Cape Town the ‘fifth friendliest City in the World’

Published on


Add Smile FM on Google

 

Cape Town has been rated the 5th friendliest City in the World by Conde Nast readers in the UK.

 

The Conde Nast 2024 Readers Choice Awards was released at the start of October, where the best resorts, best hotels, best cities and best countries are rated, this year only by UK readers of the travel magazine.

 

According to their readers, the friendliest City in the world is Singapore, closely followed by Sydney and Las Vegas closing off the top three.

 

For those who have had the pleasure of travelling to Thailand, the land of a thousand smiles, it should come as no surprise that Bangkok is also among the world’s friendliest Cities, coming in fourth.

 

Our Mother City, Cape Town, was hot on the heels of Bangkok in the scoring, coming in a close fifth place.

 

Conde Nast lists some of the remarkable scenery Cape Town offers, from Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, and Robben Island, but does not mention what makes Cape Town a friendly city.

 

Cape Town is no stranger to raking in the accolades and was recently voted ”The Greatest City on Earth” by the Telegraph Travel Awards.

 

The Top 10 Friendliest Cities, according to Conde Nast readers:

 

10. New York,
9. Chicago, Illinois, US
8. Hong Kong, China
7. Marrakech, Morocco
6. Tokyo, Japan
5. Cape Town, South Africa
4. Bangkok, Thailand
3. Las Vegas, Nevada, US
2. Sydney, Australia
1. Singapore

 

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

Latest articles

UPDATE: PKTT arrests Knysna mayor, municipal manager and CFO over corruption allegations

 The SAPS Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested the Knysna Mayor, Municipal Manager and Chief Financial Officer in connection with an investigation into...

WATCH: First Digital ID is here as Minister confirms end to Green ID book

 Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber hosted an event at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on Thursday, 1 October, as he laid out a vision...

IPID records over 5000 cases of police misconduct this past financial year

 The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) registered 5 259 cases of police misconduct during the 2025/26 financial year, with assault and torture making up...