Lazy days on Langkawi, Malaysia. Queenstown, New Zealand and Malaysia emerged the big winners at the World Travel Awards Asia and Australasia over the weekend, after being crowned the leading destinations in their respective regions.
Industry leaders gathered at the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in Vietnam to recognize the best in Asian travel over the weekend.
Award winners are voted upon by major players in travel and tourism including senior executives, travel buyers, tour operators, agents as well as the general public.
In the category of airlines, Chinese carrier Hainan took the coveted title of Asia's leading airline, while Air New Zealand trumped Qantas and Virgin Australia to take the same title for Australasia.
Malaysia was named Asia's leading destination over Macau, Singapore and Thailand, while the waterfront city and mountain scenery of Queenstown, New Zealand helped it nab the title of leading destination for Australasia.
The winners of the regional awards will go on to qualify for the World Travel Awards grand finale, which takes place December 2 in the Maldives.
Here are a few of the major winners:
Asia Asia's leading beach destination: PhilippinesLeading boutique hotel: The Sarojin, ThailandLeading city break destination: Hong KongLeading hotel brand: InterContinental Hotels & ResortsLeading luxury hotel: The Peninsula Hong KongLeading hotel: The Oberoi Udaivilas, IndiaLeading new resort: Studio City MacauLeading resort: Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, Indonesia
AustralasiaLeading hotel: The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, AustraliaLeading resort: Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Cook IslandsLeading romantic resort: The Remote Resort, Fiji IslandsLeading boutique hotel: Gaia Retreat & Spa, Australia
AFP
Source: What is Asia's leading travel destination?
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