Most luxury hotels claim some kind of history. Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur is still the actual home of the royal family. The current Maharaja, Gaj Singh II, grandson...
🇮🇳 India
Singapore Airlines Suites and First Class – Mumbai to Tokyo via Singapore
Singapore Airlines consistently sits at or near the top of every “world’s best airline” list and has for decades. But there’s a difference...
The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur – a palace hotel on Lake Pichola with a gold-leaf dome and 175,000 mirrors
There’s a point in the arrival sequence at The Oberoi Udaivilas where the scale of what’s been built here fully registers. You’re on the banks of Lake...
Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner business class Delhi to Tokyo – the Tata-era transformation in progress
Okay, we need to have an honest conversation about Air India business class on the 787-8 Dreamliner, because this airline is in the middle of one of the most aggressive...
Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai: inside India’s most historic hotel, opened in 1903
Most hotels that call themselves historic are trading on a vague association with the past. Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai opened on December 6, 1903, survived a terrorist...
Taj Lake Palace Udaipur, India: staying in a floating marble palace on Lake Pichola
There is no road to Taj Lake Palace. You get in a boat. The boat takes you across Lake Pichola. The palace appears as you approach — white marble rising directly from...
Taj Rambagh Palace Jaipur: staying in the world’s best hotel on 47 acres of royal grounds (India)
TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Award for the world’s best hotel has gone to some remarkable properties over the years. In 2023 it went to Taj Rambagh...
Taj Palace New Delhi, India: Club Suite stay in Delhi’s diplomatic enclave
Delhi has no shortage of five-star hotels and most of them are fighting for attention on the same stretch of road. Taj Palace New Delhi is in a different part of the...











