Tonight, new BBC2 series Hotel India will go behind the scenes of the Taj Mahal Palace, the most luxurious hotel in Mumbai. Eva Gizowska peers behind the double doors into a retreat that has hosted celebrities and presidents....read
India is renowned for the quality of its food. But where to start in a country of such culinary variety? Nick Maes heads to the south for classy curries and delightful dosas.
Continuing our series on the world's hippest hotels and the celebrities who frequent them, Sarah Turner visits the luxury retreat where white outfits are all the rage...
Yoga has become a daily part of the TV garden expert's life, so a trip to Southern India for lazy days, lush scenery and some downward dog too.
Low prices, better weather than the Caribbean and a laid-back yogic charm, Mark Palmer can't understand why more people don't decamp to Goa for winter.
The rail trip from Mumbai to Kolkata was an annual pilgrimage for Mihir Bose as a child. But when he sets off on the epic journey with his English wife he decides to take a bit of a diversion....read
A stay at the award-winning Ananda in Rishikesh came as a welcome relief for Steve Turner after a week spent in the dust, heat and noise of Mumbai and Calcutta.
Joining a group of experienced trekkers - including your own girlfriend - can be unnerving; not least when you're taking on a 6,000 metre peak. Simon Cable readies himself for the challenge...
Erin O’Connor is no stranger to travel after a career that has taken her to catwalks around the world. She talks to Chris Leadbeater about her favourite destinations...
Planning a honeymoon? Or just in the mood for romance? From moonlight strolls in Peru to sunsets in the Himalayas, TravelMail picks out a selection of doe-eyed getaways.
India virgin Imogen Edwards-Jones braves the country's traffic chaos with her sister Leonie, taking a five-hour detour that turns out to be one of most beautiful wrong turns she has ever taken....read
There is more to art tourism than gazing at masterpieces in a gallery. If you are handy with a brush, you could try a holiday that helps you boost your skills. Sebastian Lander picks the best.
Isla Blair grew up in India in the Fifties, in the days of the Raj. Sixty years on - and as a published author - she takes a step back in time via a leisurely cruise that calls at Kerala.
It was not a relaxing holiday. But Wendy Driver found a unique view of the world - plus small villages, smiling kids and icy peaks - on a trekking adventure in the Indian Himalayas.
Escorted tours are famed for packing in plenty of unique experiences you wouldn't necessarily be able to do alone. But which ones are the best? Fred Mawer asks the top operators to outline their most popular trips.
Will Hide delights in the startling contrasts of the city that brought us the book and Hollywood film Life Of Pi, from the laid-back vibes of the French quarter to the lively streets of the Tamil area.
Mary Lussiana is intoxicated by the sights, sounds and smells of Chennai, a Southern Indian city made truly for the senses. It's a destination with a colourful past and a fast-evolving future.
The television presenter was lucky enough to be granted access to the Kanha National Park tiger reserve where she discovered it pays to be an early riser if you want to spot one of its elusive residents.
India might not be an obvious choice for a relaxing honeymoon. But Natalie Pinkham finds intrigue aplenty in this exotic country, combining busy Mumbai with the soft beaches of Kerala.
India with four kids in tow? You'd have to be crazy, right? Right, says Rosie Milliard, but the best kind of crazy. Armed with a litre of hand sanitiser, she joins a special guided family trip and finds her brood wowed by everything from the tigers to the Taj Mahal.
Cliff Richard is the epitome of an English pop star but, as Steve Turner discovers, his life started in a dusty outpost of the British Raj. Steve makes a pilgrimage to see where the star was born, schooled and sang.
