Cape Town ranked best city in Africa and Middle
East Region for 2007!
 20/07/2007
Cape Town has once again been ranked the best
city in the Africa and Middle East region by the prestigious Travel
& Magazine in New York, USA.
In the "Best City in the World" category,
Cape Town was ranked tenth overall and scored only 2.78 points less
than Florence which was ranked as the top city.
Travel + Leisure, published monthly by American
Express Publishing Corporation, has a circulation of almost one
million. The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2007 winners
will be honoured at an awards ceremony at the Morgan Library &
Museum in New York City on 23 July.
Councillor Simon Grindrod, the City’s Mayoral
Committee Member for Economic, Social Development and Tourism was
encouraged by Cape Town’s performance. “Our vision for
Cape Town is to be a world class city not only for all our citizens
but also as a tourist destination. To achieve this we must strive
to improve every aspect of what Cape Town has to offer. Awards lead
to more tourists and thus have a direct and positive effect on job
creation and growth in the economy for the residents of Cape Town.”
Mansoor Mohamed, the City’s Executive Director
for Economic, Social Development and Tourism, says it is important
to note that Cape Town has beaten some very popular Middle Eastern
and European destinations, including Dubai and Paris. This illustrates
that Cape Town’s strengths are the natural beauty and arts/cultural
diversity. Natural beauty and cultural diversity were key criteria
used in the survey. Other criteria included cuisine and value for
money.
Cape Town has been rated as number one in the
region, Africa and the Middle East and in the top world’s
10 best tourist destination cities since 2004.
Article from City of Cape Town
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