Best In Travel Magazine Issue 103 // 2020 // OCEANIA 2020 World Travel Awards Winners

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2020 Oceania's Leading Private Island Resort 2020

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UNBELIEVAB World Travel Awards – the global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in travel and tourism – has unveiled its Oceania 2020 winners to coincide with its inaugural Oceania Winners Day.

The untamed wilderness, golden beaches and laidback charms of New Zealand helped it lift the title of ‘Oceania’s Leading Destination’, with its adrenaline hub Queenstown voted ‘Oceania’s Leading City Destination’. French Polynesia, with its mesmerising atolls and marine life, was named ‘Oceania’s Leading Dive Destination’. Australia cemented its reputation as the definitive thrill-seekers paradise to secure ‘Oceania’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination’.

Melbourne won ‘Oceania’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination’.

In the hospitality sector, Millbrook Resort, New Zealand fended off a tough field to emerge as ‘Oceania’s Leading Hotel’ whilst Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Cook Islands claimed ‘Oceania’s Leading Resort’. Sydney’s über-hip Ovolo Woolloomooloo

took ‘Oceania’s Leading Boutique Hotel’, whilst Samoa’s Seabreeze Resort was acknowledged with the title for ‘Oceania’s Most Romantic Resort’.

New arrival on Oceania’s luxury hospitality scene, The Ritz-Carlton, Perth was named ‘Oceania’s Leading New Hotel’. Meanwhile InterContinental Hotels & Resorts claimed the title for ‘Oceania’s Leading Hotel Brand’, and the eco credentials of InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia were recognised with ‘Oceania’s Leading Green Hotel’.

In the aviation sector, Air New Zealand lifted ‘Oceania’s Leading Airline’, whilst ‘Oceania’s Leading Airport’ went to Melbourne Airport.

The results follow a year-long search for the world’s top travel, tourism and hospitality brands. Votes were cast by travel industry professionals and the public, with the nominee gaining the most votes in a category named as the winner.

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Graham Cooke, Founder, World Travel Awards, says: “Our winners represent the very best of Oceania’s travel and tourism sector and my congratulations to each of them. They have all demonstrated remarkable resilience in a year of unprecedented challenges.”

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He adds: “The World Travel Awards 2020 programme received a record number of votes cast by the public. This shows that the appetite for travel and tourism has never been stronger and bodes well for the industry’s future as the global recovery begins.”

Other winners include Royal Caribbean International (‘Oceania’s Leading Cruise Line’); Hertz (‘Oceania’s Leading Car Rental Company’); Abercrombie & Kent (‘Oceania’s Leading Tour Operator’); Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (‘Oceania’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre’); Eagles Nest, New Zealand (‘Oceania’s Leading Villa Resort’); Pacific Resort Rarotonga (‘Oceania’s Leading Family Resort’); and Laucala Island, Fiji (‘Oceania's Leading Private Island Resort’).

In this magazine we reveal the full list of winners.

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WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS OCEANIA 2020 WINNERS & NOMINEES OCEANIA'S LEADING ADVENTURE TOUR OPERATOR 2020

Fiji Airways Premier Lounge @ Nadi International Airport

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Qantas First Lounges @ Sydney & Melbourne Airports

Melbourne Airport, Australia WINNER

Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge @ Melbourne Airport

Auckland Airport, New Zealand

Active Adventures, New Zealand Adventure Tours Australia

Virgin Australia Airport Lounges

Sigatoka River Safari, Fiji WINNER

Flying Kiwi New Zealand Tours

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OCEANIA'S LEADING AIRLINE 2020 Air New Zealand WINNER

Australia WINNER

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Fiji

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Tonga

OCEANIA'S LEADING AIRLINE BRAND 2020 Air New Zealand WINNER Air Tahiti Nui Fiji Airways Jetstar Airways Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

OCEANIA'S LEADING AIRLINE LOUNGE 2020 Etihad Airways Premium Lounge @ Melbourne Airport WINNER

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OCEANIA'S LEADING AIRPORT HOTEL 2020 PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport, Australia WINNER Holiday Inn Auckland Airport, New Zealand Naumi Auckland Airport, New Zealand Pullman Sydney Airport, Australia Ramada Suites by Wyndham Wailoaloa Beach Fiji Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel, Australia

Air New Zealand Auckland International Lounge

Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport, Australia

Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge @ Melbourne Airport, Australia

