Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU), established in 2004, is the tourism authority for Cape Town and the Western Cape. With their five focus areas – leisure tourism, events, conferencing and incentives, visitor services and product development – CTRU has already seen Cape Town become the number one long-haul destination in the world, the top convention destination in Africa and has received the 2008 World Travel Award for being Africa`s leading destination. With a mild Mediterranean climate, unforgettable natural beauty and a rapidly expanding infrastructure, one can easily understand why this area is considered as one of the best year-round value for money holiday destinations in the world.