The reward for dicing with death: Stormchaser's eye-popping images of tornadoes taken as he pursued them for thousands of miles across the US
How the other half camp! Luxury mansion with a NIGHTCLUB in the basement is available to rent at Glastonbury for £14k... or you could glamp in a chic 'tenthouse suite'
Young Brits abroad aren't as wild as you think: New research shows they actually prefer holidays full of culture NOT partying
'I am mother of seven children and Vladimir Putin will kill you:' Video captures moment drunk woman causes chaos on Paris to Moscow flight and is removed by security
Hilarious footage captures the moment llama spits in woman's face after she leans in to give it a kiss at petting zoo
Rock solid relationship: Amazing pictures show daredevil duo taking romance to new heights to brave vertical cliff faces, skydiving and bungee jumping together
Would YOU be brave enough? Incredible video shows bikini-clad revellers flying off gigantic 'Royal Flush' water slide in Texas
Beat the Glastonbury traffic in rock-star style: Taxi firm Addison Lee takes to the skies with PRIVATE JET service to festival for £612
Thought you needed to be a billionaire to own a slice of paradise? Stake a claim to the world's first crowd-share island in Belize for as little as SIXTY PENCE
The hotels you'll (probably) never stay in: The ultra-exclusive five-star resorts where you need an INVITE to check in
The party's over: Police in Magaluf ordered to punish badly-behaved Britons as by-laws aimed at curbing drinking, nudity and urinating finally enforced
'I didn't read the small print, the tax was a disgrace': Woman sings sarcastic ballad about Ryanair's fees for punters in pub
Are these the ugliest airport carpets of all time? Website documents the crushingly dull designs that have somehow achieved cult status
Hard to stomach? Now you'll be able to put PURPLE sauce on your breakfast buttie
British tourists waste £350 MILLION a year on holiday... because they don't have the maths to cope with currency conversions
Tourists spark security scare in Milan after crashing remote-control drone into famous cathedral
Taiwan-based EVA Air voted the world's cleanest airline, with the rest of the top 10 also Asian-owned
Barcelona police hunt holidaymakers who stole tour bus while driver was in the loo... and crashed into car on dangerous joyride
Incredible pictures show extreme adventurers bungee jump off a 150-foot-high ledge at the spectacular 'Eyes of God' Bulgarian cave
Airport immigration officers in the future will be ROBOTS: Machines unveiled at Paris Air Show that ID criminals at lightning speed
Infographic chronicles how air travel transformed the British family holiday over six decades
Los Angeles is the best place in the world to find a hot holiday date, claims poll... followed by Rio de Janeiro, Paris and Miami
Ready, steady, camp: How I was converted to life under canvas by Ready Camp - the getaway where everything is done for you
JetBlue erects hilarious interactive advert and surprises unassuming New York locals with FREE flight tickets
'The little Wales beyond Wales': An Argentina with a different accent - the small corner of Patagonia that is forever Welsh
Crawl intentions: Marauding caterpillars take over a Lake District park bench and cocoon an entire tree nearby
Italian taxi driver charges 24 stone passenger more than double the fare after blaming puncture on man's weight
Revealed: How, when and where to get your summer holiday money (and why Europe and Australia offer the best value right now)
'I'm prepared to do just about anything on this road trip': Budding filmmaker plans to travel across America guided purely by internet requests
Hilton is the hotel Twitter users hate the most, according to new study that analyses posts for negative language
Safety first? Try a holiday in Iceland as it's officially the most peaceful country in the world... while the UK ranked only 39th and the US 94th
Boom in holidays to places made famous by TV and film with tourists flocking to locations for Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings and Broadchurch
Fears for British holidaymakers in Greece: Government draws up contingency plans in case debt crisis leaves tourists stranded
The ultimate stycation: Guests at Welsh farm can stay the night in a PIGSTY (and unsurprisingly, it's dirt cheap)
End of the line for European sleeper trains? Protests as night services are cut amid fierce competition from budget airlines
Why you should NEVER put your passport in your back pocket: Over 20,000 are stolen each year, shock new figures reveal as Government warns holidaymakers
'We can drink like a fish': Passengers chug £800 bottle of 'aphrodisiac tiger bone wine' at airport checkpoint to avoid binning it
Caught on camera: Violent brawl breaks out on Hong Kong street after tourist is confronted for jumping taxi queue
United Airlines passengers stranded at Belfast airport for 21 hours and forced to sleep on floor after plane was diverted due to an unruly traveller
Canadian tourist hit with £285 fine after urinating at top of Florence Cathedral's celebrated dome
Tour operators slash Greek holiday prices by as much as HALF as thousands of package trips remain unsold amid threat of euro exit
Now THAT'S a loo with a view! 'See-through' toilet at Glastonbury to provide a glimpse of main acts on Pyramid Stage
Move over JJ Abrams: Fantasy meets reality in these stunning images of Star Wars ships crashing into tourist sites
Gentle giant! Heartwarming video shows large elephant falling asleep and even snoring as woman sings a calming lullaby
After a bloody civil war pitted brother against brother, tourists get on the road to peace to discover the secrets of El Salvador's violent past
Pilot error blamed after London-bound British Airways plane crashed into building while using wrong taxiway at airport
Will this revive the fortunes of a classic seaside town? Margate's Dreamland amusement park reopens after a £18m renovation
The world's largest flower garden... in the last place you would expect: Rainbow-coloured oasis with 45 MILLION flowers is in the middle of a desert
Towering limestone mountains, unparalleled Mediterranean views... and possibly the best orange juice ever: Inside the Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel and Spa
A tale of two tepees: Can a bug-phobic Briton find paradise at an authentic Costa Rican wildlife lodge... or will she run for the hills of a luxury eco resort?
