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It feels only right that the British media joins in on the chorus of publications urging tourists to visit Cape Town, a place which Forbes recognises as “one of the most magnificent parts of the world”.

After a substantial period of being red-listed by the UK, which as you may well know was a crushing blow to our economy, it is great to see some compensation in the form of cheery PR about the city.

At one stage, local lockdowns and international crackdowns cost Cape Town’s tourism industry an estimated R200 million a day in lost revenue.

As we emerge from that wreckage, we thank the likes of The Telegraph for telling its moneyed British readers (UK folk make up a huge portion of our yearly visitors) that the “city of wine and waves is back with a pop and a fizz”.

The article, titled “Why Cape Town is the greatest city in the world to visit right now”, starts off by talking about our pristine weather, which is obviously superior to the relatively miserable forecasts across the pond in the UK.

There’s also a brief mention of surfing in Muizenberg, where the “Atlantic has just hit its 19-degree annual high” and heading further inland to the Winelands, where “the region’s sun-kissed fruit farms and vineyards are now plump and ripe for picking”.

While the natural aspects of the city are all looking pretty swell, the article then directs its readers to the dozens of bars, hotels, and restaurants that have all made the city feel “positively revamped and recharged”.

It mentions Camps Bay by name, saying the hubbub in Camps Bay has returned to 2019 levels.

Look at it – people aren’t staying away for too long:

It being a Tuesday and all, we should mention that Café Caprice is running its famous two-for-one burger special. There are also half-price nachos and selected cocktails from 4PM to 6PM, every Monday to Thursday.

That’s good living.

For places to stay, the article lists the usual high-end suspects, plus some new ones you might not have even heard of.

There’s the newly renovated R90 million The Winchester Hotel in Sea Point, Camps Bay’s upgraded boutique hotel The Marly, and the 12 Apostles [below] with its “renovated and reopened helipad, allowing guests to fly in and out, over one of the greatest cities on earth”.

Image: 12 Apostles Hotel

Seven-suite CBD hotel Labotessa – “like nothing else in Cape Town” – also gets a mention.

A few places missing there, but solid choices nonetheless.

Lekker, man.

The article also offers options to escape the city – Brookdale Estate, The Alphen, Delaire Graff, and Boschendal.

Aren’t we just so glad that, finally, life in the Mother City and the surrounding Winelands will get to be enjoyed by visitors from across the globe?

Hallelu-JA!

[source:telegraph]