The Mother City has scored six nominations for the World Travel Awards! Image via Pexels
Mother City dominates: Cape Town scores six nods at World Travel Awards
Cape Town has scored six nominations for the 29th annual World Travel Awards in the African and Indian Ocean region.
The Mother City has scored six nominations for the World Travel Awards! Image via Pexels
The World Travel Awards celebrate the tourism and hospitality industries across the globe. This year, Cape Town has been nominated for six awards for the 29th annual World Travel Awards in the African region including the award for Africa’s Leading Festival and Event Destination.
Speaking to Cape Town etc, the Mother City’s mayoral committee member for economic growth, Alderman James Vos, said the city deserves every award.
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WHAT ARE THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS?
Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards are acknowledged as the “ultimate hallmark” of the travel industry. According to their website, the World Travel Awards were not affected by COVID-19 and recorded a total of 2.3 million votes in 2021.
There are gala ceremonies held annually for the different continents. This year the gala for the African and Indian Ocean region is set to be held in Nairobi, Kenya and the date is yet to be announced.
The gala ceremonies will kick off in the Middle East in Amman, Jordan on 2 July.
CAPE TOWN SCORES SIX NOMINATIONS
South Africa is well-represented at the World Travel Awards with nominations in several categories. Mzansi scored three nominations in Africa’s Leading Airport category with Cape Town International Airport, Durban’s King Shaka International Airport and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport all scoring nods.
Cape Town has been nominated six times this year! Take a look at all the Mother City’s nominations here:
- Africa’s Leading Beach Destination
- Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination
- Africa’s Leading City Destination
- Africa’s Leading Festival and Event Destination
- Africa’s Leading Meetings and Conference Destination
- Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction: Table Mountain, South Africa
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CITY OF CAPE TOWN CELEBRATES
Celebrating the Mother City’s awards, Alderman James Vos told Cape Town etc that he has encountered Capetonians who are visibly proud of their city.
He added that as the city’s mayoral committee member for economic growth, he hopes to grow Cape Town’s visitor economy.
“The recognition of platforms such as the World Travel Awards will further help in this endeavour,” added Vos.
