Preparations Finalized To Host Social Media Summit/ Social Media World Summit In Amman This Month

The Social Media Summit has finalized its preparation to host the third edition of the largest social media gathering on Wednesday 15 August, 2018, at the Century Park Hotel in Amman, Jordan. The event will be held under the theme ‘Social Media and Its Pivotal Impact on the Tourism Sector’.

The Summit is being organized by HITS Marketing – a leading regional marketing and event management company headquartered in Dubai with regional offices in the Arab World and abroad – in cooperation with the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) and Jordan Hotel Association, with the participation of a host of local media partners and sponsors.

Social Media Summit Executive Director, Ehab Heissat, explained that social media networks play a significant role in attracting local, Arab and international tourists to Jordanian tourist attractions. Accordingly, the Summit’s third edition will include several exciting sessions featuring Jordanian, Arab and international experts and speakers.

On its sidelines, the Summit will organize a workshop on the optimal use of social media networks to promote tourism and market tourist attractions. The workshop will be led by a group of experts specialized in e-marketing, social marketing, and content creation. Around 200 workers from the local tourism and hospitality sector are expected to attend the workshop, which will be held for the first time in Jordan.

In addition to the partaking of JTB General Manager, Dr. Abed Al Razzaq Arabiyat, as a keynote speaker, Heissat confirmed the participation of numerous international speakers and experts from some of the leading companies in the fields of social media networking, digital media, and consultancy.