The Escape Awards return for 2026

SYDNEY: The 2026 Escape Awards & Destination Honours are out. Australia Travel Escapes published this update to its recognition programme for Australia on March 28, 2026, and it now forms part of the publication's public record.

Nothing about the method has changed. Our editors chose each honoree from publicly available information and wrote an editorial note on every one.

If you are comparing operators for your own trip, look hardest at two things: how well they coordinate, and the destination experience itself.

We have covered this market since 2008. Every earlier cycle keeps an archive page with its full winner roster, category by category, with each honoree's note, so you can follow how the field has moved from one year to the next.

You will find the full results, and the methodology behind them, here on the site. A category can be empty, and no winner pays a fee for inclusion.