World Travel Awards Africa: Cape Town, local attractions nominated in nine categories

World Travel Awards Africa 2023 is back and Capetonians are once again urged to show some love and pride by voting for their city.

The World Travel Awards are the gold standard for the industry, bringing global attention to local destinations, attractions and operators.

‘We’re asking Capetonians and everyone who loves Cape Town to please vote for our top tourist attractions competing in the World Travel Awards categories. The tourism industry continues to breathe life into our regional economy and global recognition from these awards brings more and more tourists to our shores each year, creating jobs and benefitting the local economy. Go to the World Travel Awards website to vote for Cape Town today!’ said Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

It also follows a string of other prestigious accolades such as Condé Nast Traveller readers ranking Cape Town as the 9th best city in the world, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper naming it the third-best global city, and the Halal Travel Awards (2022) awarding the city with the Most Promising Muslim-friendly City Destination of The Year (Non-Organisation of Islamic Cooperation).

‘Tourism is a big and important driver of businesses, communities and the economy in Cape Town and when the metro is awarded for its destination appeal, it makes headlines and reminds travellers why they should visit us (again!),’ said Alderman James Vos, the Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth.

This year, Cape Town has been nominated in nine categories:

• Cape Town International Airport in the category of Africa’s Leading Airport
• Robben Island, Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront for Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction
• The Port of Cape Town in Africa’s Leading Cruise Port category
• Africa’s Leading Beach Destination
• Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination
• Africa’s Leading City Destination
• Africa’s Leading Festival & Event Destination
• Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination

• The Cape Town International Convention Centre in the category of Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre

In addition, some of the city’s top hotels are nominated in various categories.

‘Thanks to our campaigns and programmes in partnership with organisations such as Cape Town Tourism and Wesgro, the visitor economy in the Mother City is flying high again. This is evidenced by the 23 international airlines that flew into Cape Town this past summer season. With the worldwide recognition of platforms such as the World Travel Awards, we can go even higher,’ said Alderman Vos.

Make your mark here and select your winning choice in each category.