Namibia now has its own division of the international award-winning travel network MyDestinationInfo. Apart from providing an informative travel portal to potential visitors to Namibia, MyNamibiaInfo.com keeps local surfers of the net updated on events, new products, restaurant reviews and much more. The website offers an alternative marketing tool to the local travel network, giving increased exposure to over three million network users, and is creating an ever-increasing direct market by attaining a direct database, market intelligence, use of various interactive media tools and a constant presence on social media forums.
MyNamibiaInfo.com is owned and managed by Uys Prinsloo, a Namibian who started working in the service industry at the age of 14, assisting management at various operations varying from hunting camps to restaurants during his school holidays. He obtained a Bachelors Degree in Tourism Destination Management at the Cape Technicon in Cape Town, South Africa. Uys worked and guided at various lodges as a qualified field guide, after which he joined the Namibian Tourism Board as a trade liaison officer. “During service on the Board, I gained huge exposure in the Namibian travel fraternity and especially on marketing Namibia and its international strategies.” In 2007, after having gathered the necessary courage, Uys started his own consulting company, Namside Tourism Business Consultants, and has served numerous tourism operations since.
The MyDestinationInfo.com network is a global network of sites created in 2006 by two young entrepreneurs, Neil Walter and James Street.
