India's Best Awards 2026
Winners
Browse through the nomination categories to see who won!
Nomination Categories:
Winners
Lifestyle
- Best Accessory (Editor's Choice): Longines Conquest Heritage Year of the Snake edition watch
- Best Accessory: Tissot PRX Grendizer
- Best Accessory: John Jacobs Retro Rhapsody
- Best Luggage Brand: Tumi
- Best Luxe Automobile of the Year: Volvo EX30
- Best Luxe Automobile of the Year: Vespa Qala
- Best Members-Only Club: The Quorum
- Best New Phone Camera: Xiaomi 15 Ultra
- Best New Phone Camera: realme GT 7 Series
- Best Portable Gadgets: Rayban Meta Sunglasses
- Best Portable Gadgets: Philips Avent Single Electric Breast Pump
- Best Travel Card: Mastercard
- Best Travel Card: HSBC TravelOne Credit Card
- Best Travel Style: Mard by Abu Sandeep
- Best Travel Style: Louis Philippe - Moods of Summer
Winners
International Destinations
- Best Adventure Destination: Mount Wellington, Tasmania
- Best Adventure Destination: Courchevel France
- Best Beach Destination: Anse Lazio, Praslin, Seychelles
- Best Beach Destination: Aqaba, Jordan
- Best City: Cairns, Queensland
- Best City: Riyadh, Saudi
- Best City (Editor's Choice): Cape Town, South Africa
- Best Country: Australia
- Best Country: Switzerland
- Best Culinary Destination: Bilbao, Spain
- Best Culinary Destination: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Best Cultural Destination: Bhaktapur, Nepal
- Best Cultural Destination: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Best Emerging Destination: The Red Sea, Saudi
- Best Emerging Destination: Phu Quoc, Vietnam
- Best Family Destination: Melbourne, Victoria
- Best Family Destination (Editor's Choice): Sentosa, Singapore
- Best Family Destination: California, United States of America
- Best Instagrammable Destination: French Riviera, France
- Best Instagrammable Destination: Tbilisi, Georgia
- Best Instagrammable Destination (Editor's Choice): Langkawi, Malaysia
- Best Romantic Destination: Paro, Bhutan
- Best Romantic Destination: Marrakech, Morocco
- Best Wedding & Honeymoon Destination: Khao Lak, Thailand
- Best Wedding & Honeymoon Destination: Maasai Mara, Kenya
- Best Wellness Destination: Mozambique, Africa
- Best Wellness Destination: Kandy & the Central Highlands, Sri Lanka
Winners
Domestic Hotels
- Best Airport Hotel in a city: Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Delhi Airport
- Best Airport Hotel in a city: Moxy Bengaluru Airport
- Best Bleisure Hotel: JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru
- Best Bleisure Hotel: JW Marriott Pune
- Best Boutique Stay: Chanoud Garh Palace, Pali
- Best Boutique Stay: Virsa Baltistan, Ladakh
- Best Business Hotel: Pullman New Delhi Aerocity
- Best Business Hotel: Hyatt Regency Delhi
- Best Business Luxury Hotel: Sofitel Mumbai BKC
- Best Business Luxury Hotel: The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
- Best Celebration Hotel/Resort: Grand Hyatt Mumbai
- Best Celebration Hotel/Resort: ITC Royal Bengal
- Best Celebration Hotel/Resort (Editor's Choice): The Leela Gandhinagar
- Best City Hotel: Hyatt Centric, Chandigarh
- Best City Hotel (Editor's Choice): Trident, Gurgaon
- Best City Hotel: The Ritz-Carlton, Pune
- Best Convention Centre in a Hotel: Taj Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru
- Best Corporate Experience: JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu
- Best Corporate Experience: Le Méridien New Delhi
- Best Emerging City Hotel: Welcomhotel Jabalpur
- Best Family Hotel/Resort (Editor's Choice): Welcomhotel By ITC Hotels, Pine N Peak, Pahalgam
- Best Family Hotel/Resort: Sterling Ooty Fern Hill
- Best Family Hotel/Resort: Sayaji Hotel Indore
- Best Hotel for Weddings: The St. Regis Mumbai
- Best Hotel for Weddings (Editor's Choice): The Oberoi Sukhvilas Resort & Spa, Siswan Forest, New Chandigarh
- Best Hotel for Weddings: ITC Grand Bharat
- Best Hotel for Weddings: MAYFAIR Tea Resort, Siliguri
- Best Hotel Group in India (Editor's Choice): Trident Hotels
- Best Hotel Group in India: The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
- Best Hotel Loyalty Program: World of Hyatt
- Best Hotel Loyalty Program: Taj InnerCircle
- Best Leisure Hotel: Hyatt Regency Dehradun Resort and Spa
- Best Leisure Hotel: The Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa, Gulmarg
- Best Lifestyle Business Hotel: Andaz Delhi by Hyatt
- Best Lifestyle Business Hotel: Radisson Blu MBD Hotel, Noida
- Best Luxury Hotel: JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity
- Best Luxury Hotel: The Leela Palace, Chennai
- Best Luxury Hotel Chain: ITC Hotels
- Best Luxury Resort: JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort & Spa
- Best Luxury Resort (Editor's Choice): The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur
