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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Travel
Susan Chenery

Byron Bay’s ‘daggier neighbour’ named in Lonely Planet’s 2027 Best in Travel list

An aerial view of Tumbulgum, with a river winding through green hills
Tumbulgum, a town in the Tweed Shire in New South Wales. The Tweed region is named in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list for 2027. Photograph: Luke Marsden

Locals in the Tweed region already knew we were a bit special, obviously. The sheer beauty of the place routinely stops you in your tracks. It turns out we are also having a moment on the world stage. Along with the Red Centre in the Northern Territory, the Tweed is one of only two Australian destinations named in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2027, the travel publication’s annual list of 50 standout holiday spots and experiences, announced on Wednesday.

Now those who came here to escape the world may find it is coming to them.

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