Vibe Hotel Canberra Airport, Australia

Nominees listed alphabetically E&OE

Brisbane Airport, Australia Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand Faa'a International Airport, Tahiti Perth Airport, Australia Sydney Airport, Australia Wellington Airport, New Zealand

OCEANIA'S LEADING BEACH RESORT 2020 Malolo Island Resort, Fiji WINNER Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, French Polynesia InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa, French Polynesia Laucala Island, Fiji Likuliku Lagoon Resort Fiji Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort Hotel, French Polynesia The Brando, French Polynesia

OCEANIA'S LEADING BOUTIQUE AIRPORT HOTEL 2020 Airways Hotel Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea WINNER Aitutaki Lagoon Private Island Resort, Cook Islands Comfort Hotel Sydney Airport, Australia Kingsford Brisbane Airport Hotel The Islander Hotel, Cook Islands Oceania Hotel, Micronesia

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OCEANIA'S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL 2020

OCEANIA'S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL 2020

SKY CITY Auckland, New Zealand

Ovolo Woolloomooloo, Australia WINNER

SKYCITY Grand Hotel, New Zealand WINNER

The Star Gold Coast, Australia

COMO The Treasury, Australia

Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Australia

Gaia Retreat & Spa, Australia Huka Lodge, New Zealand Lyall Hotel and Spa, Australia Medusa Hotel, Sydney, Australia Saffire Freycinet, Australia The George Christchurch, New Zealand The Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart, Australia The Spire Hotel, New Zealand

OCEANIA'S LEADING BOUTIQUE RESORT 2020 Blanket Bay, New Zealand WINNER

The Star, Australia Treasury Brisbane, Australia

InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, Australia InterContinental Perth City Centre InterContinental Sydney, Australia

OCEANIA'S LEADING CITY DESTINATION 2020 Queenstown, New Zealand WINNER

InterContinental Wellington, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Park Hyatt Sydney, Australia

Cairns, Australia

Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park

Gold Coast, Australia

Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay, Australia

Perth, Australia

The Langham, Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia Sydney, Australia

The Westin Melbourne, Australia

OCEANIA'S LEADING CONFERENCE HOTEL 2020

Pacific Resort Rarotonga, Cook Islands

OCEANIA'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020

InterContinental Wellington, New Zealand WINNER

Taveuni Palms Resort, Fiji

Hertz WINNER

Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Cook Islands

The Remote Resort, Fiji Islands

OCEANIA'S LEADING BUSINESS CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020 Sixt WINNER

Avis

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, Australia

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InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, Australia

Europcar Sixt

Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, Australia

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Alamo Rent A Car Avis Budget Europcar Hertz

OCEANIA'S LEADING CASINO RESORT 2020 Crown Perth, Australia WINNER

Crown Towers Melbourne, Australia

SKYCITY Grand Hotel, New Zealand The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, Australia

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OCEANIA'S LEADING DESTINATION 2020 New Zealand WINNER

Club InterContinental @ InterContinental Sydney, Australia Crystal Club Lounge @ Crown Towers Melbourne, Australia

The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, French Polynesia The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, Fiji

Executive Club Lounge @ The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, Australia

OCEANIA'S LEADING GREEN HOTEL 2020

Lounge 32 @ Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, Australia

InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia WINNER

Sheraton Club Lounge @ Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, Australia The Executive Lounge @ The Star Sydney, Australia

Daintree EcoLodge & Spa, Australia Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge, Australia Waipoua Lodge, New Zealand

OCEANIA'S LEADING EXPERIENTIAL LUXURY PROPERTY 2020

Papua New Guinea

The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand WINNER

OCEANIA'S LEADING HOTEL BOOKING SOLUTIONS PROVIDER 2020

Samoa

Annandale, New Zealand

TravelClick WINNER

Tonga

Crystalbrook Lodge, Australia

eTourism

El Questro Wilderness Park, Australia

GuestTraction

Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Australia

Sabre Hospitality Solutions

Australia Fiji

OCEANIA'S LEADING DIVE DESTINATION 2020 French Polynesia WINNER Australia Palau Papua New Guinea

OCEANIA'S LEADING EXECUTIVE CLUB LOUNGE 2020

Lodge at The Hills, New Zealand Spicers Peak Lodge, Australia The Remote Resort, Fiji Islands

