Flying the flag 1 082m high for South Africa, Table Mountain was named Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the Africa & Indian Ocean World Travel Awards in Mauritius on Saturday 1 June.

Voted by travel and tourism professionals and consumers worldwide, the World Travel Awards recognises excellence in customer service and experience across the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.

Coming out tops against Mount Kilimanjaro and the Ngorogoro Crater in Tanzania and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, as well as South Africa’s own Robben Island and V&A Waterfront, Table Mountain’s victory is no small feat.

This just in: #TableMountain, our @new7wonders of Nature, won the Africa's Leading Tourist Attraction award at the Africa & Indian Ocean @WTravelAwards in Mauritius on Saturday 1 June 2019!

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— Table Mountain C/Way (@TableMountainCa) June 3, 2019

In addition, Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) was named Africa’s Leading Airport for the third consecutive year at the awards.

General Manager, Deon Cloete says once again Cape Town International Airport is honoured to receive this esteemed industry award.

“The World Travel Awards are globally recognized as the ultimate independently assessed travel accolade, so being named Africa’s Leading Airport for the third consecutive year is both a testament to the ongoing hard work and commitment to excellence demonstrated by all staff at this airport. This award is also viewed as a challenge for us not to rest on our past achievements but to continue to work hard to remain an award-winning airport.”

Over the past few years Cape Town International Airport has shown sustained growth in international passenger numbers with a 9.6% increase in 2018.

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