
A new book captures the world inside Mumbai's racecourse
Sunhil Sippy’s new book chronicles the many sights and stories of Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse - People & Culture
‘I wondered if those dogs could sense that I needed rescuing as much as they did’
Photographer Rohit Chawla’s new book captures scenes from a Goa lockdown - People & Culture
Mumbai on a bookshelf: A reader's guide to the city
The owner of a local indie bookstore in Mumbai tells us about the books that capture her city best - Food & Drink
6 new books on Indian food and drink to add to your reading list
Take your pick from an oenophile’s memoir, intergenerational recipes, and much more, with these books on Indian food and drink - People & Culture
A city and its joy of reading
49 years later, the Kolkata Book fair still captures the heart and imagination of the city and its readers
People & Culture
From yesteryear Bollywood stars to racecourse regulars: 5 new photo books to add to your bookshelf
These new photo books by Indian photographers capture everyone from Bollywood film stars and contemporary artists to racecourse regulars and everyday life across the country
By Zara Flavia Dmello
Hotels & Homestays
At this family-run stay in Ranthambore, you can walk in the wilderness in tiger country
A rewilded forest and an intimate, low-impact stay at The Ranthambore Bagh
By Shweta Dravid
Destinations
Tulåh Clinical Wellness: Kerala’s new wellness clinic wrapped in a futuristic shell may be India's most ambitious yet
Susan d'Arcy checked into India's hottest new treatment centre to experience what happens when the spiritual meets the medical
By Susan d'Arcy
Food & Drink
In Bengaluru, a new bar for jazz and Japanese highballs
At Project Grain, the newest addition to Bengaluru’s cocktail scene, the pleasures are deliberately analog
By Aslam Gafoor
Hotels & Homestays
7 caravans you can hire for a road trip around India
Campervans can mean vacations your way, at your pace. Take your pick
By Condé Nast Traveller
The Latest
Noida's new international airport opens next month. Here's a sneak peek
A first look at the terminal’s flowing roof, sunlit courtyards, and design rooted in northern India
By Zara Flavia Dmello
The Latest
This stunning island nation is launching a golden visa for millionaires
The new golden visa comes with a long list of perks, including five-day processing times—and will be limited to 100 recipients
By Brittany Chang
Destinations
Where to go for a wildlife safari in India this summer
From boat safaris on Periyar Lake to tracking wildlife through Ladakh’s high-altitude valleys, these national parks offer some of India’s best May sightings
By Zara Flavia Dmello
The Latest
Air India flight cuts: only 37 weekly flights to major Southeast Asian cities starting June
From next month, Air India will go from operating 103 weekly flights to just 37 weekly routes to Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur
By Zara Flavia Dmello
The Latest
9 countries where the Indian rupee is stronger than local currency in 2026
Currency headwinds aside, these seven countries deliver genuine value for Indian travellers. We measured it the way that matters: through coffee prices
By Disha Kalyankar
Hot and Happening
- People & Culture
CNT Culture Calendar: What to do across India this May
Whether you’re going off on holiday or stuck at home base this summer, there is enough on this month’s Culture Calendar to fill in your days - Destinations
5 places under 25°C in India to escape the heat
These places stay cool through summer without the peak season crowds - Food & Drink
Where to eat this May: 18 new restaurants and bars across India
From all-day cafés and neighbourhood bistros to punch-led cocktail bars and pasta counters, these new openings across India are just in time for summer - Destinations
The best places to visit in June in India
From rain-soaked forests to last-call summer escapes, here’s where to travel across India this June
Destinations
41 best snorkelling destinations in the world for beginners, experts, and everyone in between
Swim with dolphins in Japan, or explore coral-laden shipwrecks in Curaçao
By Kaila Yu
Inspiration
11 bucket list trips in Europe the travel editors dream of
We asked our editors to name the European trips that are on their ultimate wish list
By Condé Nast Traveller
Hotels & Homestays
The world's most beautiful hotels for 2026, chosen by Prix Versailles
This year’s Prix Versailles World’s Most Beautiful Hotels List moves from India to the Italian Riviera
By Hana Al-Khodairi
Food & Drink
Hyderabad’s new dessert bar plates up skulls and roses
Mille is a casual cafe and a late-night dessert theatre offering novel interpretations of pastry, chocolate and viennoiserie
By Mallik Thatipalli
The Latest
All the destinations you can fly to from Noida International Airport, with prices
The complete list of routes from Noida International Airport, starting this June
By Zara Flavia Dmello
The Latest
6 runways, 70 million flyers: 9 things to know about India’s next big international airport
With phase one the Noida International Airport set to open in a couple of months, here's a quick look at what's in store for flyers
By Karina Acharya
Food & Drink
Only this May: 11 exciting dining experiences to sign up for
From regional Indian tasting menus to a host of bar takeovers, here’s what the culinary calendar is looking like this May
By Karina Acharya
The Latest
Here’s what Indians spend when they travel abroad
Indians are among the world’s top 10 outbound travel markets. This is what and where they shell out
By Zara Flavia Dmello
Destinations
Guess where this is and you could win a 4N stay at the Snow Leopard Lodge, Ulley, Ladakh
Send in your entries to Condé Nast Traveller's Where Are You? Contest
By Lakshmi Sankaran
Hotels & Homestays
5 vineyard hotels in India to check into this summer
A château-style stay by Sonal Holland, a vineyard-and-farm escape near Bengaluru, and other hotels for a wine holiday in India
By Condé Nast Traveller
Rewind
People & Culture
Why JRD Tata fixed toilet rolls on an Air India flight
The founder of the airline took his role very seriously
By Condé Nast Traveller
People & Culture
When a Maharaja stood up to the Emperor: the story of Delhi Durbar of 1911
A throwback to the coronation ceremony of the emperor of India held on 12 December 1911 that still continues to be one of the “greatest shows on earth”
By Diya Kohli
Food & Drink
Timeless Tables: For old and new Bangaloreans, Koshy’s is an emotion
Everyone from Queen Elizabeth II, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Nikita Krushchev have dined at the Bengaluru landmark
By Anurag Mallick and Priya Ganapathy
People & Culture
What it was like to cross the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth 2
Former passengers and crew share stories of the white-glove experience on board the iconic ocean liner
By Madison Flager