Cape Town is Africa's leading Travel Destination

The World Travel Awards dubbed the "Oscars" of the travel industry by The Wall Street Journal has once again honored Cape Town as Africa's leading tourist destination.

Today is Heritage day also known as National Braai Day, braai= barbecue, one of South Africa's favourite pastimes usually accompanied by some rugby, cricket or soccer on the telly.
Heritage day is a public holiday celebrating all aspects of South Africa's diverse cultures. Out here in the Cape of Good Hope we are enjoying wonderful weather ideal for a braai and what better accolade to accompany it.

In an address marking Heritage Day in 1996, (former) President Mandela stated:

"When our first democratically-elected government decided to make Heritage Day one of our national days, we did so because we knew that our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our new nation

We did so knowing that the struggles against the injustice and inequities of the past are part of our national identity; they are part of our culture. We knew that, if indeed our nation has to rise like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes of division and conflict, we had to acknowledge those whose selfless efforts and talents were dedicated to this goal of non-racial democracy."

Egypt still Africa's Leading Attraction

Still the front runner as Africa's leading attraction the Pyramids of Giza left other natural wonders as the Victoria Falls, the Serengeti National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro in the dust. A number of Egyptian tourist attractions, hotels and organisations emerged victorious at the World Travel Awards 2011, Africa & Indian Ocean Ceremony on 16th September.

Held at the Egypt Hall at Soho Square in Sharm el Sheikh, Cairo which was also voted Africa's leading beach destination. Despite a decline in tourist visits during the revolution that deposed former President Mubarak earlier this year.  Africa's Leading City Hotel went to the luxury Kempinski Nile in Cairo, which opened last year and is designed by French architect Pierre Yves Rochon.

The WTA ceremony comes ahead of Egypt hosting the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s World Tourism Day, which will be celebrated in the city of Aswan on 27th September.

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Through raising awareness, research, advocacy and capacity building by facilitating the world’s first tourism Fair Trade certification programme.
 
It awards the use of special label to qualifying businesses as a way of signifying their commitment to Fair Trade criteria including fair wages and working conditions, fair purchasing, fair operations, equitable distribution of benefits and respect for human rights, culture and environment.

By electing to stay at or use the services of an FTTSA-certified establishment, tourists are assured that their travel benefits local communities and economies, and that the business is operated ethically and in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.


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