World Routes, The World Route Development Forum, is the largest and most important commercial aviation networking forum of its kind bringing together route development professionals from across the globe to determine the future of air services and this year the event takes place in Las Vegas, USA on the 5-8th October.
Routes have been bringing the people responsible for shaping air travel together for the last 19 years and this year we expect to bring more than 3000 delegates representing some 300 airlines, over 1000 airports, 70+ Tourism Boards and numerous other key stakeholders, to the largest aviation market in the world- North America.
Airline Attendance Benefits...
As an attending airline you have the opportunity to take part in prescheduled 20 or 50 minute meetings with any of the 1000+ airports represented and those airports include 26 out of 30 top airports worldwide ranked by passenger numbers are already registered to attend. World Routes is also the place to gain access to key intelligence and data tailored to your airline and take away local, specific market intelligence from airports in your target markets.
There is also the opportunity for alliance and interline meetings during World Routes in Las Vegas. Currently 40+ airlines have confirmed they will take part in airline partnership discussions including; JetBlue, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Etihad & Air Berlin. In addition airlines can conduct meetings with current airport partners to renegotiate fees and charges and meet many of your existing partners.
If your airline is an existing member of SkyTeam you will have the opportunity to hear from Cuitlahuac Gutierrez, VP Alliance Operations of SkyTeam who will be presenting a briefing during the event. Likewise members of oneworld will be able to attend a briefing given by Dennis Tierney, Vice President - Membership and Customer Experience for oneworld.
Additional content will be provided by the World Tourism Summit which allows attending delegates to attend key tourism briefings from Ministers of Tourism and other high level tourism authority figures such as; David Scowsill, CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council, Claudia Cornejo, Minister of Tourism, for Peru, Hugh Riley, Secretary General/CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Honourable Michael Mabuyakhulu, Minister of Economy & Tourism for KwaZulu Natal and Lee McCabe, Head of Travel for Facebook.
And for those evaluating services in the USA....
Brand USA is responsible for supporting air service to the USA and are actively seeking partnerships with new airlines. Brand USA is funded by the ESTA US Visa Waiver programme and funding is available to support current and new international air services to the USA. Airline delegates attending the 19thWorld Route Development Forum will have the opportunity to hear from Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, US Department of Transport and Christopher Thompson, President & CEO of Brand USA who will both be speaking at the event.
For more information, or to receive a detailed pitch of what your airline could achieve at World Routes airline delegates should contact Paul Winfield, Airline Relations Director.
Over 300 competitor airlines will be in attendance at World Routes in Las Vegas...Can you afford not to be there?
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