The Game Palacio has opened at R City, Ghatkopar, bringing 70+ arcade games, immersive experiences, contemporary dining and cocktails under one roof in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs.

Trapdoor, a new speakeasy in Versova, Mumbai, pairs a hidden telephone booth entrance and code-accessed doors with progressive Omakase cocktails and immersive storytelling.

Traditionally Indian sweets are called ‘Mithai’. Here are a few festive Indian sweets and mithai to try in your home kitchen this Navratri 2026 — Besan Ke Ladoo, Dilkhush Mohanthal and Pumpkin Burfi.

With a score of 99.89/100, the 1936 grand hotel on Janpath tops the India list in Condé Nast Traveller UK’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, ranked among the best hotels in the world.

THV takes its Medalio boutique lifestyle brand to central India with a 37-key hotel featuring The Rising Forks restaurant and Toastroom, a 350-capacity events venue.

The Founder & Chairman of the Varun Group, whose hospitality portfolio includes Accor-managed hotels in Andhra Pradesh, has been honoured by the International Hospitality Council and IIHM.

Hyatt has opened The Clayfield, a boutique wine-and-wellness hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, with a rooftop patio, the restaurant Terrain and a clay-focused spa.

Founded by Chef Tejasvi Chandela, Jaipur patisserie Dzurt pairs classical French pastry technique with Indian flavours, and is offering curated festive gifting boxes this season.

Aflatoon by SOCIAL, the delivery-first North Indian brand from Impresario’s House of SOCIAL, is now available across Mumbai on Swiggy and Zomato.

Pan-Asian restaurant FOO has opened its fourth Bengaluru restaurant, and first in Whitefield, at Essensai 067, with 97 covers, interiors by Sarah Sham and an outdoor pergola with a DJ console.

Cygnett Hotels & Resorts has signed a 114-key Cygnett Resort near Kainchi Dham in Nainital, to be developed with Suri Developers within walking distance of Neem Karoli Baba’s ashram.

Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach has reopened its all-day dining restaurant, The Square, with refreshed interiors, an expanded multi-cuisine buffet, live counters and a dedicated Andhra section.

For World Wildlife Week, The Serai Resorts is highlighting guided birding and naturalist-led experiences at its resorts in Chikmagalur, Bandipur and Kabini.