The awards are highly regarded in the aviation industry for recognising marketing services that support new and existing air services, as well as excellence and innovation in the route development community.

Routes World will take place in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first time in 2024, with Bahrain International Airport (BIA) being selected as the host of the 29th annual global route development forum.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Harry Reid International Airport have handed over the Routes World hosting responsibilities to iGA – Istanbul Airport.