www.routesonline.com The 16th World Route Development Forum The Global Meeting Place for every airline and airport 19-21 September, Vancouver Convention Centre, British Columbia, Canada Update Mailer Vol.1 The 16th World Route Development Forum HOST
World Routes Highlights 2010 At World Routes, the meetings and networking opportunities are at the very core of the event. This is why everything is done to constantly improve these areas and ensure that delegates meet, network and do business. You will find detailed in this mailer (the first of three we will send to you throughout the year) the networking highlights of World Routes 2010 in Vancouver; Airline Meeting Chalets For the fi rst time at World Routes, the Airline Meeting Chalets will be located in the heart of the Networking Village. This will allow the carriers to have more private and longer meetings when required, whilst at the same time improving ongoing contacts between delegates during the event. Unprecedented industry interest Regional Airline Start-up Zone Another brand new development at this year s World Routes is the establishment of a Startup airline zone. The creation of this zone allows regional start-ups from around the world to have pre-scheduled one to one meetings with attending airports. These new airlines will have the chance to actively promote themselves and their business plans at the event and gives attending airports the opportunity to meet with emerging carriers on a highly cost effective basis. These meetings are free and unlimited for airports. Cost & Time Effective
Extended Event Programme City Pair Meetings In addition to the pre-scheduled meetings included in every airport s attendance package, airports attending World Routes 2010 can now request further meetings with other airports at no additional cost. City Pair Meetings will allow the two airports to identify new opportunities, share ideas and approaches, exchange data and contacts and jointly plan City Pair strategies and presentations. Above all, City Pair Meetings may be win-win for both airlines and airports. For airlines, it can give them a complete picture without the need to reconcile data and have multiple meetings. For airports, it can lead to joint support packages, potentially saving valuable time and money. These meetings available at World Routes are free and unlimited for all airport delegates. Unrivalled Networking Opportunities Route Exchange Route Exchange - the online bidding platform for new routes, will be present in Vancouver allowing carriers to use the event as part of their online route development process. The airlines will be able to follow up airport responses to their online Request for Proposals (RFP s) through meetings in a dedicated Route Exchange Chalet. Also, following the success of Air Asia s Route Exchange Briefi ng in Beijing, where the carrier explained to Middle Eastern airports how to respond to its online RFP, there will be further such airline briefi ngs at World Routes in Vancouver. 50 minute Strategic Meetings There are now more opportunities to have longer strategic meetings in boardroom style surroundings; not only can these take place in the airline chalets, but also in the airport chalets. Airport Meeting Chalets provide airports with a dedicated and private environment within which to meet their target airlines. Chalet hosts can not only hold double slot meetings of 50 minutes but can brand their meeting chalets, display large visuals or marketing messages, in addition to providing hospitality for visiting airlines. Hosted Networking Stand holders also now have the option of holding airline meetings on their stands. Exclusive Boeing factory Tour Tourism Authorities The increased presence of Tourism Authorities in the route development process has been extremely well received by airlines at World Routes and tangible results from Beijing last year included success for Team Bahrain (a tourism led consortium incorporating the airport and economic development agency) who secured 4 new carriers; United Airlines, Condor, Tui and Armenia. In addition to the chance to exhibit at World Routes, tourism delegates can take part in both the formal and informal networking and are entitled to attend the free of charge Tourism and Air Services Summit (TAS) on the Sunday.
