Travel+Leisure India

May 2026 |

The May issue of T+L India builds ideas across culture, craft, and performance. From our Discoveries list of destinations worth travelling to for their performance art, to immersive journeys through places like Koh Yao Yai and Taiwan, we explore how deeply rooted traditions are shaping the way we travel today. Our cover story follows Malaika Arora in Koh Yao Yai, where community and culture take centre stage, while across Intelligent Traveller and Experiences, we move through living museums, historic cities, and remote landscapes: from Sovereign Hill to Xi’an and the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Designers, artists, and cultural voices weigh in on how travel, identity, and creativity intersect. And through our photo essays we spotlight craftsmanship that continues to define India’s cultural narrative. This issue is a reminder that the future of travel may well lie in how we engage with what already exists.