The CEO and co-founder of VirtualTourist.com will speak at EyeforTravel's Travel Distribution Summit in Chicago, IL, on the subject of user-generated content and social networking in the online travel space.
Manhattan Beach, CA (PRWEB) September 28, 2006 -- J.R. Johnson, CEO and co-founder of VirtualTourist.com, will present at the EyeforTravel Travel Distribution Summit North America on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 4:30pm CDT. Johnson will speak and answer questions about user-generated content and social networking in the online travel space at the Chicago conference.
Johnson will discuss trends and benefits of user-generated content; how structured collection and categorization leads to high quality content; and the role an active online community plays in a site's ability to surface the most useful user-generated reviews. In addition, Johnson will also discuss the added benefits of social networking in conjunction with a user-generated content site.
VirtualTourist.com is the largest travel research site and online travel community in the world consisting of 100% user-generated travel content. More than five million travelers use VirtualTourist each month to research upcoming trips, and to share travel reviews, tips and photos from spots they've already visited. Travelers ask and answer questions in the travel forums, and create custom travel guides with VirtualTourist's Trip Planner tool.
In total, VirtualTourist's database of user-generated travel information includes 1.4 million travel tips and 2.5 million photos on more than 25,000 worldwide destinations.
J.R. Johnson will be on hand throughout the two day summit, held October 4 and 5, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL, to meet with delegates and discuss user-generated content, social networking and online travel communities.
About VirtualTourist
VirtualTourist is the largest online travel research site and travel community in the world, and a premier resource for traveler's seeking an insider perspective. On VirtualTourist, real people share real advice on places they've traveled as well as their hometowns; they research and plan trips and vacations, and they interact with other avid travelers via forums and email. By the numbers, VirtualTourist boasts 1.4 million travel reviews and 2.5 million photos on more than 25,000 destinations worldwide. Unbiased, user-generated content on Hotels, Attractions, Local Customs, Tourist Traps and much more is posted entirely by VirtualTourist's more than 770,000 registered members from over 220 countries and territories. Among VirtualTourist's awards and accolades: "Recommended Travel Forum," Time Magazine; "Most Popular Guide," Yahoo!
About EyeforTravel
For more information on the EyeforTravel, Travel Distribution Summit North America, including the conference agenda, a complete list of speakers, and conference registration, please see the EyeforTravel website (www.eyefortravel.com/tdsusa2006/conference).
###
Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3F1YS1TdW1tLUhhbGYtU3VtbS1JbnNlLVplcm8=
|
