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Event Update
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World Routes Kicks-Off With A Splash at Mandalay Bay
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This year's World Routes got off to a entertaining start yesterday as a large number of delegates attended the Saturday Reception at The Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino. Airline and airport executives from across the world mixed with tourism officials, suppliers, members of the media and the Routes and wider UBM teams for an informal night of networking.
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Building World Routes - Behind The Scenes in the Halls
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As delegates were arriving in a surprisingly windy Las Vegas and while early arrivals were taking advantage of the complimentary tours and excursions that have been offered to delegates, hundreds of staff were working hard to ensure all the stands are completed ahead of today's formal opening. The HUB took a quick walk around the Halls yesterday afternoon as this work was progressing.
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A key part of World Routes is the Strategy Summit and this year’s event promises to provide a dynamic start to the event with a packed programme of presentations and panel discussion sessions by senior industry leaders from across the globe... click here for more...
The World Tourism Summit, held in partnership with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) and TTG will launch today and will be a combination of keynote and panel discussion sessions and briefings. This inaugural Summit will address a number of current industry issues including: how governments can align their tourism, economic development and aviation strategies; and securing investment funds for tourism development; the changing dynamics of visitor economies; and the links between aviation and cruising... click here for more...
This essential tool is available to use at World Routes with a number of new and enhanced features since last year’s event. Ensure you get noticed by creating a personal profile, gain access to all event information, view your final diary and delegate lists and look to gain event badges to enhance your business connections... click here for more details and download instructions...
Delegates will be able to gain an insight into the planning structure of airlines, their markets of interest and the relevant information that airlines need to deliver new routes during a series of Route Exchange briefings at this year’s World Routes. Today's briefings include presentations from Air India, Allegiant Air, Malaysia Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Turkish Airlines... click here for more...
Alongside the structured events and one-to-one meetings, World Routes provides opportunities galore for delegates to mix around the many stands and chalets in the hosted networking village. With no formal event tonight and longer opening hours make sure you take a walk around and look out for the many VisitMe offerings available... click here to view the floor plan...
The UK’s Birmingham Airport will welcome all delegates to its stand at World Routes with an authentic taste of India as they catch up on the latest developments at the facility. Between 14:00 and 16:00 today (October 6, 2013) it will offer a Hot Curry buffet and cocktails, but get there early as it never lasts long.
Las Vegas is aiming to boost its international visitor numbers from 17 per cent to 30 per cent in the next ten years and plans to expand its representation in overseas markets. Rossi Ranlenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) said new air services would play a central role in this strategy... click here for more...
Swedish airport operator, Swedavia, is to launch a brand new collaboration today, October 6, 2013 at this year’s World Routes in Las Vegas, US, which is set to promote Sweden’s international air connectivity. The Connect Sweden principle will support the launch of new direct routes by promoting the capital, Stockholm, and Sweden as a destination on relevant markets... click here for more...
There are around 150,000 hotel rooms to fill every night in Las Vegas, but it is more than just the entertainment and Casinos that bring visitors to Sin City. Ahead of the formal opening of World Routes, The HUB joined local media and industry press to learn more about what the local environment offers visitors and took to the skies of Nevada to see first-hand one of the natural wonders of the world... click here for more including PHOTOS and VIDEO from over The Grand Canyon...
Ahead of last’s night’s Las Vegas welcome reception at this year’s World Routes, The HUB spoke to Hari Marar, president, airport operations at Bangaluru International Airport, one of India’s developing aviation gateways... click here for more...
As Newcastle International Airport, in north east England, continues to work with its stakeholders and local businesses to secure its own scheduled Transatlantic air service, the return of Aer Lingus to the airport later this month will provide an alternative option for travellers from the region to access the US market via the Irish capital, Dublin... click here for more...
The Melbourne Airport air services team will be highlighting the destination's collaborative approach at this year’s World Routes, according to its executive general manager, corporate & aeronautical development. Nathan Agnew said the collaborative approach to air service and tourism development was going from strength to strength in the destination... click here for more...
Will route development see changes as radical as other industries such as music, film or travel agents? We don’t know yet, but more and more thought leaders in our industry believe that we currently witness the dawn of a new era of route development. On October 7, 2013, Professor Jack Kasarda, one of the intellectual giants of the aviation industry and author of nine books, including the acclaimed “Aerotropolis – The way we’ll live next”, and Dave Stroud, Managing Director of ASM, the world’s leading route development consultancy, will talk about how airports and airlines can succeed in this new era... click here for more...
What a change a year can make! This time last year delegates from Cambridge International Airport in the UK were at World Routes in Abu Dhabi educating the network planning community of their ambitious aspirations to secure scheduled air services. This year they arrive in Las Vegas with links now available to over 100 destinations worldwide... click here for more...
