Cape Town, My City.

The beautiful Mother City of Cape Town has been honoured at the 13th World Travel Awards, held this year in Turks and Caicos Islands, off Miami, on Thursday night.

The popular coastal South African city was awarded trophies for the following prestigious awards.

‘Africa’s Leading Destination’

‘Africa’s Leading Hotel’ – for the Mount Nelson Hotel

‘Africa’s Leading Airport’ – for Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town was not the only South African nominee to receive kudos at the gala ceremony, known as the ‘Oscars of the Travel World’.

The Shamwari Game Reserve, the Durban International Convention Centre, Sun City Resort and South African Airways all received awards for excellence.

The W.T.A’s are nominated annually by 160 000 professionals in the travel industry, drawn from 120 countries around the globe.

Among the sectors up for nomination are conference centres, travel destinations, airlines, hotels and companies all around the world.
The awards encourage healthy competition across the board. World Travel Awards president Graham Cooke confirms this, saying: “Since the inception of the awards in 1993, we have seen a growing sophistication in the travel and tourism trade, and increased competition.

“Voted for independently by travel professionals worldwide, our award winners are having a major impact and influence on the world’s travel and tourism industry.

“They are true innovators and benchmarks for our trade, especially in the areas of customer service, technology, operational efficiency, product offering and style.”