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Hackathon to boost tourism

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Some of Port Elizabeth’s brightest programmers will be joining forces at the Propella Business Incubator in a 24-hour “hackathon” during which they will develop a new interactive tourism app for the metro.

Fuelled by bottomless cups of coffee, pizza, chips and cold drink they will develop from scratch a site which provides visitors and locals alike with a “Take it Back to the Beach” app which provides a one-stop link to what there is to see and do on the Port Elizabeth beach-front, according to Ellen Fischat, Propella business support manager.

It is the second hackathon to be hosted by Propella since the business incubator opened in Humewood in June 2015.

The hackathon is open to all programmers, and will be held from 5pm on Friday, February 12 until 12pm on Saturday, February 13.

“A hackathon allows people with a common interest and skill to hack for fun and get together in a great environment and work together to make something new,” says Fischat.

The app is being developed in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and the broader tourism community.

“Anyone working in the industry is welcome to pop in and provide input. The more information we can give the programmers, the better the app will be,” she says.

The objective is to give any person with a mobile device to be able to find transportation, food specials, entertainment, famous land mark attractions and more.

Anyone wanting to take part in the hackathon can contact Mara Jacobs on 041 5023700.

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