Cape Town 'No 1' on TripAdvisor |
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Written by Journey Into Africa
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Friday, 06 May 2011 11:40 |
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South Africa and the city of Cape Town in particular have received some fantastic news in that Cape Town has been named as the number 1 city in the 2011 TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Destination Awards ahead of other cities such as London, Sydney and New York. This bodes extremely well for anyone looking to holiday in South Africa as the ranking is completely unbiased.
TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site that assists customers in gathering travel information, posting reviews and opinions of travel related content and engaging in interactive travel forums. TripAdvisor is a public forum where the users get to share information and comment on travel destinations and services, allowing for good and bad comments. The website services are free to users and acts as an advertising model.
According to TripAdvisor, these awards honour travel spots and hotels worldwide, based on the opinions of TripAdvisor travellers.
The top ten destinatinations in 2011 were: 1. Cape Town, South Africa 2. Sydney, Australia 3. Machu Pichu, Peru 4. Paris, France 5. Rio de Janiero, Brazil 6. New Your City, USA 7. Rome, Italy 8. London, United Kingdom 9. Barcelona, Spain 10. Hong Kong, China
Western Cape Tourism Minister, Alan Winde welcomed the announcement: "To be ranked first out of all the cities in the world, and against global destinations of this calibre, speaks volumes about the strength of our offering. It is especially exciting for me that these results are based on the experiences of travellers who have visited the various destinations".
Should you be interested in travelling to South Africa and visiting the most popular city in the world - Cape Town as well as possibly taking in some other activities such as a Kruger National Park Safari or a tour to the Victoria Falls you should get in touch with us at Journey Into Africa. We offer a wide variety of tours and safaris throughout Southern Africa that suit every travellers needs.
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