World Routes Returns to China in 2016

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CHENGDU, China, Apr. 14 /PRN=KYODO JBN / --

    - Chengdu wins highly competitive bid to secure prestigious aviation event

in 2016

    Representatives of UBM Live announced today- during a press conference and

signing ceremony-that Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport has successfully

won a highly competitive bid to bring World Routes, the 22nd World Route

Development Forum to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Chengdu Shuangliu

Airport is the largest air hub and passenger and cargo distribution centre in

the central western region of China, with more than 220 domestic and

international routes. In 2013 the airport handled over 33 million passengers,

making it the fifth busiest airport in China.

    Mr. Li Wei, Board Chairman of Sichuan Province Airports Group led the bid

and the team to secure the successful outcome. He explained, "UBM has given

Chengdu Airport an excellent opportunity to stand in the central stage of the

world aviation industry and will make every effort to present an amazing and

unforgettable event to every delegate attending World Routes 2016."

    Katie Bland, Director of the Routes business for UBM went on to comment,

"China is the world's second largest aviation market and Chengdu is the centre

of politics, commerce, trade and technology and the hub of transportation and

communication in central-western China, authorised by the State Council of

China. Chengdu is highly accessible via Chengdu Shuangliu International

Airport, China's fourth largest aviation hub. 2016 is a good time for World

Routes to return to China and Chengdu provides the perfect platform."

    The event in 2016 is expected to attract more than 3,500 delegates

including 350 airlines, 1,000 airports and 300 tourism authorities from more

than 125 countries. It will be held in the state of the art International

Convention & Exhibition Centre at Chengdu Century City and will take place from

25-27 September 2016.

    World Routes is the annual meeting place for airlines, airports, tourism

authorities and other aviation stakeholders. It is where the world's airline

network planners come to meet with tourism authorities and their airports in

order to evaluate existing and explore potential new air services.

    World Routes is the place where airline decision makers meet with airports

and city and regional stakeholders to discuss and implement air service. The

decisions made at World Routes have a huge economic impact on a local, national

and international scale through the increased air connectivity and this is why

over 1,000 airports and cities and 300 airlines from 125 countries are

represented at World Routes.

    World Routes has been held in some of the most exciting cities including;

Las Vegas, USA, Berlin, Germany, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Vancouver, Canada and Beijing,

China.

    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.

    - 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, including World Routes, 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,

@airlineroute

    About UBM plc

    - UBM plc is a global events-led marketing services and communications

company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and

sellers together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing

news and specialist content. Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are

organised into expert teams which serve commercial and professional

communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively

and efficiently.

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SOURCE: UBM Live Routes Ltd