This SA city is one of the World’s Most Popular City Breaks…

This South African city is one the world's most popular city destinations. Photo: Marlin Clark / unsplash

A South African city has been ranked as one of the World’s Most Popular City Break destinations. Can you guess which one?

This South African city is one the world’s most popular city destinations. Photo: Marlin Clark / unsplash

Popular city vacays around the world

If you guessed Cape Town, you’d be correct! The Mother City was ranked amongst the World’s Most Popular City Break destinations, taking a firm spot at number seven.

According to Google research data analysed by British hotel chain, Premier Inn, over 1 200 cities in around 130 countries were reviewed to find the most popular city spots around the globe.

The data found that Cape Town was the seventh most popular city break destination (the same as London), with it being the favourite of six countries around the world. These countries were Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho and Eswatini.

While Cape Town did indeed rank highly for other countries looking to visit the Mother city, South Africans themselves were searching for city breaks outside of the country. The data showed that Dubai was the favourite choice, not only for South Africans, but the world at large, as it took the number one spot with 21 countries looking to visit the desert metropolis.

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The Top 10

Dubai took the number one spot with 21 countries looking to visit the city. Photo: ZQ Lee / unsplash

The ten cities taking top spots were as follows:

Dubai
Paris
Boston
Madrid
Singapore
London
Cape Town
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Buenos Aires

“City breaks have always remained a great holiday choice for many, with a mix of landmarks, nightlife, history and adventure, travellers can experience a range of different activities within a small area thanks to great transport links, meaning tourists can see more in a shorter timeframe,” said the Premier Inn study.

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Sundeeka Mungroo

Sundeeka Mungroo is a content writer, foodie and all-round adventure-seeker. She's a graduate of the University of South Africa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, and has worked as a copywriter and editor in the digital marketing industry. Sundeeka currently writes for I Love South Africa and The South African. She lives in the beautiful Mother City and loves exploring all that South Africa has to offer.