Cape Town and the Western Cape have dominated the World Travel Awards
nominations for Africa, with dozens of tourism sites and facilities making
the 2018 shortlist. Cape Town International Airport is once again
nominated for the top airport in Africa award, while the Cape Town Cruise
Terminal features in the leading cruise port category. The Cape Town
International Convention Centre is also in the running for the leading
meetings and conferences venue in Africa.
Cape Town is shortlisted in the leading city category, as well as in the
leading festival and events destination, and the meetings and conferences
destination.
Table Mountain and the V&A Waterfront are both in the running for the
leading tourist attraction in Africa, in a category that also includes Mount
Kilimanjaro and the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya.
Several hotels and accommodation establishments across the Cape Town CBD, in
the winelands and on the Garden Route are also shortlisted in the many
accommodation categories.
Minister Winde said: ˇ§Tourism in the Western Cape has come under real
pressure in the last year as a result of the drought, but the industry has
worked phenomenally hard to save water and save important jobs. The fact
that the Western Cape features in so many of the categories is testament to
the hard work of the people in the industry and the excellent experiences
and value that we offer to travellers.ˇ¨
ˇ§I am pleased to see that both our airport and our cruise terminal have made
the shortlist as this is often the very first experience people have of our
city. I am also pleased to see accommodation establishments from the Cape
Town CBD, Hermanus, Roberston, Paarl, George and Knysna all feature in the
listings as this shows that excellence exists in tourism experiences across
the province.ˇ¨
The World Tourism Awards are based on a public vote, and members of the
public, as well as representatives in the tourism industry are able to cast
votes for the African categories until August 19.
Votes can be cast by registering on the World Tourism Awards website
www.worldtourismawards.com/vote. |