Routes Americas Awards
The Routes Americas Awards will celebrate the outstanding achievements of the air service development community.
About the Routes Americas 2026 Awards
The partnerships between airlines, airports and the destinations they serve have never been more important. The Routes Awards celebrate this collaboration and highlight best practice within the air service development community.
The Routes Americas 2026 Awards will take place at the Routes Americas Networking Evening on Wednesday 4 March in Rio de Janeiro.
What Are the Categories for the Routes Awards?
Airports
The Airport Awards highlight the organisations which have excelled in route development marketing. Split into size categories, they showcase the marketing support that airports have provided to their airline partners in the past twelve months.
This category will be voted for by airlines.
Tourism Authorities
The Destination Award champions the marketing support provided by destinations to their airline partners. The award acknowledges tourism authorities whose marketing activities have had a real impact on their future network development plans.
This category will be voted for by airlines.
Airline
The Airline Award celebrates the carriers that have provided significant support to airports and destinations in generating economic growth to regions. The accolade focuses on the importance of partnership in achieving successful and profitable routes.
This category will be voted for by airports and destinations.
Routes Americas 2026 Awards Schedule
| Voting opens | 1 December 2025 |
| Voting closes | 2 January 2026 |
| Companies shortlisted | 6 January 2026 |
| Deadline for submissions to be received by Routes | 3 February 2026 |
| Results announced at the Routes Americas Networking Evening |
4 March 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who Makes the Shortlist?
When voting closes, airports and destinations are split into their relevant categories and their scores are calculated, based on the airline votes they have received. For the airline category, the number of votes is calculated and those carriers with the most votes from airports and destinations are shortlisted.
How Will I Know if I Am Shortlisted?
A member of the Routes team will contact you with details of the submission requirements and judging criteria on Tuesday 6 January 2026.
Who Scores the Submissions?
The judging panel for the airport and destination categories is drawn from key figures from the airline network planning community. The airline category will be judged by an editorial panel from industry publications.
When Are the Winners Announced?
The winners will be announced at the Routes Americas 2026 Networking Evening on Wednesday 4 March in Rio de Janeiro.
For Further Information About the Routes Americas Awards
Rachel Pickford
Marketing Manager
e: Rachel.Pickford@informa.com