By Ashleigh Fielding | posted on March 5, 2020
ALBANY has been recognised as one of the top 10 best tourism towns in the Wotif 2020 Aussie Town of the Year Awards.
Starting in 2018, the awards saw Albany miss out on a ranking for the first year but score second place in 2019.
Coming in at number seven this year, Albany was described as “as close as you’ll get to a historic European city in WA – Albany is the western state’s oldest European settlement with a rich history and fantastic family appeal”.
Wotif’s Chris Milligan said WA made a “really strong” showing in this year’s awards.
“Albany and Margaret River continue to be firm favourites with Wotif customers,” he said.
“I think it’s the diverse experience you can have across the region, whether it’s food right through to the beautiful coastline.”
The Wotif Aussie Town of the Year Awards are based on a data index that recognises Australian destinations that have offered “good affordability, well-rated accommodation and increasing traveller interest” over the past 12 months on Wotif.com.
“If the results from previous years are anything to go by, we hope the awards provide a boost to this year’s finalists, in what is going to be a particularily important year for domestic travel,” Wotif Managing Director Daniel Finch added.