An eyewitness account of Sri Lanka's remarkable recovery from the tsunami of 2004 that saw 90-foot walls of water crash into the coastline
An Inspector Calls: 'It won't be perfect but it will be warm, relaxing and homely'... go the whole hog at The Pig Near Bath
The foods to avoid on your summer holiday: Just say no to unpasteurised dairy, raw or undercooked meats and shellfish
What you should ACTUALLY do if you are stung by a jellyfish (hint, it doesn't involve urine)... and other travel health tips for your summer holidays
Shocked tourists amazed to discover that new Barcelona 'mid-walk statue' is in fact made of flesh and blood
Scenic rivers, palaces and the starting point for the Tour de France: Why Utrecht is the perfect place for a biking holiday
Never get stung with holiday phone charges again: How Wi-Fi hotspots, network 'bundles' and dongles can save a fortune
Revealed: The places where you CAN pose nude on holiday (without causing a volcano to erupt)
Is this the answer to airport noise? Schiphol in Amsterdam uses clever landscaping to cut the roar from planes by HALF
Couple who missed their check-in try to flag down Ryanair plane on the RUNWAY after breaking through airport security in Malta
Encore, Encore! Adorable moment four-year-old girl bursts into fits of giggles as her father performs hair-raising loop-the-loops in small plane
Beyonce prefers the Hamptons while David Beckham likes Marrakech: Celebrity holiday hotspots revealed
Home sweet home! From tipi's to mud huts, infographic reveals just how clever seemingly simple houses really are
Spectacular airport which will have a giant WATERFALL: Singapore's Changi to spend £726million on indoor forest and hiking trails (so will you even want to board your plane?)
Tanzania has lost more than HALF its elephants in just six years, shock new figures reveal
EXCLUSIVE: First look inside the luxury £2.5m ocean front villas in Oman that come with a private swimming pool, panoramic views and a chauffeur driven Bentley (AND parking for your super yacht)
The best of the best: Uber-luxury safari lodge and and an adults-only retreat in Mexico are among the top hotels in world
I'm going to need a bigger boat! Stomach churning moment when kayaker tries to feed massive bull shark by HAND
Why don't cabin crew ID passengers before serving alcohol and what's the age limit on a plane? In-flight drinking questions answered by experts
Why THIS picture will upset Brits: Survey reveals UK tourists are prudes on the beach finding women in thongs and naked sunbathers offensive
So can you guess where it is? The idyllic beach voted the best in Europe
Chaos on Etihad flight as man is strapped to his seat by fellow passengers after 'attacking' attendant... 'because he wasn't allowed to smoke'
Rolling notes inside lip balm and making iPhone stands with sunglasses: The ultimate travel hacks revealed
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water: watch the moment Italian fishermen spotted 'great white shark' headed straight for their boat
Two gets you a breakfast buffet, five a valet: What hotel stars REALLY mean - and why many say the Burj Al Arab in Dubai deserves seven
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