Priyanka Chopra’s 3-year-old daughter Malti Marie is setting airport travel goals for toddlers worldwide - here's how!

Priyanka Chopra's daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas' airport moment on a ‘ride on suitcase’ proves travel with toddlers can be stress-free, stylish and fun.

Published on: Aug 20, 2025, 12:02:17 IST

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If anyone thought airport fashion was only about oversized sunnies and chic trench coats, they hadn’t seen Malti Marie Chopra Jonas rolling in like royalty. Seated on a ‘ride on suitcase’, she turned what is usually a stressful airport rush into a fun toddler joy ride. Priyanka Chopra Jonas showed that travel convenience can have its charm.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas with their daughter Malti Marie.

By Neha Ravi Khandelwal

Neha Khandelwal
Content Lead, HT Travel | Travel & Lifestyle Journalist
With over 10 years of content writing experience, Neha Khandelwal is a lifestyle journalist and the Content Lead at HT Travel. She specialises in destinations, hotels, aviation, luggage, travel gear, and practical guides that help readers plan smarter and travel better. Her work combines first-hand experience, expert insights, and extensive research to create stories that are informative, useful, and easy to follow.

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Neha began her writing career as a freelance journalist in 2010 before entering mainstream media with The Times of India in 2022. She later joined Hindustan Times, where she has written extensively across travel, lifestyle, home, and consumer trends. Her professional background extends beyond journalism. Before moving into digital media full-time, she spent nearly a decade in interior design, managing residential projects from concept to execution. She also trained in visual merchandising with Shoppers Stop and Pantaloons and worked with women-led startups across design and operations. These experiences continue to shape her storytelling, especially in how she evaluates hotels, design-led stays, hospitality spaces, and travel experiences.

A naturally curious learner, Neha has completed beginner certifications in pottery, scuba diving, baking, creative writing, and other creative pursuits. She has read more than 2,000 books, trained in Bharatanatyam for 8 years, and ghostwritten a book on Ladakh tourism.

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Travel is at the heart of Neha's work. She covers destinations, hotels, airlines, luggage, packing strategies, travel accessories, and emerging travel trends through a mix of reporting, product testing, and conversations with industry experts. A frequent traveller herself, she approaches every trip with a journalist's curiosity and a planner's mindset, focusing on experiences that readers can realistically recreate. From choosing the right cabin bag to decoding hotel openings and destination trends, her writing prioritises practical advice over promotional claims. Her background in interior design also gives her a distinct perspective on architecture, hospitality design, boutique hotels, luxury stays, and thoughtfully designed spaces.

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Neha holds a Master's degree in Interior Design. Her early experience in interior design, visual merchandising, and design operations gives her a unique understanding of aesthetics, functionality, and user experience, adding depth to her coverage of hotels, resorts, and travel spaces.

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"As an avid, research-driven traveller, my goal is simple. To answer the questions you actually have before booking a trip. I cut through the promotional noise with honest reporting and expert insights. Making travel planning seamless, smart, and reliable so you always know where to go next."

If toddlers wrote wishlists

Imagine toddlers with their own Instagram grids or letters to Santa. The MiaMily ride-on travel luggage would be right at the top. It’s fun, durable and works both as handy luggage and a little playmate on wheels. Parents might raise an eyebrow at the ride-on suitcase price(Starts at ₹30000), but the convenience factor makes it hard to ignore.

When you need budget-friendly options

Not every parent has Chopra-Jonas spending power. The good news is that there are plenty of budget ride-on suitcase choices available on Amazon India. Here are a few names parents are already loving:

American Tourister kids' ride-on in bright shades that catch a child’s eye and work well for short trips
Trunkii flamingo suitcase that adds a dose of fun while being practical enough to pull through the airport
NHR cabin ride-on suitcase that is simple, functional and keeps little ones occupied without burning a hole in your pocket

They might not feel as polished as the MiaMily, but they do the job of keeping toddlers entertained while giving parents a little relief.

Why ride on suitcases are every mum’s best friend

Parents know airport terminals can be tricky. Between queues, security checks and restless kids, the stress levels are high. A ride-on suitcase for kids can feel like a lifesaver during long airport waits. Think of it as:

A way to keep toddlers seated and entertained while you move through long corridors
A smooth-wheeled helper that saves your arms from carrying them for hours
A style statement that adds fun to an otherwise chaotic environment
A little trick that makes your child the envy of the play town and the star of the boarding gate

Rolling in with style

Priyanka Chopra showed how simple it can be to turn travel into something stylish and practical. Malti Marie, seated like a tiny queen, proved that even the most restless toddler can ride through the airport in style. Parents can take inspiration here. Travel doesn’t have to feel like a marathon when the right luggage doubles up as entertainment.

So the takeaway is simple. You don’t have to be Priyanka Chopra Jonas to bring a little flair to airport travel. A MiaMily ride-on travel luggage or even a budget ride-on suitcase can change the vibe of the entire trip. Let the airport be less about stress and more about rolling through with style, convenience and a happy toddler by your side.

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