WE LOVE DURBAN



The walkabout (tour) of the airport building.





Some of the bloggers and tweeters who attended the event.



A few weeks ago, on the 21st Febuary 2014 to be exact, I attended my very first social media event held  in conjuction with eThekwini Municipality,  I LUV DURBAN and Carver Media at King Shaka International Durban. This was also another first for me as it was my first visit to Durban's new international airport. This was not the first media event held by Carver Media for the WE LOVE DURBAN campaign as it was launched two weeks prior at Durban's other landmark, The Moses Mabhida Stadium. I was accompanied by three other social media fans/friends and a very enjoyable evening was had by all. Lucky draws were held during the evening's proceedings, and I was lucky enough to win the first prize of the evening of 6 complimentary movie tickets courtsey of Sun Coast. Welcoming speeches were held including a speech and walkabout of the airport by Colin Naidoo, Communications & Brand Manager of King Shaka International Airport. The whole event was held in News Cafe at the airport and the walkabout included a view of the arrivals and departures hall which could handle large amounts of passengers and luggage.  Some of the invited guest were lucky enough to view the airports control room which is not normally shown to the public. An array of snacks and desserts were served "buffet" style. And by the end of the evening invited tweeters had gained a few followers, taken photos and made new friends. It was a very enjoyable evening and I look forward to be invited to the next #welovedurban event.