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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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?

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What are you thinkingTravel

Overtourism at the Beach in Cefalu in Sicily, 2021

‘I don’t understand people who travel to Europe in summer’

The prices are sky-high, it is hot, crowded and you risk raising the ire of locals. Why would you go to a destination when everyone else on the entire planet is heading there as well?

Milanda Rout

Flight etiquetteTravel

Commercial aircraft cabin with rows of seats down the aisle. morning light in the salon of the airliner. economy class

When is it okay to recline your seat in economy?

As economy seats shrink and tempers rise, reclining even on long-haul flights is now a hot topic of debate.

Milanda Rout

Expert guideTravel

Skyline of downtown New York, Brooklin Bridge and Manhattan at the early morning sun light , New York City, USA

$75 for bagels and a coffee? That’s the cost of travelling in New York

Thanks to an accommodation shortage, inflation and a bad Aussie dollar, the Big Apple has gotten very expensive. Here’s how to navigate prices rising higher than the Empire State building.

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Expert guideTravel

Amazing London skyline with Tower Bridge during sunset.Escape 16 June 2024Why I travelPhoto - iStock

Where to find the best coffee in London

Sandeep Bhalla, the general manager of legendary hotel The Connaught, shares his tips on decent coffee, excellent restaurants and secret gardens in the British capital.

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