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Accolades & Awards

Cape Town is considered one of the best places in the world for both residents and tourists, but don't just take our word for it - see below for a list of the awards and accolades that Cape Town has received:

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  • Africa's Leading Destination – World Travel Awards 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2003
  • One of the world’s top 25 places to visit – Trip Advisor 2010 awards
  • One of the World's Most Beautiful Cities – Forbes.com February 2010
  • Best holiday destination – Heat magazine reader survey January 2010
  • Best destination – Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2009
  • One of the world’s top 10 party cities – Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences 2009
  • Second favourite overseas city – Guardian, UK
  • World's Number Two City – Travel+Leisure magazine July 2009
  • 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 2009
  • 3rd Best City In The World – US Travel And Leisure July 2008
  • Best City In Africa & Middle East – US Travel And Leisure July 2008
  • 4th Top City In The World – Condenast Readers’ Choice October 2008
  • Best City In Africa & Middle East – Condenast Readers’ Choice October 2008
  • 3rd Best City In The Top 10 World Food Cities – Lonely Planet Blue List 2008
  • Best Destination, Africa - World Travel Awards May 2008
  • Best City To Live In, Africa & Middle East – Mercer Quality Of Living Survey 2008
  • One Of The “Places Of A Lifetime” – National Geographic Traveler, July 2008
  • One Of The World’s Most Sustainable Cities - Ethisphere Institute, Sept 2008
  • 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
  • 27th Best City for Men to Live in – Askmen.com 2009