Cape Town makes world's top 10 list

Cape Town - Cape Town has again featured in a list of the world’s top 10 cities according to the latest Travel + Leisure survey.

Travel + Leisure, an international travel magazine, hosts the annual survey via a reader questionnaire.

Readers vote on several categories, including the world’s best hotels, airports, spas and islands.

Ranked at number 9, Cape Town has featured in the top 10 for several consecutive years.

Top of the list, however, was Japan for the second year running with Charleston, South Carolina and Siem Reap, Cambodia in second and third place respectively this year.

These were followed by Florence and Rome in Italy, Bangkok in Thailand, Krakow, Poland and Barcelona, Spain.

Jerusalem was listed at number 10.

Readers rate the top cities based on sights, culture, arts, food, friendliness and shopping.

The Cape Grace, a Cape Town hotel also made it on to the list of the World’s Best Hotels , ranked at number 34.

Also on the list was Singita Kruger National Park at number 59.

Hotels were rated in terms of facilities, location and service.

Based on the survey, the top hotel in the world is The Oberoi Udaivilas in Udaipur, India.