Cape Town — Travelwires, in association with FutureBlue, will be holding the first Online Travel Summit in Cape Town, 8 April 2008.

The summit is aimed at all players in the travel sector and will include sessions on search engine optimisation (SEO), PPC, email marketing and online brand building from leading experts.

Enthuses Travelwires founder Muzi Mohale, "This is an exciting step for Travelwires and a great opportunity for the industry to come together and get to grips with the major trends affecting them. We have been able to assemble a great speaker line up and feel that this gives coverage to all the key areas affecting our industry."

The event has been put together with strategic web management company FutureBlue, and MD Paul Hobden believes the event will be the first of many to come. "With the pace of change in an 'e' world - the opportunity to network, exchange ideas and experiences and learn from industry leaders is key to staying ahead. I'm sure that delegates will leave feeling inspired and equipped for the challenge of the industry."