Routes Americas 2013, in association with ALTA, will take place on 10-12 February 2013 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia and scheduling for the event opened earlier this week, almost a month earlier than usual.

The event, which is the annual gathering of air service decision makers for all of the Americas, will bring together more than 350 delegates from airports, airlines, tourism authorities and other industry stakeholders from across the Americas to discuss air service development. Routes Americas attracts key decision makers from a wide variety of airlines represented by senior key decision makers that are responsible for making decisions on both new and existing routes. Airlines who have already confirmed their attendance at Routes Americas 2013 include all four major US carriers; United Airlines, US Airways, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines along with other recent registrations from WestJet, Southwest, Spirit Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways and Avianca-TACA. The complete list of registered airlines can be found here.

Routes Americas delegates can now log into their Routesonline profile and use the new and improved online Meeting Requests System, which made its debut earlier this year when it was used for World Routes in Abu Dhabi, to make meeting requests with other attendees. The new and improved website allows airports, airlines, tourism authority delegates and anyone else with an entitlement of pre-arranged meetings to log-in and submit their requests online. The system also provides delegates with the perfect platform to request and prepare for their meetings at Routes Americas as, during the requesting process, access to Routesonline company profiles is available helping delegates select the right companies to meet with by providing all the information Routesonline has to offer straight to the central meeting requests page.

One of the major improvements on the site is the provision for delegates to view their draft diaries online. Closer to the event a completely live and updated version of your draft diary will be available to view online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the personal requests page. This should allow delegates to better prepare for the meetings they expect to take place in Cartagena and increase the overall Routes experience.

Scheduling for Routes Americas 2013 is now open and delegates will have access to the system until 1stFebruary 2013 when scheduling closes. To begin requesting meetings delegates should follow the below steps:

• Register or Log-In to your free personal networking profile
• Enter your PRC (Personal Registration Code), which you should have received when you registered, into the box displayed on the homepage, ensuring you have selected the correct event from the drop down menu provided.
• Click the grey & red logo provided and you will be forwarded to your meeting request page.

Click here for more information and to begin requesting your meetings for Routes Americas 2013.