OCEANIA'S LEADING FAMILY RESORT 2020

RMS Hospitality Solutions Starfleet Business Solutions

OCEANIA'S LEADING HOTEL BRAND 2020 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts WINNER Hilton Hotels & Resorts Marriott Hotels

Club InterContinental @ InterContinental Wellington, New Zealand WINNER

Pacific Resort Rarotonga, Cook Islands WINNER InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, Fiji

Radisson

Club InterContinental @ InterContinental Perth City Centre

Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast

Westin Hotels & Resorts

Nominees listed alphabetically E&OE

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SKYCITY Grand Hotel, New Zealand

Presidential Opera Suite @ InterContinental Sydney, Australia WINNER

The Langham, Sydney, Australia

Chairman Suite @ Cordis, Auckland, New Zealand

OCEANIA'S LEADING INFLIGHT MAGAZINE 2020

Imperial Suite @ Palazzo Versace, Australia Imperial Suite @ Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa Presidential Suite @ Tahiti Ia Ora Beach Resort - Managed

by Sofitel Royal Suite @ The Westin Resort Guam

Paradise - the in-flight magazine of Air Niugini WINNER

The Residence @ The George Christchurch, New Zealand  WINNER Royal Beach House @ Qamea Resort and Spa, Fiji Sega Na Leqa @ Wakaya Club & Spa, Fiji

FijiTime (Fiji Airways) Jetstar Magazine Kia Ora Magazine (Air New Zealand) Malaga, the inflight magazine of Samoa Airways

OCEANIA'S LEADING HOTEL 2020

Qantas Spirit of Australia Magazine

Millbrook Resort, New Zealand WINNER

Reva Tahiti Magazine (Air Tahiti Nui)

Cordis, Auckland, New Zealand

Virgin Australia Magazine

Crown Towers Melbourne, Australia

OCEANIA'S LEADING LUXURY HOTEL VILLA 2020

OCEANIA'S LEADING MEETINGS & CONFERENCE CENTRE 2020 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia WINNER Cairns Convention Centre, Australia International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), Australia Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, New Zealand

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, Australia

OCEANIA'S LEADING ISLAND DESTINATION 2020

Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Australia

Bora Bora, French Polynesia WINNER

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InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, Australia

Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Melbourne, Australia WINNER

Malaita, Solomon Islands

Adelaide City, Australia

Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast, Australia

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Auckland, New Zealand

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Brisbane, Australia

Viti Levu, Fiji

Perth, Australia

Whitsunday Islands, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Yap, Caroline Islands, Micronesia

Wellington, New Zealand

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Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia

OCEANIA'S LEADING TOUR OPERATOR 2020

The Ritz-Carlton, Perth, Australia WINNER

InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, Fiji

Abercrombie & Kent WINNER

Bailey, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel, Australia

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa, Australia

Crowne Plaza Adelaide, Australia

qualia, Australia

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours

SKYCITY Auckland, New Zealand

Virgin Australia Travel

Mantra Mackay, Australia

Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa, Cook Islands

Pullman Nadi Bay Resort & Spa Fiji

The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, French Polynesia

OCEANIA'S LEADING TOURIST BOARD 2020

voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley, Australia

The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, Fiji

Gibbston Valley Lodge and Spa, New Zealand

OCEANIA'S LEADING PRIVATE ISLAND RESORT 2020

OCEANIA'S LEADING SERVICED APARTMENT BRAND 2020

Laucala Island, Fiji WINNER

Quest Apartment Hotels WINNER

Fafa Island Resort, Tonga Nukubati Island Resort, Fiji Taveuni Palms Resort, Fiji The Brando, French Polynesia Turtle Island, Fiji Vahine Island Resort & Spa, French Polynesia Viwa Island Resort, Fiji

G Adventures Intrepid Travel

Tourism New Zealand WINNER Cook Islands Tourism Solomon Islands Tourism South Pacific Tourism Organisation Tahiti Tourism Tourism Australia Tourism Fiji

Frasers Hospitality Meriton Suites

OCEANIA'S LEADING TRAVEL AGENCY 2020

OCEANIA'S LEADING SERVICED APARTMENTS 2020

Flight Centre WINNER Concierge Traveller

Quest NewQuay, Australia WINNER

House of Travel

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Fraser Suites Sydney, Australia

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OCEANIA'S LEADING RESORT 2020

