100 Industry CEOs and Tourism Ministers Expected at World Routes 2013
100 Industry CEOs and Tourism Ministers Expected at World Routes 2013
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MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 29 / PRN=KYODO JBN/ --
- Senior Industry Figures register to attend World Routes in Las Vegas
In a little over five weeks' time World Routes, the 19th World Route
Development Forum takes place in Las Vegas and organisers of the event are
expecting more senior industry figures to be in attendance than at any previous
Routes event. To date, this year's event, which will take place 5-8 October and
will be co-hosted by Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and Las
Vegas McCarran International Airport, has seen high-level registrations from
all sectors of the industry with 100 airline and airport CEOs and Ministers of
Tourism expected to attend.
Nigel Mayes, VP Commercial - Routes, UBM Live, is looking forward to the
event, commenting: "We are absolutely thrilled with the seniority level of
attendees from all sectors of the industry that World Routes continues to
attract. This year, the event will take place in the U.S. for the first time
and this interest in the event, and support from so many key industry figures
further strengthens our position as the world's leading commercial aviation
event for route development in the world's largest aviation market."
"We are honoured to be the first destination to welcome senior-level
attendees and aviation industry leaders to the United States for World Routes,"
said Rossi Ralenkotter, president/CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority. "Las Vegas is the world's premier meetings destination, and the
attendance of so many top executives demonstrates that Las Vegas is a place
where decisions are made and business happens."
"World Routes represents an unprecedented opportunity for key decision
makers from around the globe to experience first-hand all that we have to
offer," said Steve Sisolak, chair of the Board of County Commissioners for
Clark County, Nev. "We look forward to showcasing the best of Southern Nevada's
ongoing commitment to the global travel industry, including our new world-class
Terminal 3 expansion at McCarran International Airport."
The World Routes Conference Programme, which will include the World Routes
Strategy Summit, The World Tourism Summit, Invest & Manage Airports, Routes
Talks and Route Exchange Airline Briefings, will bring together leaders from
across the industry to participate in discussions that will set the commercial
and political agenda for the industry. Confirmed speakers so far include:
Christoph Mueller, CEO of Aer Lingus; Estuardo Ortiz, Chief Operating Officer &
Executive VP of Avianca; Christopher Thompson, President and CEO of Brand USA;
Roger Dow, CEO of the US Travel Association; Stephen Attenborough, Commercial
Director of Virgin Galactic and Lee McCabe, Global Head of Travel, Facebook.
Participation from tourism authorities from around the world will be strong
at this year's event with many destinations confirming very senior
representations including a recent registration from the Permanent Secretary of
the Cypriot Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Dr Stelios
Himonas. In addition the Minister for Economic Development and Tourism,
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, the MEC Michael Mabuyakhulu and Hon.
Stephen Cadiz, Minister of Tourism, Trinidad and Tobago will also be in Las
Vegas. Other destinations who have confirmed Ministerial representation at
World Routes include: Seychelles, Haiti, St Kitts and Nevis, Uganda, and Mexico
with many delivering destination briefings as part of the World Tourism Summit.
In addition to the conferences and talks programme many of the carriers
attending World Routes in Las Vegas will be represented by senior personnel
from their organisation. Confirmations have already been received from Mitsuo
Tomita, Vice President Network Planning for All Nippon Airways, Michael Thomas,
Managing Director - Network Development for American Airlines, Christine
Ourmieres, CEO of Cityjet and Enrique Beltranena, CEO of Volaris who will be
joined by the carriers Chief Commercial Officer, Holger Blankenstein. In
addition to an impressive turnout from the global airline community World
Routes in Las Vegas will also see senior representation from the alliances as
Cuitlahuac Gutierrez, VP Alliance Operations for SkyTeam and Dennis A. Tierney,
Vice President - Membership and Customer Experience for oneworld have also
confirmed their attendance at the event.
Notes to Editors
About Routes
- Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events
through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is
one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas
and CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com
- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd.,
a consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.
http://www.asm-global.com [http://www.asm-global.com]
- Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August
2010. From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference and
Exhibition become part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across
five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,
promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as
MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes
portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions,
conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and
certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies
across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com
Follow us on Twitter: @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes,
@NLPROU, @airlineroute
Source: UBM Live Routes Ltd
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