After
a record event in San Salvador which saw 487
delegates registered to attend the event, more than ever before, the Ministry
of Tourism El Salvador have officially handed
the event over to Denver
the host destination for the 8th Routes Americas event.
Building
on the success of this year’s event, the route development forum for the entire
Americas region, which now
incorporates Network USA ,
will take place 1-3 February 2015 hosted by Denver International
Airport , supported by
Visit Denver. This will mark the first time that Routes Americas will be held
in North America .
“On
behalf of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver International Airport CEO Kim
Day, I am delighted to invite Routes Americas delegates to Denver next
February,” said Denver International Airport’s Vice President of Air Service
Development, Laura Jackson, speaking during the handover ceremony which took
place today in San Salvador at the 7th Routes Americas event: “With nonstop
service to more than 180 destinations worldwide, accessing Denver will be
easy,” said Jackson. “And preparations are already underway for an
unforgettable ‘winter wonderland’ experience, a first for Routes Americas.”
Adrian
Newton, Group Director Transport and Technology at UBM Live, organisers of
Routes Americas said: “Following this year’s successful event here in San Salvador we are thrilled to be taking Routes Americas
to Denver and to North
America for the first time next year. Denver International
Airport offers
unparalleled air service options for our delegates and we feel that Routes
Americas has potential for even more growth in 2015. In addition, Denver International
Airport will celebrate its 20th
anniversary in February 2015 and bringing the aviation community of the Americas to the
‘Mile High’ city in the same month will be a fitting celebration of this
landmark event.”
Denver,
known as the Mile High city due to its position above sea level, benefits from
300 days of sunshine a year. Located east of a major mountain range the city
has an iconic skyline positioned against the stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains . In addition, the city is located just
340miles (547
kilometres ) from the exact centre of the continental United States –
closer to the centre of the nation than any other city of its size. Coupled
with an impressive air service, Denver
also has a very strong public ground transportation system that connects the
metropolitan area’s three million residents.
In
2013 Denver International
Airport served more than 52 million
passengers and ranked as the 5th-busiest airport in North
America . Fifteen passenger airlines provide nearly 1,600 daily
flights to more than 180 worldwide destinations nonstop from Denver
International. Denver
International Airport
is a hub for United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines. In
addition, Denver International is served by six foreign-flag carriers:
Aeromexico, Air Canada ,
British Airways, Icelandair, Lufthansa and Volaris. In terms of domestic U.S. destinations served, Denver ’s
robust network ranks second only to Atlanta (ATL): passengers today can reach
more than 160 U.S.
destinations in 44 states nonstop.