QT Bondi, Australia

Tahiti Nui Travel

Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Cook Islands WINNER

Quest North Sydney, Australia

Conrad Bora Bora Nui, French Polynesia Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Australia

Quest Joondalup, Australia Somerset on the Pier Hobart, Australia World Tower, Sydney, Australia

Nominees listed alphabetically E&OE

OCEANIA'S LEADING TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2020 FCM Travel Solutions WINNER APX Travel Management

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Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Gray Dawes Group Spencer Travel

OCEANIA'S LEADING TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER 2020

InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia

Brisbane Marriott Hotel

Royal Davui Island Resort, Fiji

InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

The Remote Resort, Fiji Islands The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, Tahiti Turtle Island, Fiji

Cvent Sabre Australia & New Zealand

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL 2020 Emporium Hotel South Bank WINNER

Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens Melbourne Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay The Langham, Melbourne The Westin Melbourne The Westin Perth

ADGE Hotel

OCEANIA'S LEADING VILLA RESORT 2020

InterContinental Perth City Centre

Spicers Balfour Hotel

Travelport WINNER Amadeus

Grand Hyatt Melbourne

Art Series The Cullen COMO The Treasury

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020

Elements of Byron, Australia

Gaia Retreat & Spa

Avis WINNER

Emaho Sekawa Resort, Fiji

Hotel Ravesis

Dollar Rent A Car

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Lyall Hotel and Spa

Europcar

Medusa Hotel, Sydney

Hertz

Ovolo Woolloomooloo

Thrifty

Eagles Nest, New Zealand WINNER

Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Cape Lodge, Margaret River

Rumours Luxury Villas & Spa, Cook Islands

Spicers Balfour Hotel

Taveuni Palms Resort, Fiji

The Henry Jones Art Hotel

Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa, Cook Islands

The Langham, Sydney

OCEANIA'S MOST ROMANTIC RESORT 2020 Seabreeze Resort Samoa WINNER Hidden Cove Eco Retreat, Vanuatu

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING HOTEL RESIDENCES 2020

The Collectionist Hotel

The Old Clare Hotel

Emporium Hotel South Bank WINNER

The Prince, Melbourne

Art Series The Cullen

Woodbridge on the Derwent

Art Series The Olsen

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL 2020 Park Hyatt Sydney WINNER

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Mount Mulligan Lodge Saffire Freycinet Silky Oaks Lodge Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING TRAVEL AGENCY 2020 Flight Centre WINNER Concierge Traveller Helloworld Travel Hunter Travel Group

Presidential Opera Suite @ InterContinental Sydney

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING LUXURY HOTEL 2020

Presidential Suite @ Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay

Palazzo Versace WINNER Four Seasons Hotel Sydney

The Royal Suite @ Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park

InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

Two-Bedroom Presidential Suite @ Four Seasons Hotel Sydney

Park Hyatt Melbourne

COOK ISLANDS' LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL 2020

The Darling Hotel

Little Polynesian WINNER

The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

Etu Moana

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Manuia Beach Resort

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING HOTEL 2020 Pullman at Sydney Olympic Park WINNER InterContinental Sydney Park Hyatt Sydney Pullman Sydney Hyde Park Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park Sheraton Melbourne Hotel

Mann Travel Phil Hoffmann Travel Spencer Travel

Moana Sands Hotel

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING RESORT 2020 Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley WINNER

The Muri Beach Club Hotel

COOK ISLANDS' LEADING RESORT 2020

Alamanda Palm Cove by Lancemore

Pacific Resort Aitutaki WINNER

Elements of Byron

Aitutaki Lagoon Private Island Resort

Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa

Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay

Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef

Etu Moana

Longitude 131°

Pacific Resort Rarotonga

Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort

Rumours Luxury Villas & Spa

Qualia Great Barrier Reef

Tamanu Beach

Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast

The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING LODGE 2020 Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef WINNER Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley

Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa

Longitude 131° Uluru-Kata Tjuta

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Crown Beach Resort & Spa Little Polynesian

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COOK ISLANDS' LEADING VILLA RESORT 2020

FIJI'S LEADING RESORT 2020

Presidential Over Water Villa @ Conrad Bora Bora Nui

InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa WINNER

Royal Pool Beach Villa @ Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa

Aitutaki Escape

Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Fiji

The Royal Estate @ The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort

Etu Moana

Kokomo Private Island Fiji

Pacific Resort Aitutaki

Laucala Island, Fiji

Three-Bedroom Beachfront Villa Estate @ Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

