{"id":909411,"date":"2026-09-29T05:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/909411\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T05:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:20:19","slug":"world-travel-awards-aussie-city-named-best-in-the-region-at-top-travel-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/909411\/","title":{"rendered":"World Travel Awards: Aussie city named \u2018best\u2019 in the region at top travel awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Australian<\/a> city has been named the best in the region at a global travel awards ceremony, but another country took the overall honours.<\/p>\n

While last year, Melbourne<\/a> won the Oceania\u2019s Leading City Destination for 2025 at the World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony, it has now been usurped by Sydney.<\/p>\n

\"Sydney<\/p>\n

While last year, Melbourne won the Oceania\u2019s Leading City Destination, it has now been usurped by Sydney.\u00a0istock<\/p>\n

The city is renowned globally for its glittering harbour and beautiful beaches. Melbourne did also get a nod by winning Oceania\u2019s Leading Airport 2026, though.<\/p>\n

However, neighbour New Zealand<\/a> claimed the title for Oceania\u2019s Leading Destination,\u00a0beating Australia and all the other nations in the region.<\/p>\n

Australia snatched back some kudos though, beating New Zealand to be named the best adventure destination.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s despite our neighbour across the Tasman being known for everything from skiing and hiking to bungee jumping.<\/p>\n

\"Ha<\/p>\n

The popularity of Vietnam continues to rise – it was named Asia\u2019s Leading Destination.\u00a0iStock<\/p>\n

The popularity of Vietnam<\/a> continues to rise as it was named Asia\u2019s Leading Destination.<\/p>\n

From buzzing cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh to beach resorts like Da Nang, travellers continue to flock there.<\/p>\n

The Philippines is also flying high. The holiday haven, famous for tropical islands and affordable hotels, was voted Asia\u2019s Leading Beach<\/a> Destination.<\/p>\n

A raft of other Australian destinations are celebrating too after being named the best.<\/p>\n

InterContinental Brisbane was named Oceania\u2019s Leading New Hotel for the year.<\/p>\n

\"Boracay<\/p>\n

Boracay Island is a popular destination in the Philippines.\u00a0Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n

Luxury hotel the Park Hyatt Sydney was named Oceana\u2019s Leading Hotel 2026.<\/p>\n

Air New Zealand has likely upset Qantas<\/a> by taking out Oceania\u2019s Leading Airline 2026.<\/p>\n

While Princess Cruises won Oceania\u2019s Leading Cruise Line 2026.<\/p>\n

And if you want a beach holiday, the Yatule Resort & Spa by Kimaya in Fiji <\/a>scooped Oceania\u2019s Leading Beach Resort 2026.<\/p>\n

\"Discovery<\/p>\n

Princess Cruises won Oceania\u2019s Leading Cruise Line 2026.\u00a0Callum Snape\/Supplied<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Yatule was crowned the best beach resort in 2026.\u00a0The Yatule Resort & Spa by Kimaya.<\/p>\n

Plus, fresh off the back of the area landing on Lonely Planet\u2019s 2027 Top Experiences Hotlist<\/a>, Ayres Rock Resort near Uluru was awarded the title of Oceania\u2019s Leading Resort 2026.<\/p>\n

It offers options from the top-notch Sails in the Desert to more affordable outback Lodge and Ayres Rock Campground.<\/p>\n

\"Ayers<\/p>\n

Ayers Rock Resort\u2019s Sails in the Desert.\u00a0Ayers Rock Resort<\/p>\n

Founder Graham Cooke said they \u201ccelebrated the leading lights of travel across Asia, Oceania and the Indian Ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur winners represent the very best in tourism excellence, and I congratulate each and every one for raising the benchmark of achievement across this remarkable region.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

World Travel Awards was set up in 1993 and aims to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Australian city has been named the best in the region at a global travel awards ceremony, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":909412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-909411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/909412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}