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Winners · 2026

2026 register

8 honorees across 6 of 9 categories. Each listing links to the operator's own website and comes with a dated editorial note.

Aerial view of the Saigon skyline beside the Saigon River in VietnamAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Dental Tourism Destination of the Year

4 honorees · 2026 cycle

Concierge operators and dental-travel destinations for Australian patients heading abroad.

Soft surf rolling onto an empty beach at sunrise near Byron BayAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Wellness Escape of the Year

1 honoree · 2026 cycle

One honoree, chosen on the five criteria in our methodology.

Twelve Apostles sea stacks along the Great Ocean Road in VictoriaAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Coastal Escape

3 honorees · 2026 cycle

Each honoree carries a short note from the desk.

Uluru glowing at sunset over spinifex grasslandAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Outback Retreats

no honorees listed · 2026 cycle

Chosen by the editors from the public record.

Aerial view of Whitehaven Beach and the swirling sands of Hill Inlet in the WhitsundaysAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Island Stays

No honorees listed · 2026 cycle

Read against the published methodology; nobody was listed this year.

Harvested white grapes in golden light in the Barossa ValleyAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Food & Wine Trails

No honorees listed · 2026 cycle

No business was chosen for the 2026 cycle.

Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House at dawnAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

City Breaks

No honorees listed · 2026 cycle

Left empty for 2026, as the methodology allows.

Empty outback railway line crossing a flat plain in South AustraliaAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Rail Journeys

no honorees listed · 2026 cycle

One honoree, with the desk's note on its page.

Wild kangaroo on a grassy headland above the beach in New South WalesAustralia Travel Escapes 2026 seal

Family Adventures

no honorees listed · 2026 cycle

One honoree, selected from publicly available information.

A category can be empty. No winner pays a fee for inclusion.