Awards & Accolades
- Home to the Best Airport in Africa – Cape Town International, voted annually from 2015 – 2021 at the Skytrax World Airport Awards
- Voted as the Best City in the World by readers of the UK’s Telegraph newspaper for the seventh consecutive year in 2019
- Named the ‘World’s Leading Festival and Events Destination’ at the 2018 & 2020 World Travel Awards
- Ranked among the Top 15 cities in the world for its sense of Place in Resonance Consultancy’s 2019 List of the World’s Best Cities
- Recognised as one of the Best Places in the World for food-lovers looking to experience rustic seafood and high-end restaurants by National Geographic Traveller UK
- Named Africa’s Leading Festivals and Events Destination at the 2018 & 2020 World Travel Awards for Africa & Indian Ocean
- Voted the ‘City with the greatest potential for growth’ at the inaugural World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Awards in 2018
- Voted 1 of the Top 10 Cities in the World for Travellers by Lonely Planet in 2017
- Ranked among the world’s Top Tech Cities, 2017 and 2018 Savills Tech Cities Report
- Ranked among the world’s Top Cities for FDI Strategy, 21st in the Global Cities of the Future Winners 2016/17 – FDI Intelligence, division of the Financial Times
- Best Overseas City for Restaurants & Bars, as well as the second best overseas city in the World, Conde Naste Readers’ Travel Awards 2016
- Number 1 Food City in the World, Condé Nast’s Reader’s Choice Awards 2016
- Luxury City Destination of the Year, Luxury Travel Guide Africa & Middle East Awards 2016
- Home to the International Garden of the Year, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (voted by the Garden Tourism Network in 2015)
- Voted 1 of the Top 10 Best Beach Cities in the World by National Geographic in 2015
- Featured in CNN’s Top 10 Cities List for 2015
- Listed as 1 of the Most Eco-Friendly Cities in the World by BBC Travel in 2014
- Ranked as one of the ’25 Ultimate Fun Cities in the World by GetYourGuide & GoEuro survey in 2014
- Voted the World Design Capital 2014
- Claimed the top spot on the prestigious New York Times’ list of 52 Places to visit in 2014, ahead of destinations such as Los Angeles, the Vatican and the Seychelles.
- Acknowledged by Britain’s The Guardian as the top holiday destination in 2014
- One of the Top 25 Cities in the World in Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards for 2013
- One of the top African cities in the category Top 10 Cities in Africa and the Middle East Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for 2013
- Fittest city in South Africa, Discovery Health’s Vitality wellness programme in 2013
- Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination, World Travel Awards 2013
- Best International Destination of the year 2013 and the Best Luxury Travel Destination 2013, Voyage and MICE China Magazine
Other accolades include being crowned the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Global Earth Hour City Capital in 2014 and being nominated for the 2014 Ultimate Sports City Award alongside cities like Berlin, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney.
