Mayor Dan Plato and Mayco Members for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, James Vos and Safety & Security, JP Smith took the cableway to the top of Table Mountain to highlight this VOTE for Cape Town in the World Travel Awards campaign during Tourism Month.
Established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries across the world, the World Travel Awards are recognised as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.
Cape Town is currently the holder of the “World’s Leading Festival & Event Destination”.
At the recent Africa & Indian Ocean World Travel Awards in June this year Cape Town was again voted “Africa’s Leading Festival and Event Destination” for the second consecutive time.
Table Mountain won the title of “Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction” and Cape Town International Airport won “Africa’s Leading Airport”.
All three contenders are now in running for the world title at the 2019 World Travel Awards and I am calling on all Capetonians to help us bring home these prestigious awards.
Voting for the World Travel Awards
Voting opened to the public on the 12th of September and closes 20th October 2019.
- Visit World Travel Awards here
- Log in and Register
- You are now ready to vote and need to scroll down the Alphabetical Listings (293 in total) so this is the order in which you will find them:
- World’s Leading Airport
- World’s Leading Festival & Event Destination
- World’s Leading Tourist Attraction
“We are excited to be in the running once again for this honour and encourage all Capetonians to vote. The nomination is further proof that Cape Town is a world-class destination and with the help of fellow Capetonians we are hopeful that we can retain this title,” said Plato. Play Video
Your VOTE Counts
“We are certain that awards such as these and our world class attractions will continue to boost tourism, which is a key sector for the City, having created more than 300 000 jobs in total. The tourism sector currently has the highest economic growth and employment potential,” added Plato.
“In just this month, Cape Town has been named
- one of the world’s friendliest cities.
- Africa’s leading digital city, and
- come in the top 10 of bucket list places to visit globally.
In addition to having our excellence in the tourism industry recognised on a global stage like the World Travel Awards, seeing Cape Town International Airport, The Table Mountain Cableway, and Cape Town itself receiving these awards with the help of all Capetonians, would be a fitting way to close out 2019,” said Vos.
Table Mountain as World’s Leading Tourist Attraction
The Cableway already offers year-round deals which are tailored to locals including the 3-for-1 Kidz Season which was launched on the 26 April 2019, and will run until 30 September 2019; the half-price Sunset Special; Birthday Special; Pensioner Special; the Student Special as well as a year-round access cable card.
Earlier this year, the City of Cape Town announced a partnership with the cable car to enable easier access for locals and visitors.
“We are proud to be in the running for such a sought after accolade and we are putting our trust in everyone that calls South Africa home to cast a vote in our favour. A win will surely enhance our city as a destination of choice for visitors. We have so much to offer that it would be inconceivable that we are not aligned in our quest to bring home the title for our city,” said Table Mountain Managing Director, Wahida Parker.
PLEASE VOTE SOONEST!
See also Cape Town Green Map
