By Odette Ismail
Cape Town was voted the best city in Africa and Middle East in a yearly poll of readers of Travel and Leisure magazine. The executive deputy mayor of Cape Town, Andrew Arnolds received the award in New York this week.
The event is considered to be one the highest account for tourism awards worldwide. Florence in Italy won the overall Best City in the World Award as well as the Best city in Europe title. According to the Argus, Arnolds said that the award reclaimed Cape Town as a world-class tourist destination.
He said over the past two years, Cape Town has jumped 17 positions on the International Congress and Convention Association’s global rankings. The Mother City is currently in 30th place and is on par with destinations like Sydney, Vancouver and Glasgow.
He also said that the award gave strength to the city’s positioning in the international market and could help South Africa’s socio-economic problems.
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