World Routes - The 18th World Route Development Forum

World Routes - The 18th World Route Development Forum is the 2012 meeting place for the world's route development industry. A place where every type of airline, airport and tourism authority from every continent can meet face-to-face in a single location, all at a fraction of the time and cost of the airports visiting carriers individually.

In 2012 World Routes will be hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports Company and supported by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and official carrier Etihad Airways, the event is targeted to attract over 2,750 delegates from more than 80 countries. It also marks the first time the event has returned to a previous host city. Back in 1996, Abu Dhabi's downtown Hilton Hotel was the setting for one of the first World Routes events. Sixteen years later, delegates will be able to witness for themselves the immense changes that demonstrate how the city's future as a world-class destination is taking shape, and experience firsthand the wonderful Arabian hospitality of Abu Dhabi.

If you want to develop new air services, protect existing ones and shape the very future of international aviation route development, don't miss this chance to book your place at World Routes 2012 and visit Routes' official website at www.routesonline.com or contact the sales team on +44 161 234 2730.

The leading route development forum

The Routes brand is synonymous with the route development industry. Over the years Routes events have helped shape the way airports approach airlines and the way airlines undertake route development. World Routes - The World Route Development Forum - is the most important networking forum in the air transport calendar.

Routes events are constantly evolving. In order to deliver effective formal and informal meetings where real business is undertaken, there are a number of initiatives Routes is focusing on for Abu Dhabi, including:

• Sunday meetings: priority and exclusivity for stand holders on pre-scheduled, one-to-one meetings on Sunday
• Route exchange briefings: there will be a number of live airline requirement briefings taking place over three days in Abu Dhabi giving more delegates the opportunity to receive a unique insight into the airlines' planning strategies for the future
• Online meeting system development: this will enable all delegates to request their meetings online and use Routesonline to prepare for their meetings
• Experience Abu Dhabi: a full day of opportunities from complimentary host tours to the Saturday reception, will allow all attendees to really get a feel for the city and its market opportunities first hand
• Tourism authorities: there is no other event where tourism authorities can meet with so many airlines under one roof to discuss route development

Global event for airports, airlines and tourism authorities

World Routes is a truly global event - the annual meeting place for the world's airports, airlines and tourism authorities and the largest event entirely focused on route development.

There are many reasons why it is imperative for both large and small airports to attend, including:

• The event attracts the right calibre of delegates; decision-makers, senior delegations and multi-faceted delegations (airline/airport/tourism authority/ tour operator/ stakeholder) for unique networking
• The 50-minute strategic meetings: hosted networking stand holders can hold 50-minute meetings on their stand for strategic discussions with airlines
• City pair meetings: airports can meet with other airports to discuss new route opportunities, share data and plan joint meetings with airlines
• The opportunity to attend Route exchange briefings and hear direct from airlines their plans for future network developments or opportunities they have available
• Routes talks seminar theatres: a unique space for briefings, presentations and discussions which is located in the networking village and open to all delegates
• In addition to the formal one-to-one meetings, there are also several informal networking opportunities, including lunches, a Saturday night reception, Abu Dhabi networking evening and farewell reception
• Attendees of World Routes will get to feel the 'pulse' of the industry, mixing with key industry figures
• The event offers the chance to gain insight into what the competition is doing and to have visibility and profile in a highly competitive industry
• World Routes facilitates the opportunity for delegates to gain industry knowledge, network and do business at the same time
• Delegates can attend the integrated World Route Development Strategy Summit (WRDSS), supported by ICAO and the World Bank, which will take place on the Sunday
• Routes is the most time and cost-effective method of undertaking a large number of airline and tour operator meetings

For further information on World Routes and all other Routes events, visit www.routesonline.com.