Royale Takitumu

Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji

Rumours Luxury Villas & Spa

Six Senses Fiji

Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa WINNER

FRENCH POLYNESIA'S LEADING RESORT 2020

Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa

FIJI'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020 Hertz WINNER Avis Europcar Thrifty

FIJI'S LEADING HOTEL SUITE 2020 Natadola Suite @ InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa WINNER Ambassador’s Bure @ Wakaya Club & Spa Hilltop Estate @ Laucala Island, Fiji

Conrad Bora Bora Nui WINNER

Taveuni Palms Resort The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, Fiji

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa

Turtle Island Fiji Wakaya Club & Spa Yasawa Island Resort & Spa

FRENCH POLYNESIA'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020 Hertz WINNER

Le Méridien Bora Bora The Brando Vahine Island Resort & Spa

Europcar Tahiti Easy Car

FRENCH POLYNESIA'S LEADING LUXURY HOTEL VILLA 2020

Regent And Royal Suite @ The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, Fiji

Three-Bedroom Villa @ The Brando WINNER

The Remote Resort, Fiji Islands

InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa

The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort

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Imperial Suite @ Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa

Royal Beach House @ Qamea Resort and Spa

InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa

Luxury Villa @ Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort Hotel

GUAM'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020 Avis WINNER Dollar Rent A Car Hertz Thrifty

Pool Beach Villa @ Le Méridien Bora Bora

The Royal @ Vomo Island Resort

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Hilton Auckland

Europcar

InterContinental Wellington

Presidential Suite @ Hyatt Regency Guam WINNER

Pullman Auckland

Presidential Suite @ Pacific Star Resort & Spa

NEW CALEDONIA'S LEADING RESORT 2020

Presidential Suite @ Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort

Ramada Hotel & Suites Noumea WINNER

Royal Suite @ The Westin Resort Guam

Le Méridien lle des Pins

NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020

Le Méridien Nouméa

Avis WINNER

Sheraton New Caledonia Deva Spa & Golf Resort

Dollar Rent A Car

GUAM'S LEADING HOTEL 2020 Hyatt Regency Guam WINNER Royal Orchid Guam Hotel The Westin Resort Guam

GUAM'S LEADING RESORT 2020

NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL 2020 The George Christchurch WINNER Eagles Nest

SKYCITY Grand Hotel

Europcar Hertz Thrifty

NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING HOTEL RESIDENCES 2020

Hilton Guam Resort & Spa WINNER

Helena Bay Lodge

Dusit Thani Guam Resort

Hotel DeBrett

The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments & Lakeside Residences WINNER

Outrigger Guam Beach Resort

Huka Lodge

Hilton Lake Taupo

Pacific Islands Club Guam

Hulbert House

Residences at Pullman Auckland

Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort

Ohtel, Wellington

MICRONESIA'S LEADING RESORT 2020 Manta Ray Bay Resort WINNER

Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel Solitaire Lodge The Spire Hotel

Kosrae Nautilus Resort Pacific Treelodge Resort Yap Pacific Dive Resort

NEW CALEDONIA'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020 Hertz WINNER

NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL 2020 Crowne Plaza Auckland WINNER Cordis, Auckland Crowne Plaza Christchurch

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NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING HOTEL SUITE 2020 Presidential Suite @ InterContinental Wellington WINNER Chairman Suite @ Cordis, Auckland Grand Presidential Suite @ SKYCITY Grand Hotel Presidential Penthouse Suite @ Pullman Auckland

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NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING HOTEL 2020

PALAU'S LEADING HOTEL 2020

TONGA'S LEADING RESORT 2020

Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa WINNER

Palau Pacific Resort WINNER

Fafa Island Resort WINNER

Palasia Hotel Palau

Mala Island Resort

Palau Carolines Resort

Mounu Island Resort

Cordis, Auckland Hilton Auckland InterContinental Wellington Pullman Auckland Rydges Wellington SKYCITY Grand Hotel SO/ Auckland Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa

Palau Royal Resort

PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY 2020

Eratap Beach Resort

Budget Papua New Guinea

Tamanu on the Beach Resort and Spa

Hertz

The Terraces Boutique Apartments

PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S LEADING HOTEL 2020

Hulbert House WINNER

Lae International Hotel WINNER

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