Routes Africa Marketing Awards Winners Announced

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VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe, June 24 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ -

- Kilimanjaro International Airport takes top spot for second year running

Kilimanjaro International Airport has been crowned overall winner of the Routes

Africa Marketing Awards for the second year running. The winners of the 4th

regional heat of the Routes Marketing Awards were announced last night during

the Routes Africa Networking Evening which took place against a stunning

backdrop on the Golf Course of the Elephant Hills Hotel & Resort.

Speaking just after receiving the award Mattijs Smith, Managing Director of

Kilimanjaro Airport said: "We are very delighted and proud to win the overall

Routes Africa award for the second year in a row.  This award is a true

recognition by our airline customers for strengthening our existing routes and

achieving a record growth of 24% in traffic in 2013."

The annual Routes awards are highly regarded as the most prestigious awards in

the industry as they are voted for and judged by the airline network planning

community. They provide the airline community with the chance to have their say

as to which airport or tourism authority they think provides the best overall

marketing services to them whether this relates to their particular

relationship, effective results, provision of data and information or

innovative techniques to establish new or maintain and develop existing routes.

Katie Bland, Director Routes for UBM Live commented: "We were delighted with

the high level of submissions and congratulate all those that were nominated,

those recognised as Highly Commended by the panel of judges and of course all

of the section winners. Kilimanjaro International Airport has once again shown

how seriously it takes network development and their submission included

examples of their marketing material and their dedication to improving routes

to their airport."

As overall winner of this regional heat, Kilimanjaro International Airport will

be automatically shortlisted for the World Routes Marketing Awards which will

be announced in Chicago this September. Kilimanjaro joins Tampa International

Airport, Abu Dhabi International Airport and City Airport Bremen who were

announced as overall winners of the Americas, Asia and Europe heats

respectively, earlier in the year.

Kilimanjaro was also named as the winner from the Under 4 million passengers

category, with Durban King Shaka International Airport honoured from the Over 4

million passengers category and Madagascar Tourism Board ranked top in the

Destination Marketing Category.

The shortlisted finalists were nominated by airlines and a respected panel of

judges, made up of senior members of the airline network planning community

from the region, then reviewed the lists and submissions from the nominated

airports, in order to determine the winners. The panel consisted of the

following experts:

Mrs. Rosemary Ramakagapola, Network Planning Analyst, South African

Airways                  

Mr. Richard Bodin, Chief Commercial Officer, Fastjet

Mr. Jonay Lobo Torres, Revenue Management, Binter Canaries

Miss Cynthia Jepkemboi, Senior Strategic Planning Analyst, Kenya Airways

A complete list of companies shortlisted under each award category is below:

Over 4 Million Passengers

Durban King Shaka International Airport- Winner

Casablanca Mohammed V Airport- Highly Commended

Addis Ababa Bole Airport

Cape Town International Airport

Under 4 Million Passengers

Kilimanjaro International Airport- Winner & Overall Winner

Antananarivo Ivato International Airport- Highly Commended

Julius Nyerere International Airport

Maputo International Airport

Sikhuphe International Airport

Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport

Destination Marketing Award  

Madagascar Tourism Board- Winner

Ministry of tourism of Mozambique

Sao Tome and Principe Tourism Board

Tanzania Tourist Board

Tourism KwaZulu-Natal

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, 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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@airlineroute

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SOURCE: UBM Live Routes Ltd