THE TWEED’S KINGSCLIFF IN WOTIF’S LIST OF TOP 10 AUSSIE TOWNS FOR 2025
Today, leading travel app Wotif announced the news that many locals and visitors know well – The Tweed’s Kingscliff is one of the best towns in Australia!
Announcing the winners of its 2025 Aussie Town of the Year Awards, Wotif revealed new research that shows 78% of Australians plan to travel domestically this year, a 9% increase on 2024*.
With New South Wales towns dominating Wotif’s Aussie Town of the Year Awards, this travel trend points to a strong year of tourism ahead for the state’s regional hot-spots including Kingscliff, along with Yamba and Port Stephens, also making the top 10 list and Port Stephens taking out the number one spot.
Now in its eighth year, the Wotif Aussie Town of the Year Awards recognise trending Australian destinations for the year ahead based on Wotif’s data index that looks at accommodation affordability, quality and traveller satisfaction**.
The awards come as over a quarter (28%) of Aussies want to visit new destinations in Australia this year, knowing that there is no better place to travel than home. Additionally, short breaks will remain key for many Aussies, with 3 to 5 days being the sweet spot for domestic travel in the year ahead.
Sally Scott, General Manager of The Tweed Tourism Company, said it was a bonus to have Kingscliff highlighted as one of Australia’s top 10 towns of the year by Wotif, an accolade that reaffirms this classic seaside spot as a must-visit in 2025.
“Kingscliff effortlessly blends quintessential beach holiday ambience with a relaxed local scene, helping visitors to feel immediately at home as they hop from cafe to beach,” she said.
“The town packs a lot in a small footprint, with aquatic adventures and coastal trails to relaxed picnics and Chef Hatted dining all in easy reach, plus overnight stays for everyone, from seaside cabins and retro motels to five star hotels and spacious holiday homes.”
“To have Kingscliff’s enduring appeal as one of Australia’s best towns backed by Wotif’s new data index is a further call to all holiday-makers to visit The Tweed in 2025.”
Wotif 2025 Aussie Town of the Year Award winners:
- Port Stephens, NSW
- Cairns, QLD
- Mandurah, WA
- Denmark, WA
- Beechworth, VIC
- Port Campbell, VIC
- Murray Bridge, SA
- Kingscliff, NSW
- Yamba, NSW
- Mackay, QLD
* Wotif research commissioned in collaboration with YouGov
**About the 2025 Wotif Aussie Town of the Year Award index:
· Trending traveller interest: Based on accommodation searches on Wotif.com in 2024, compared to 2023
· Affordability: Based on the average daily rate for accommodation demand on Wotif from January to November 2024
· Accommodation: Based on accommodation quality and quantity on Wotif in 2024
· Reviews: Based on the average traveller review rating on Wotif for each destination in 2024
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Media enquiries: Louise Terry | lterry@thetweed.com.au | 0419 743 143
The Tweed Tourism Company is the official tourism development and destination marketing agency for The Tweed through a partnership with Tweed Shire Council.