Routes Americas and ALTA Team up for High-Level Strategy Summit

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MANCHESTER, England, Feb 5 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ -

- Region's largest commercial aviation event to attract tourism ministers and

key industry speakers

The 7th Routes Americas will open in San Salvador on 23rd February with the

ALTA Routes Americas Strategy Summit. The event will be held in association

with the Latin America & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) and

sponsored by The New Quito International Airport.

Routes Americas is the largest commercial aviation event of its kind for the

entire Americas region. It is the meeting place for over 400 delegates

representing over 70 airlines, 200 airports and almost 50 countries, including

100 senior executives of airlines, airports, associations as well as tourism

ministers. The event attracts the highest level of senior decision makers and,

following an announcement last December, the event now also incorporates

Network USA, creating a single definitive event platform for all those

interested in meeting with the industry's key players to discuss air service

development to, from and within the entire Americas region.  

The Strategy Summit, which will be held during the opening day of Routes

Americas, brings together leading industry experts to debate aviation and route

development issues across the Americas region.  Attendees will hear opening

remarks from Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran, Minister of Tourism of El Salvador

followed by a keynote address from Eduardo Iglesias, Executive Director of

ALTA, and four sessions covering highly topical subjects affecting aviation in

the Americas region.

"El Salvador is ready for the aviation industry, airports and tourism under

Routes Americas 2014, an event that sets industry trends and fosters the

development of new services to, from and within the Americas," said Minister

Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran continuing: "Hosting Routes Americas means

significant exposure for El Salvador in hosting business events, but above all,

to show that tourism offered by our country and its excellent air connectivity

showcase."

Eduardo Iglesias commented: "We are delighted to join Routes in the execution

of Routes Americas. The topics addressed in this setting are key to the

alignment of partners in Latin American and Caribbean aviation, especially with

airports, key players in the industry.  Only together and understanding the

synergies available to us as partners, can we bring about the change necessary

to realize the economic potential of aeronautics in the regional landscape."

"Our partnership with ALTA is very important to us and we are thrilled with the

calibre of speakers this event has on the programme," said Adrian Newton, Group

Director, Transport and Technology, UBM Live continuing: "Looking ahead, the

Americas region will be a particular focus for Routes over the coming 14 months

following the transfer of Network USA to Routes control and with Routes

Americas 2014 in San Salvador, World Routes 2014 in Chicago in September

followed by Routes Americas in Denver in February 2015 - the first time that

this regional event will take place in the US, the largest aviation market in

the world."

The ALTA Routes Americas Strategy Summit will see participation from Estuardo

Ortiz, Executive VP and Chief Revenue Officer for Avianca; Peter McGlade,

Senior Strategic Advisor for Southwest Airlines; Zhihang CHI, VP & General

Manager, North America for Air China; Juan Emilio Posada, Executive Chairman of

VivaColombia; Hernan Pasman, CEO of LAN Colombia; Ciro Camargo, Alliances for

Gol Transportes Aereos; Peter Cerda, RVP The Americas for IATA; Matt Cornelius

of ACI North America; Todd Scott, International Planning Manager for UPS

Airlines; Capt Jagmohan Singh, CEO of Caribbean Airlines; Albert Kluyver, CEO

of InselAir; Aluizio Margarido, Commercial Director of Viracopos International

Airport; Lee Lipton, Director of Air Service Marketing for Vantage Airport

Group and Fariba Alamdari, VP Market & Value Analysis for Boeing Commercial

Airplanes.

The programme will also include presentations from Andrew O'Brian, President

and CEO of Summit sponsor The New Quito International Airport and a

presentation on the Caribbean market by Beverly Nicholson-Doty, Chairperson of

the Caribbean Tourism Organisation and US Virgin Islands Commissioner of

Tourism.

For more information on Routes Americas visit http://www.Routesonline.com

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. Routes and ASM are part of the UBM Live division of

UBM plc.

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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

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SOURCE: UBM Live Routes Ltd