The winners of the World Travel Awards have been announced and South Africa has scooped up coveted accolades.
Cape Town International Airport won Africa’s Leading Airport.
Cape Town was also declared Africa’s Leading Festival and Event Destination and the majestic Table Mountain won Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction.
Table Mountain was voted Africa’s Leading tourist Attraction.
Durban was voted Africa’s Leading City Destination
Lavender Sunrise. Picture: Deon Calitz
Africa’s Leading Beach Destination is Plettenberg Bay
The Lookout Deck sitting pretty at the Blue Flag Lookout Beach. Picture: Vanessa Brewer
It’s also no surprise that Sun City was voted Africa’s Leading Casino Resort
The Palace. Picture: Getaway Gallery
The Blue Train has been named Africa’s Leading Luxury Train
The Blue Train. Picture: Getaway Gallery
Graham Cooke, Founder of World Travel Awards, says: ‘Our winners represent the very best of Africa’s travel and tourism sector and my congratulations to each of them. They have all demonstrated remarkable resilience in a year of unprecedented challenges.’
‘The World Travel Awards 2020 programme received a record number of votes cast by the public. This shows that the appetite for travel and tourism has never been stronger and bodes well for the industry’s future as the global recovery begins,’ he adds.
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