Data from Flight Centre reveals South Africa’s Mother City is the highest-rated city to visit, with a satisfaction rating of 98% among its UK travellers.
Cape Town has been growing in popularity as a stop for international cruise ships, which has offered enormous potential for tourism growth. It has also created major congestion on our roads.
The conversation continues, where on one end, supporters see the potential for an economic boom, while on the other end, locals fear being increasingly priced out by foreign visitors.
According to V&A Waterfront’s planning team, this is probably the single biggest infrastructural investment in the city since the Soccer World Cup.
Built in 1897, The Lenox is a popular landmark in Gardens – and is even older than nearby Mount Nelson.
In a December to remember, Cape Town International Airport’s international terminal witnessed a travel frenzy, hosting a whopping 317,000 globetrotters.
“Safety is a top priority for the City, with over 4,000 uniformed enforcement and emergency personnel available in shifts as part of the City’s largest ever safety deployment over a festive season.”
The siege on foreign visitors trying to navigate Cape Town is getting ridiculous now.
An unfortunate number of visitors are greeted by the brutal reality of South Africa’s crime before even setting foot into their hotel.
Cape Town has so much to offer tourists, and it’s good to see that those with disabilities are also being offered a chance to explore its wonders.
Cape Town is finally back to its buzzing, bustling self after the tourism sector was knocked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beguiling: adjective, “charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way”.
Cape Town is now being punted as the best place to come before you head all the way down South.
Table Mountain once had a baby living on it!
With the COVID-19-induced restrictions a thing of the past, Cape Town’s tourism industry has a familiar foe to battle – crime.
Wesgro – the Western Cape trade and tourism agency – has created a series of educational, nature-themed children’s games.
‘Find Your Freedom’ uses the latest digital technology and game-style graphics to immerse viewers in interesting choice-driven video experiences across Cape Town.
It feels only right that the British media joins in on the chorus of publications urging tourists to visit Cape Town.
Forbes is unrestrained with its admiration for our neck of the woods, calling the southernmost tip of Africa “one of the most magnificent parts of the world”.
Cape Town Tourism’s new ad, promoting the benefits of visiting the city during winter, features some familiar faces.
It’s lekker here in the Mother City, and to get everyone in the mood for the influx of tourists here’s a timely reminder of why they flock to our shores.
Cape Town has been ranked the third best city to visit in the world in the 2014 Lonely Planet’s 2014 Best In Travel guide, behind Trinidad (Cuba) and Paris (France). Check out Lonely Planet’s opinion of Kaapstad, and the rest of the contenders after the jump