Tourism Ministers Join Airline CEOs at World Routes

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

The seniority of delegates registered for World Routes, the 18th
World Route Development Forum is higher than at any previous event.
This year has seen high level registrations from all sectors of the
industry including airline and airport CEOs and Ministers of Tourism.

Participation from Tourism Authorities from around the world is
stronger than ever at this year's event, which will take place from
29 September to 2 October 2012 in Abu Dhabi. Many destinations,
including Mexico (the world's 2nd largest tourism economy), Greece,
St. Maarten, Sarawak, Trinidad and Tobago, the Seychelles, South
Africa and the Philippines, amongst others have also confirmed that
their Minister for Tourism will be in attendance at World Routes with
many delivering ministerial destination briefings as part of the
Routes Talks Tourism programme.

The number of Ministers who have registered for the event
confirms that destinations view route development as an integral part
of their economic development and that, as stakeholders, it is
important for them to have a presence at World Routes, the largest
commercial aviation event.

With 40 airline CEOs currently register to attend World Routes,
this year will also see more senior airline delegates in attendance
than in previous years. The total number of C-level delegates
registered for World Routes in Abu Dhabi is 60 and if other senior
delegates such as Vice Presidents and Commercial Directors are
included the total rises to almost 200.

Carriers which have confirmed that their CEO will be in
attendance in Abu Dhabi include, amongst many others, Kenya Airways,
Air Arabia, CSA-Czech Airlines, Etihad Airways, Vueling and Air
Seychelles. Many other attending airlines have also confirmed that
they will bring senior representatives to the event including Air
Berlin's Senior Vice President Network Planning & Development and
Iberia Airlines' SVP Strategy.

This year World Routes will also see a number of senior airport
delegates in attendance as registrations have already been received
from CEOs of companies such as Aeroports de Montreal, Aeropuertos
Argentina 2000, Bahrain International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport, Manchester Airport Group, St Petersburg
International Pulkovo Airport and Los Angeles World Airports.

VP and Commercial, Routes, Nigel Mayes says: "We are thrilled
with level of seniority that this year's event has attracted from all
sectors of the industry. This interest in World Routes further
strengthens our position as the world's leading commercial aviation
event for route development and the number of Ministers for Tourism
in attendance from around the world shows how important stakeholders
are during the process of securing new routes to many destinations."

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 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

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