Cape Town Dubbed Greatest City on Earth for 8th Year Running, Adding Another Title Under Its Belt in 2023
- The City of Cape Town has been named the Greatest City on Earth in the Telegraph Travel Awards
- The coastal metro has been handed the title every year for the past eight years
- South Africa was also dubbed the best country to travel to, effectively dethroning New Zealand
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CAPE TOWN - South Africa's very own City of Cape Town has been handed another title to add to its series of accolades.
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The coastal city has been bestowed the title of Greatest City on Earth for the eighth year in a row in the 2023 Telegraph Travel Awards.
Cape Town Tourism delighted over greatest city title
According to Enver Duminy, the CEO of Cape Town Tourism, the metro's multi-award-winning status did not happen accidentally.
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In a statement seen by Breifly News, Duminy said that Cape Town Tourism has consistently worked to ensure the entire world was aware of the city's incredible wealth of attractions.
Duminy said:
"We know we live in the greatest city on Earth and it’s hugely exciting to have others recognise this as well."
South Africa dethrones New Zealand, claims best country to visit title
The City of Cape Town was not the only big winner in the Telegraph travel awards. South Africa successfully dethroned New Zealand and topped the list of the world's best countries to travel to.
In regard to the Greatest City title, Venice, Italy, clinched the second-place prize, followed by Seville, Spain, Cape Town etc reported.
City of Cape Town dubbed Africa’s best city by international brand evaluation firm, ranked 60th globally
In another story, Briefly News reported that the City of Cape Town received another title after an International firm ranked it the best city in Africa.
London-based brand evaluation consultancy firm Brand Finance released its inaugural Brand Finance City Index on Friday, 19 May.
The rankings were based on a global survey taken by 15 000 people in 20 countries in April 2023. In addition to Cape Town's first-place ranking in South Africa and the continent, the city landed 60th in global ratings.
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