Bangkok--Sep 17--eTurbo news
A hideaway cottage on the Gold Coast with capacity for only three couples, and an island paradise in the Indian Ocean, are among a string of winners in the inaugural Holidays For Couples magazine readers choice awards.
The poll revealed that Australian holidaymakers prefer five-star luxury properties, short breaks, and weekends away.
The stylish Holidays for Couples magazine, which sells throughout Australia, the Pacific and Asia, asked readers to vote for their favourite places in four categories.
These comprised: most popular hotel/resort (in Australia and four areas overseas), most popular city hotel, most popular resort spa, and most popular romantic weekend retreats (Australia).
The Gold Coast?s Bauhinia Cottage in the Tallebudgera Valley, 15 minutes west of Burleigh Heads, won the award for the most popular romantic weekend retreat (Queensland). The Hilton Maldives won the gold award for the most popular hotel /resort in the Indian Ocean. The silver award in the Indian Ocean category went to the Soneva Gili Resort and Spa in the Maldives, which also won a silver medal in the most popular resort spa category.
Other Gold Award winners were Iririki Island Resort Vanuatu, Alam Kul Kul in Bali, Hayman in the Whitsundays, Huka Lodge Taupo, New Zealand, the Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, and Daydream Island Resort.
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