Darwin FreeSpirit Resort is celebrating the announcement that they have ranked

Number 1

in family-friendly holiday parks in NT. The Park was recognised in the annual 'Holidays with Kids' travel magazine awards, voted by the national magazine's readership of over 600,000 parents, 61,000 online members and customers of Club Med and TakeABreak.com.au.

Categories included activities for kids, staff hospitality, accommodation, location, safety and family fun.

Darwin has been named as one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit by Lonely Planet's travel guidebook.

The Northern Territory capital has made the Lonely Planet's must-see destinations for 2012, along with other cities such as London, Stockholm and Hong Kong.

The traveller's guidebook says Darwin has a "pumping nocturnal scene, magical markets and restaurants, and world-class wilderness areas just down the road".