2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

We asked you to vote for your favourite Australian travel experiences, and we received thousands of responses.

Here are the results of the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: the most dreamy destinations, incredible hotels and unforgettable journeys around the country. 

 

2025 Readers' Choice Destination Winners

Skyline view of Melbourne
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Readers’ Choice 2025: Best city to visit

Winner: Melbourne /Naarm, Vic

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A family on the beach in the Gold Coast
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best family holiday spot

Winner: Gold Coast, Qld

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Woman bathes at Sierra Escape with Mudgee views
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best country escape

Winner: Mudgee, NSW

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Couple on trail near Uluru
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best outback destination

Winner: Uluṟu, NT

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Surfing near Noosa National Park
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best town to visit

Winner: Noosa, Qld

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Aerial view of beach in Byron Bay
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best destination for wellness

Winner: Byron Bay, NSW

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Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park WA
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Editors’ Choice

Winner: The Kimberley, WA

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Inside the retreats at Pumphouse Point in Tasmania
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best under-the-radar destination

Winner: Tasmania /Lutruwita

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Sunset on Hamilton Island with views of the ocean and headland
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best island escape

Winner: Hamilton Island, Qld

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2025 Readers' Choice Experience Winners

A hand maps the Mala Walk in the red sand of Uluru
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best First Nations experience

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Interior of Ototo bar in Melbourne
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best foodie experience

Winner: Melbourne/Naarm, Vic

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Woman stand-up paddleboarding in the water at Whitehaven Beach
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best beach

Winner: Whitehaven Beach, Qld

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Festival-goers enjoying Adelaide Fringe in SA
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best festival to travel for

Winner: Adelaide Fringe, SA

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Appellation at The Louise
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best wine region

Winner: Barossa Valley, SA

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Street art in Hosier Lane, Melbourne
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best cultural or arts experience

Winner: Melbourne/Naarm, Vic

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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards – Results

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2025 Readers' Choice Accommodation Winners

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Grand Entrance
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best luxury brand

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Catseye Beach on Hamilton Island
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best resort

Winner: Hamilton Island, Qld

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Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef from above
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best glamping or off-grid experience

Winner: Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, WA

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Inside the Terrace Suite at The Brighton
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best accommodation brand

Winner: Accor

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Interior of Park Hyatt Sydney with Opera House views during Vivid
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best hotel

Winner: Park Hyatt Sydney, NSW

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Spongebob Squarepants characters at Sea World Resort
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best family accommodation

Winner: Sea World Resort, Qld

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2025 Readers' Choice Travel Winners

Australia's best road trips
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Australia’s best road trips ranked by you

From knotted forests and windswept coastlines to postcard-plucked gorges, our 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards have revealed Australia's most revered road trips.

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Woman looking at the 12 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best road trip

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The Ghan dining in the desert in the SA
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best rail journey

Winner: The Ghan, SA-NT

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The Hideaway Pool onboard with Royal Caribbean
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best cruise line

Winner: Royal Caribbean

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Exterior of T1 Sydney Airport
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best airport to spend time in

Winner: Sydney/Warrane, NSW

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Qantas takes off in Sydney
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best airline

Winner: Qantas

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Sunset views of Hanging Rock in the Blue Mountains NSW
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2025 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best walk or hike

Winner: Blue Mountains, NSW

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