Cape Town has a long list of awards and accolades, here are a few:
- 2014 World Design Capital
- One of CNN World’s 10 Most Loved Cities
- Top City in Africa and the Middle-East in Travel + Leisure’s Annual Online Poll
- Table Mountain: One of the New7Wonders of Nature
- Muizenberg: One of National Geographic’s World’s 20 Best Surf Towns
- Tjing Tjing Bar: One of Condé Nast Traveler’s 10 Hottest New Bars Around the World
- Boulders Beach: One of TripAdvisor’s 10 Truly Unique Beaches
- Sahara Park Newlands: Cricketer Magazine’s Second Best Stadium in the World
2011:
- TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Best Destination
- Second Best Beach City, Lonely Planet’s Ten Best Beach Cities
2010:
- Top City in Africa and the Middle East – Condé Nast Readers’ Travel Awards
- One of the World’s Top 20 Cities – Condé Nast Readers’ Travel Awards
- Africa’s Leading Destination – World Travel Awards
- 6th Top City for Men – Askmen.com
- Top Ten Ethical Destinations in the World – Ethical Traveler
- Best Holiday Destination Ever – Heat magazine
- One of the World’s Most Beautiful Cities – Forbes
- Skyscanner’s 33rd most searched for destination for – www.skyscanner.net
- British Airways Top Ten List for 2010
TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards 2010 named Cape Town:
- Twenty Fifth in the 25 Best Destinations in the World
- First in the Top 25 Destinations in Africa category
- Sixth as Top 25 Destinations in the World chosen by Europeans
- Sixth again as Top 10 Beach & Sun Destinations in Africa
- Second as Top 10 Culture & Sightseeing Destinations in Africa
- Fourth as Top 10 Outdoor & Adventure Destinations in Africa
- Second as the Top 10 Food & Wine Destinations in the World (Western Cape)
2009:
- One of the World’s Top 10 Party Cities – Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences
- New Home of The Loerie Awards 2009 – 2014
- Best Destination – Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards
- Blue Flag beach status
- Second Favourite Overseas City – Guardian, UK
- 27th Best City for Men to Live in – Askmen.com
- World’s Number Two City – Travel+Leisure Magazine
- World’s Best Incentive Destination – Conference & Incentive Travel magazine October 2009
- World’s Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Destination – Luxury Travel Awards April 2009
- Best Tourism Investor City of the Year – AI Tourism Investor Awards
2008:
- Best Destination, Africa – World Travel Awards
- 3rd Best City In The World – US Travel And Leisure July 2008
- Best City In Africa & Middle East – US Travel And Leisure July 2008, 2009
- 4th Top City In The World – Condé Nast Readers’ Choice October 2008
- Best City In Africa & Middle East – Condé Nast Readers’ Choice October 2008
- 3rd Best City In The Top 10 World Food Cities – Lonely Planet Blue List 2008
- One Of The World’s Most Sustainable Cities – Ethisphere Institute, Sept 2008
- One Of The “Places Of A Lifetime” – National Geographic Traveler July 2008
- Best City To Live In, Africa & Middle East – Mercer Quality Of Living Survey 2008
- Favourite World City, UK Telegraph November 2008
Awards from previous years:
- Boulder’s Beach: World’s Best Family Beach – UK Telegraph March 2007
- Cleanest City In SA – DEAT Annual Cleanest Metro Awards March 2007
- #1 UK Long Haul Destination – UK Trends And Spends Survey 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
- One Of The World’s 5 Bluest Sky Destinations – Expedia.co.uk July 2006
- Favourite Foreign City – UK Telegraph 2004, 2005
- Ideal Travel Destination – Markinor- Sunday Times Top Brands Survey 2005
