An Australian city has reigned supreme in a leading global tourism awards program. / (min cost $ 0 ) or signup to continue reading cleaned-up in the World Travel Awards 2024, taking many top awards across the Oceania region. The harbour city was named Oceania's Leading City Destination, beating long-standing rival city, , which won the gong in 2023 and 2022.
also beat local competitors Cairns, Gold Coast and Perth, and overseas competitors Auckland and Queenstown in New Zealand. Sydney Airport was recognised as Oceania's Leading Airport, beating fellow heavyweights Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand, Faa'a International Airport in Tahiti and Australian airports in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. The World Travel Awards is a premier global travel industry awards program, rewarding leaders in the tourism, airline, hotel and hospitality sectors.
Tourism royalty from across Asia and Oceania convened in Manila, Philippines for the awards on September 4, 2024, to recognise the travel brands pushing the boundaries of excellence and innovation. Sydney also asserted its dominance in the categories of Oceania's Leading Meetings & Conference Destination; Oceania's Leading Hotel, which went to The Langham Sydney; Oceania's Leading New Hotel, which was awarded to W Sydney; and Oceania's Leading Serviced Apartments, which went to Fraser Suites Sydney. Qantas Airways was recognised as Oceania's Leading Airline Brand, and the best airline in the Oceania region went to Air New Zealand,.