Boeing Tour This year s event will also see another exciting networking opportunity when, on either Friday 17th or Wednesday 22nd, delegates will have the chance to tour Boeing s Everett, Washington facility, home of the 747, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner production lines. This factory is the world s largest building by volume where visitors can witness aircraft being built for Boeing s worldwide base of airline customers. Please note: places are strictly limited and can be reserved via www.routesonline.com on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis. Real Business Happens Informal Networking: Routes Awards, Routes Night Cap and the Wednesday Club In Vancouver there will be even more opportunities for informal networking. The prestigious Airport Marketing Awards move to Tuesday Evening and will be followed by the Routes Night Cap, hosted by Berlin Airports. The brand new Wednesday Club will provide another opportunity to network in an informal setting for delegates still in town on the Wednesday. Further details will follow in the next World Routes Update. New look Airport Marketing Awards Learn, Network and Do Business In addition to the core meeting programme there will be a range of complimentary workshops, seminars and market showcases, many of which take place on the Sunday, offering delegates the chance to learn, network and do business. Expanded Route Exchange facility Largest Industry Gathering
What the delegates say Routes makes it possible for American Airlines to meet with potential markets such as Beijing in China. Our prior year meetings with Beijing Capital International Airport, American s own internal market analysis, and China s global economic success all came together in 2009 at the 15th annual Routes Forum with American s announcement of a daily non-stop Chicago Beijing 777 service starting May 1, 2010. Bob Hill, Director Route Planning at American Airlines 72% of airports who responded welcomed the introduction of City Pair meetings 73% of airlines said they welcomed airports and tourism authorities attending meetings together 79% of those asked felt that delegates in attendance were of a very high calibre The importance of the meetings that take place at World Routes really shouldn t be underestimated. It is testament to the great business and networking opportunities that the event affords that we were able to begin the dialogue that has resulted in the launch of the new routes. The United Airlines route was announced as a direct result of World Routes in Beijing. The new service is planned to commence from Bahrain International Airport to Washington Dulles on April 18, 2010. It will be the only same-plane service operated between the Kingdom of Bahrain and North America. Syed Mohammed Mehdi, Director, Marketing & Promotion, Bahrain International Airport 80% % of airlines asked met the people they wanted to meet at World Routes 74% of delegates who responded felt World Routes achieved their networking objectives 170% Increase in Tourism Authorities attendance at World Routes year on year 2008/2009 Etihad Airways will begin services to Nagoya from February 1st 2010, however this will be an extension of its Abu Dhabi - Beijing service. This route will be operated by a 4 times weekly rotation with A330 aircraft. (I am delighted to announce) a new service from Munich to Tallinn commencing March 2010, daily A319 which was negotiated at World Routes PEK. Marjana Zigun, Manager Network Planning Hub MUC, Lufthansa 54% of delegates felt that the meetings at World Routes would lead to new routes. 83% of those airlines asked were satisfi ed or very satisfi ed with World Routes
How to book your place Phone +44 (0) 161 234 2730 Fax +44 (0) 161 234 2737 Online www.routesonline.com Getting there Please see www.routesonline.com and follow the links for further information on our official alliance, Star Alliance. Where to stay Visit www.routesonline.com for a full World Routes 2010 hotel brochure and booking details. Staying on For further details please visit www.routesonline.com Head Office (Manchester, UK) +44(0)161 234 2730 +44(0)161 234 2737 Katie Bland katie.bland@routesonline.com China (Beijing) Tel: +86 10 6597 4922 Fax: + 86 10 6597 4877 Joy Zhang joy.zhang@routedevgroup.com Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Tel: +603 2070 6801 Fax: +603 2070 6806 Alexandra Lai alexandra.lai@routesonline.com Poland & the Baltics (Warsaw, Poland) Tel: +48 22 701 15 43 Fax: +48 22 701 15 43 Alicja de Costres-Sobolewska alicja@routedevgroup.com South East Europe (Sofia, Bulgaria) Tel: +359 2 987 61 39 Fax: +359 2 981 97 26 Penka Maneva penka.maneva@routedevgroup.com India (Hyderabad) Tel: + 91 40 6457 3390 Tel: +91 40 6457 3394 Bernadette Hookens bernadette.hookens@routedevgroup.com Americas (Mexico) Tel: +52 22 88 15 03 82 Fax: +52 22 88 15 03 82 David Appleby david.appleby@routesonline.com Sallyanne Cliff sallyanne.cliff@routesonline.com Middle East (Dubai) Tel: +971 4332 5540 Fax: +971 4332 5541 Yvonne Corbett yvonne.corbett@routesonline.com For more information on all these reasons to attend World Routes please visit www.routesonline.com The HUB / Your essential weekly Route Development Update The Hub newsletter has been designed to provide a central source for all your Routes and Routesonline communication, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. It is your one-stop shop for the latest route development news and analysis, airline and airport profiles and Routes event updates. This service is tailored to your specific needs, with updates of your networking activity with airlines and airports, as well as the latest airlines to join Route Exchange and airports that have updated their Profiles. For further information and to sign up visit www.routesonline.com Disclaimers No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or transmitted by any means or stored in any information storage and retrieval system without the organiser s written permission. Copyright RDG Ltd January 2010. Routes is a registered trademark of the Route Development Group. Please note that the information contained in this mailer is correct at time of going to press, January 2010. For full terms and conditions of booking please see the relevant booking forms or the event website. The World Route Development Forum is organised by RDG Ltd, a business registered in the UK. Manchester Offi ce: 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6DW, United Kingdom. Malaysia Offi ce: Suite 13.4, Level 13, Letter box No. 41, Menara IMC, 8, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Beijing Offi ce: Rm 2910 Jing Guang Centre, Hu Jia Lou, Chao Yong Qu, Beijing 100020, China. Photo credit: Front cover: Tourism BC/J. Sinal. EVENT SUPPORTERS AND MEDIA PARTNERS OFFICIAL ALLIANCE PLATINUM SPONSOR