- Best Luxury Resort: Raffles Udaipur
- Best New Hotel/Resort: PULLMAN Chennai
- Best New Hotel/Resort: NOVOTEL CITY CENTRE New Delhi
- Best Resort for Weddings: Alila Fort Bishangarh
- Best Resort for Weddings: The Westin Resort & Spa, Himalayas
- Best Service: Accor
- Best Service (Editor's Choice): Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
- Best Service: Hilton
- Best Staycation Hotel/Resort: JW Marriott Goa
- Best Staycation Hotel/Resort: Ananta Spa & Resort Ajabgarh
- Best Staycation Hotel/Resort: The Serai Chikmaglur
- Best Sustainable Hotel/Resort: The Grand Dragon Ladakh
- Best Sustainable Hotel/Resort: Spice Village - CGH Earth, Thekkady
- Best Timeless Luxury: The Imperial New Delhi
- Best Timeless Luxury: Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur
- Best Wellness Hotel/Resort: Wellness Club, Shangri-La Eros New Delhi
- Best Wellness Hotel/Resort (Editor's Choice): Atmantan Wellness Centre, Pune
- Best Wellness Hotel/Resort: Mulberry Shades Bengaluru Nandi Hills, A Tribute Portfolio Resort
- Custodian of Architectural Heritage: Six Senses Fort Barwara
- Custodian of Architectural Heritage: The LaliT Grand Palace Srinagar
- Custodian of Architectural Heritage (Editor's Choice): Storii by ITC Hotels, The Kaba Retreat, Solan
Winners
Domestic Destinations
- Best Beach Destination: Andaman & Nicobar
- Best Culinary Destination: Odisha
- Best Cultural Destination: Punjab
- Best Cultural Destination: Maharashtra
- Best Emerging Destination: Lakshadweep
- Best Emerging Destination: Ladakh
- Best Green Destination: Sikkim
- Best Heritage Destination: Telangana
- Best Heritage Destination: West Bengal
- Best Romantic Destination: Goa
- Best Spiritual Destination: Uttar Pradesh
- Best State: Gujarat
- Best Wedding Destination: Rajasthan
- Best Wellness Destination: Kerala
- Best Wildlife Destination: Madhya Pradesh
- Best Wildlife Destination: Assam
Winners
International Hotels
- Best Business Hotel: Andaz Singapore
- Best Family Hotel/Resort: Spicers Peak Lodge, Queensland, Australia
- Best Family Hotel/Resort: Hilton, Colombo
- Best Hotel for Weddings: JA Resort, Dubai
- Best Hotel for Weddings: Jetwing Saman Villas
- Best Hotel Group in the World: Mandarin Oriental
- Best Hotel Group in the World: Marriott® Hotels
- Best Integrated Resort: Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Best Leisure Hotel (Editor's Choice): The Oberoi, Marrakech
- Best Leisure Hotel: The President, Cape Town
- Best Luxe Hotel Brand: Raffles Hotels & Resorts
- Best Luxe Hotel Brand: Oetker Hotels
- Best Luxury Boutique Hotel: Ellerman House, Cape Town
- Best Luxury Boutique Hotel: Shinta Mani Mustang, Nepal
- Best Luxury Hotel: Waldorf Astoria, New York
- Best Luxury Hotel: Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab
- Best New Hotel/Resort: The Star, Brisbane
- Best Sustainable Hotel: Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
- Best Sustainable Hotel: Ritz-Carlton Mandapa Reserve, Bali
- Best Wellness Hotel: Santani Wellness, Kandy
- Best Wellness Hotel: Soneva Fushi, Maldives
- Best Worldwide Hotel Loyalty Program: Shangri-La Circle
- Best Worldwide Hotel Loyalty Program: ALL - Accor Live Limitless
Winners
Airports, Airlines & Cruises
- Best Cruise/Expedition: Celebrity Cruises
- Best Domestic Airline: Air India
- Best Domestic Airport: Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, Terminal 2
- Best Domestic Airport Lounge: 080 Domestic Lounge, T2 at BLR-Airport
- Best Domestic Airport Lounge: Encalm Xenia
- Best International Airline: Emirates
- Best International Airline: Singapore Airlines
- Best International Airport: Singapore Changi Airport
- Best International Airport Lounge: The Centurion® Lounge, Sydney, Australia
- Best International Airport Lounge: Al Mourjan Business Lounge, Doha, Qatar
Winners
T+L Champions
- Champion of Change: Keshav Suri
- Champion of Cinema: Kiran Rao
- Champion of Community Empowerment: Nand Kishore Chaudhary
- Champion of Conservation - Wildlife: Suyash Keshari
- Champion of Content Creation: Larissa D'Sa
- Champion of Craftsmanship: Jesmina Zeliang
- Champion Of Destination Storytelling: Deveekaa Nijhawan
- Champion of Diversity & Culture: Mo Naga
- Champion of Heritage Cuisine: Nambie Jessica Marak
- Champion of Indian Couture: Anita Dongre
- Champion of Innovative Hospitality Design (powered by Scheuco): Ambrish Arora
- Champion of Intangible Cultural Heritage: HRH Shriji Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar
- Champion of Luxury Design (powered by Scheuco): Sonali Rastogi
- Champion of Philanthropy in Tourism: Vinti Lodha
- Champion of Travel Photography: Aarzoo Khurana
- Champion of Travel Storytelling: Brinda Sharma
- Champion of Wellness Tourism: Sumaya Dalmia
- Champions of Slow/Immersive Travel: Bader Ali Habib