Some of the world's leading online experts will be speaking at Africa's first international e-tourism conference in September.
Global online giants such as Microsoft, Expedia and Google will be giving presentations at the two-day conference from 1-2 September, on how Southern Africa's tourism sector can harness the potential of the web, especially in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The conference will bring together global online and digital experts, from companies such as Expedia, Digital Visitor, Microsoft, New Mind, Prebook, WAYN (Where Are You Now?) the world's largest social network for travellers with over 13 Million members and many more.
The international experts will address conference delegates on new technologies available, as well as highlighting marketing and commerce solutions, the best use of social networking, the implications of blogging and the importance of consumer generated content and online video for the travel trade.
The E Tourism Southern Africa conference will be held in Johannesburg at the FNB Building at Fairland followed by three days of special training seminars for the tourist trade on the 3rd-5th September at the FNB Conference and Learning Centre - Sandown, Sandton. Following the Southern Africa event, conferences will be held in Nairobi in October, with additional conferences planned for Cairo and Ghana in early 2009, culminating with a pan African event mid 2009.