Milanda Rout

Milanda RoutDeputy Travel Editor

Milanda Rout is the deputy editor of The Weekend Australian’s Travel + Luxury. A journalist with over two decades of experience, Milanda started her career at the Herald Sun and has been at The Australian since 2007, covering everything from prime ministers in Canberra to gangland murder trials in Melbourne. She started writing on travel and luxury in 2014 for The Australian’s WISH magazine and was appointed deputy travel editor in 2023.

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The place to beTravel

Hotel Review - Melbourne Place - Mid Air rooftop restuarant. Photo: KRISTOFFER PAULSEN / supplied Escape 26 January 2025

Review: This new Melbourne hotel is hard to fault

The very cool independent hotel comes with beautiful interiors, a rooftop restaurant and a surprisingly reasonable room rate.

Milanda Rout

Culture clashTravel

Shichigosan which is traditional Japan children event for 7 years girl, 5 years boy and 3 years girl in Japan

How to see the real Japan

Almost 37 million people visited the country last year but it is still possible to experience its true soul – even as a first-timer. Here is where to stay, eat and visit.

Milanda Rout

Hotel reviewTravel

Luxury Junior Suite at the Warren Street Hotel for T+L

A taste of British hospitality in New York

Located in one of Manhattan’s coolest neighbourhoods, this luxury hotel is full of colour and joy and is one of the best new properties in the Big Apple.

Milanda Rout

Six year waitTravel

Review: First stay at chef Josh Niland’s new hotel

The award-winning restaurateur behind Saint Peter has finally opened his boutique accommodation and we were among the first guests to stay. Here is our review.

Milanda Rout

ReviewsTravel

Singapore Airlines business class on the Airbus A350-900.

Aviation Oscars: Top 5 business class airlines for 2024 revealed

We tested out the international carriers that won awards for their business class experience and here is what we found.

Milanda Rout

Travel

19 of the best Christmas gifts for your favourite traveller

From sturdy cabin bags to resort-ready jewellery and apparel, these presents hit the mark for adventurers and jetsetters.

Penny Hunter, Milanda Rout and Susan Kurosawa

Wellness in travelTravel

Want to live longer? Your next holiday could help

Longevity is the new cocktail by the pool when it comes to luxury hotels and the treatments on offer will astound you, especially at this new London property.

Milanda Rout

Gin to green juiceTravel

Sceptic to convert: how a week in a wellness resort changed my life

Mindfulness and self-care were not for me; I don’t like activated almonds or acai. But then I went to this Thai wellness resort and it changed my life.

Milanda Rout

Delicious delicaciesTravel

Where to get these world famous sweet treats

French pastry chef Cedric Grolet is known for his incredible trompe l’oeils – which look like real fruit – as well as cakes and croissants. He now has six patisseries and three are outside Paris.

Milanda Rout

Flying etiquetteTravel

Latin American boy traveling by plane in business class and watching a movie using headphones

Do kids belong in business class?

Passengers pay a premium to sit at the pointy end of the plane. Should they have to share the space with children?

Milanda Rout

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