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was announced recently at the Africa & Indian Ocean Gala
Ceremony, held in Nairobi, Kenya, and attended by leading
travel industry decision-makers and stakeholders from across
Africa.
These awards, which serve to acknowledge, reward and
celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel
and tourism industry, also presented this accolade to Cape
Town last year, along with the prestigious title of Worldˇ¦s
Leading Festival and Event Destination for 2021.
Adding to this accolade, Cape Town Tourismˇ¦s
first-of-its-kind, immersive game-style platform, Find
Your Freedom, won four awards at the 10th annual
Supersonic New Generation Awards, held at the end of last
month. These included bronze awards for Most Viral Campaign,
Most Innovative Gamification Campaign, Best Use of Technical
Innovation and Best Revenue Generating Marketing Campaign or
Event
Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism, says that since
international travel to Cape Town opened after the pandemic,
the campaigns and hard work behind the scenes has really
paid off.
ˇ§With our now award-winning Find Your Freedom Campaign
and other ongoing initiatives, we have been hard at work to
restore confidence in Cape Town, which suffered greatly from
the global travel bans since the start of the COVID-19
pandemic,ˇ¨ Duminy says. ˇ§The past year has seen encouraging
growth in both international and local travel and
hospitality in Cape Town. Being awarded Africaˇ¦s Leading
City Destination 2022 means yet again that the Mother City
is being recognised as a truly world-class destination, and
we could not be prouder.ˇ¨
As the main international gateway into Cape Town, winning
the Best Airport in Africa at the prestigious 2022 Skytrax
World Airport Awards this year is another award that the
city is very proud of.
ˇ§We are very pleased with and humbled by this accolade. This
award is in recognition of the great work being done by the
ACSA team in collaboration with all our stakeholders and
partners to provide passengers and airport users with a
world-class experience,ˇ¨ says Mark Maclean, Regional General
Manager, Cape Town International Airport Cluster. ˇ§We trust
that it will provide visitors to our shores with a sense of
comfort and assurance that they will receive a warm welcome
and have a good memorable experience at our airport,ˇ¨ he
says.
These awards come on top of numerous others presented to the
city over the past year, including:
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Third-Greatest City on
Earth by The Telegraph (2022)
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Most Promising
Muslim-friendly City Destination of The Year (Non-OIC)
by the Halal Travel Awards (2022)
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Travel & Leisure Worldˇ¦s
Best Award for No1 City in Africa and the Middle East
(2021)
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World Travel Awards for
Africaˇ¦s Leading City Destination (2021)
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Africaˇ¦s Leading Tourist
Attraction: Table Mountain Aerial Cableway (2021).
The
apple of Cape Townˇ¦s eye, Table Mountain, was also
recognised once again at these prestigious World Travel
Awards, being voted as Africaˇ¦s Leading Tourism Attraction
for the fourth year in a row.
ˇ§The World Travel Awards are the gold standard in the travel
world and acknowledge service excellence and responsible
operators each year,ˇ¨ says Wahida Parker, Managing Director
for the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company.
ˇ§We are beyond excited at the news that we retained our
title. This award continues to recognise the iconic beauty
that has made Table Mountain one of the best tourist
attractions in the world. As a Natural Wonder of the World,
the mountain has seen more than 29 million visitors reach
the top of its summit by the aerial cableway over the
decades. We are very pleased with this distinction,ˇ¨ she
says.
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