Travel+Leisure India

October 2026 |

Travel + Leisure India & South Asia celebrates 20 years of travel and discovery with an anniversary issue that looks as much to the future as it does to the past. At the heart of the issue is Goa, seen anew through its villages, heritage homes, food traditions, forests, rivers, islands, and hinterlands in our cover story, Welcome to the Goan Renaissance. We also unveil The Next 20—a collection of destinations poised to shape the journeys ahead, from Jizzakh and Karakalpakstan to Fukuoka and Mangystau. Elsewhere, meet the women free-divers preserving a centuries-old tradition along Japan’s coast, discover first-generation farmers trading conventional careers for life on the land, and follow Shivya Nath’s remarkable journey from the Alps to the Arctic. We rethink wellness on the road through movement and recovery, and celebrate 14 pioneers who have helped reshape South Asia’s travel landscape in T+L Legends. There’s also plenty to pack into the suitcase: what to wear in Niseko and Lombok, the travel gadgets worth knowing about, and a striking reader photograph of Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake. Here’s to 20 years of looking beyond the obvious—and to many, many more to come.